Absurdity of the week

The cultural gulf between those of us who believe in and defend Western values and those who espouse a strict Islamist code is quite large, and makes it very difficult to try to understand the mindset of our enemies. Sometimes their religious zeal borders on the isane, such as this recent report from Baqouba that

al-Qaida has warned street vendors not to place tomatoes beside cucumbers because the vegetables are different genders

Huh?!