Ahlan Wa Sahlan

Ahlan Wa Sahlan

Friday, March 14, 2008

Ya'ani?

From Al-Abasseya Weekly:


Wife Murders Husband for Injudicious Use of “Ya’ani Eh?”



Late Tuesday night Umm Tamer had finally had enough and during the a’asha meal hit Abu Tamer on the head with a pot containing macaroni we beshamel, the heaviest casserole known to man. Witnesses (Tamer) say that while dishing out the entree Umm Tamer had been complaining that Abu Tamer was spending too much time in the streets with his friends and not bringing enough of his salary home. When Abu Tamer replied, “ya’ani eh?” Umm Tamer lost control and hit him with the hotdish. During the grand jury inquisition the judge was swayed by her testimony that Abu Tamer always asked “ya’ani eh” whenever he wanted to dodge the issue in their arguments and she was unable to stand it any longer. She was cleared of all charges on the ruling that injudicious use of “ya’ani eh” contributed to a momentary psychotic break and as such Umm Tamer could not be held responsible for her actions. In the press conference when Umm Tamer was asked if she felt any remorse over the death of Abu Tamer she replied, “Ya’ani eh..?”



*"ya'ani" means something along the lines of "what" or "I mean"- "ya'ani eh?" can be translated as "what do you mean?"

**I wrote this, as far as I know it never really happened.

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

LoL hahahahahahahaha its really funny , I really love to read all what you write habibti and you made me smile, you are my favorite writer,but really Ya’ani eh .... Ya’ani eh ?

UmmLayla said...

ROTFL!!!!!!!

Here's my headline...
Husband losses life after saying "Madesh Habibi" to absolutely EVERYTHING wife complains of during the entire nine months of pregnancy

I think my wife would suffocate him with a dirty diaper!LOL

Oh, still laughing.... Ya'ani is one of those words that has creeped into my vocabulary. MMMMM, and you might hear me muttering, "Yah Gazmah!!!" while picking up after an errant and inconsiderate family member!LOL Too bad I can't pick up anything more useful than slang!

Molly said...

habibi- I'm glad you liked it and didn't fear for your life. I swear it isn't written about you!!!


Umm Layla- haaaaaaaaaa Gezma!!! looooooooooooooooool.

ooooh the malesh reply. Its like of similar to "ya'ani" it can be used for many differing situations. I think constant maleshes would get on my nerves too.

malesh?! Malesh what??? YOU put me in this predicament!!!

American Muslima Writer said...

HAHAHHAAHAHA!!! New to your blg and I was the whole time believeing this was real story to the last discalimer. Hehehee Masha'Allah. Ugh yes the Malish line kills me. I whine to my hubby and he just shrugs and say Malish. and I do go a bit phycotic and start yeliing.
Yes beshamel dishes are the heviest known to man....

Anonymous said...

LOL - as I was initially reading this thought, "What?! Where did this happen?!" Then I saw the last lines. You got me.

Amanda said...

Haha...at first I was like, "is this real??" I especially liked the part where you said, "heaviest casserole known to man"..that made me chuckle! HEY, I get to see you in like, TWO days! Yippeeeeeee.

Molly said...

H- thats why I put the disclaimer, I figured it sounded too official and, well, likely to happen and that people would think it was real. But its not, its just from my own twisted sense of humor.

Manda- I'm so excited to see you guys, you have no idea. I miss phx like nobody's business.

Tomorrow I arrive yo!

woot!

Vanessa Fatima said...

hahaha
"She was cleared of all charges on the ruling that injudicious use of “ya’ani eh” contributed to a momentary psychotic break"

thats hilarious!

The DP said...

salam alaikoum
preach this is classic

Mona Zenhom said...

I love it!!

Mona Zenhom said...

Aw, no comments on to be continued... This was hilarious...
"meeting of the Whiteys Galore and their Brown Husbands club (inshAllah)"

When you coming back?

Safiyyah said...

Salaams Sis:

Ha ha; you had me going too! Enjoy your vacation with your friends!

Asmaa said...

Best post ever

Anonymous said...

Molly,

We want pictures.....from the trip......lol

Houda said...

LOOOOOL

Laila Hussein said...

This was sooo funny :D. I liked the heavy macaroni part too. And me too, I thought it was a true story

Molly said...

Thanks you guys! I'm glad you liked it.