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Brihaspati - An Indian male living in the upper mid-west part of the USA. Lazy as they come, loves listening to Indian classical music and classic rock, bibliophile, oenophile, epicurean, rationalist, dabbles in existentialism and Indian philosophy, amateur tennis and table-tennis player.

Wednesday, August 03, 2005

Obituary - World's Richest Harem Owner

Ofcourse, I am referring to King Fahd. I am not sure how many wives the Sultan of Brunei possesses but I think it will be a closely fought race. I read the obit in the FT and I was aghast to learn that King Fahd's father 13 wives and 45 kids. He had one wife for every month and a spare one just incase. In contrast the new king (or maybe it is the new prince) is a hands-down moderate - he has only 5 wives. Which century do these guys live in? They even embarrass the serial polygamist Mormons in Utah.

Even more incredulous is that the Saudi government structure is actually a genealogy tree. Gives me the creeps! This is one region that badly needs a dose of democracy and egalitarianism.

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