Fat in Beirut

Mouth and nose, plastic wrap

So, three fat women walk into a government office in Beirut; did that sound like the front end of a bad joke? Let me try again.

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Trash talk

Ferrari

Every woman in the country understands that a green license plate means you could never afford this car; we’re smart like that. So smart in fact that we can tell the size of your penis from said car.

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My darling valentine

Heart

Ask me anytime, and I’ll argue the merits of bachelorhood with the eloquence of Arabian philosophers and the conviction of pack-mules; any time, except around Valentine’s.

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Boxed brides

Asian girl looking down

China has an epidemic of single women who don’t want the local life, or the local men.

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Manic Manicure

Makeup

Saturday night isn’t about consuming as much alcohol as possible before passing out. Preposterous I thought, but the magazine made me follow a social princess around for a day and find out.

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Butt feathers

Mercedes and woman

Peahens – like women – are fantastically confused creatures, and as a result have driven their male counterparts to the brink of madness.

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Ex and bacon

Woman on phone

All the crying has made that part a bit fuzzy, what is crystal clear though is picking up the 5 kilogram, metal-cast xylophone I was playing with and smashing it on his skull. Turns out he didn’t like surprises either.

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Got money

Woman on Jeep

Rappers are philosophers, and while we’ve been mining into Confucius and Plato, these young G’s have had the answers to life, the universe and women all along.

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Kung-fu redhead

Painted tattooed legs

Somewhere in the mess of neurological pathways I call Karl (when I’m referring to myself in the psychotic third-person) I’ve managed to equate affection with violence; in other words, if I enjoy someone’s company, I hurt them.

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Venus attacks

Yarn

He stops and sniffs his drink. Their eyes lock for half a minute – but men are ill-equipped for these games.

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Whither thou goest

Gas mask wedding

They stared at each other for a long time, him through the mask and her through a wispy cloud of existential angst. Whatever magic they shared was absolutely lost on me.

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The 5 stages of the angsty woman

Red Blur Room

What follows is an accurate transcription, with some clarifying side-notes of the notebook I lived in prior to my summer lit examinations. ’twas a stormy summer night…

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Queen of kings

Foot, shoe

Somewhere in the 19th century, a New Zealander drove the final nail into the patriarchal hierarchy coffin and gave women the right to vote. This is now widely regarded as a very bad move, and women have since plotted to enslave us.

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Boards and broads

Snowboard

Anything of beauty can be dramatically improved upon with the addition of a woman. Snowboard? Beautiful. Women on snowboards? Sex! Well, for the most part.

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Chocolate cake

Tattoo wings

The pub was crowded and loud, and there was chocolate involved. I know this because cake was rammed into my mouth before I sat down.

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  • Business beef: I generally tend to avoid potentially violent confrontations in closed environments, especially when said environments float at around 50,000 feet.
  • Kung-fu redhead: Somewhere in the mess of neurological pathways I call Karl (when I'm referring to myself in the psychotic third-person) I've managed to equate affection with violence; in other words, if I enjoy someone’s company, I hurt them.
  • Ex and bacon: All the crying has made that part a bit fuzzy, what is crystal clear though is picking up the 5 kilogram, metal-cast xylophone I was playing with and smashing it on his skull. Turns out he didn't like surprises either.
  • Butt feathers: Peahens – like women – are fantastically confused creatures, and as a result have driven their male counterparts to the brink of madness.
  • Holy ghost: Literary scholar Archbishop Georges Khodr hopes to change the Lebanese youth through example and published lectures.
  • Mother of 30: Mama Jamale is a surrogate mother to more than 30 children. She has helped two generations of SOS Village children and looks forward to supporting many more.
  • Emergency Edit: Dear Loser,[Chris]!!!: This Emergency Edit comes courtesy of the famous ‘You make me touch your hands for stupid reasons.’ Follow the link to hear a dramatic reading of this letter; it'll help you appreciate my work.
  • Manic Manicure: Saturday night isn’t about consuming as much alcohol as possible before passing out. Preposterous I thought, but the magazine made me follow a social princess around for a day and find out.
  • Angry mother: Nidal al Achkar is the lead role in the Beiruti theatrical movement. Manager and founder of the Al Madina theater, she offers a center for culture and art in Beirut, even if she herself has lost hope.
  • Grass and kufta: Somewhere in my late twenties I joined the Time Out family, and within a year I had built a mental database of cheeses, meats, oils, herbs and plenty of things that I’d never before let into my stomach.
  • We're married!: And that's where I've been for the past few weeks. Thank you for all the notes and Facebook comments, we're blessed to have you all as friends.

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