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   From: someone@somewhere.net   
      
   TopPoster wrote:   
   > The literal translation of "Al Qaeda" is "The Base" (as in 'database', but   
   > in Arabic slang 'Al Qaeda" means toilet!   
   >   
   > "Ana raicha Al Qaeda" is colloquial for "I'm going to the toilet". A very   
   > common and widespread use of the word "Al-Qaeda" in different Arab countries   
   > in the public language is for the toilet bowl. This name comes from the   
   > Arabic verb "Qa'ada" which mean "to sit", pertinently, on the "Toilet Bowl".   
   > In most Arabs homes there are two kinds of toilets: "Al-Qaeda" also called   
   > the "Hamam Franji" or foreign toilet, and "Hamam Arabi" or "Arab toilet"   
   > which is a hole in the ground. Lest we forget it, the potty used by small   
   > children is called "Ma Qa'adia" or "Little Qaeda".   
   >   
   > So, if you were Osama, and you were forming a terrorist group, would you   
   > call yourself, "The Toilet"?   
   >   
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   >   
   if you are going to use a source, you should cite the source from which   
   you are quoting. your reference:   
      
   http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/fakealqaeda.html   
      
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