Is the Egyptian foreign minister being pelted with shoes by Palestinians really that major a news event?

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That said, this story did also provide this photo:

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39667000/jpg/_39667605_maher_ap203index.jpg

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 23 December 2003 05:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Wait, is Conor Oberst the Egyptian foreign minister all of a sudden?

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Tuesday, 23 December 2003 05:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Was it a drive by shoeing?

― may pang (maypang), Tuesday, 23 December 2003 06:06 (twenty-two years ago)

*rimshot*

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 23 December 2003 06:06 (twenty-two years ago)

haha

― may pang (maypang), Tuesday, 23 December 2003 06:08 (twenty-two years ago)

kapow! blam!

do these people really have enough shoes that they can afford to throw them at people? i only have two pairs of shoes, and i value them much too much to throw them at foreign dignitaries.

― Ian Johnson (orion), Tuesday, 23 December 2003 06:10 (twenty-two years ago)

some people have enough shoes that they lose them in the street, or sometimes tie the laces together and toss them up on phone lines at intersections.

Anyway, I think this is a fairly "major" story, I'm not really sure why it shouldn't be, considering how often we in the West are pelted (not literally) with simplistic images of the Middle East and its politics. But hey, why actually explore what happened and what the coverage means, especially if the news media can only identify the attackers as "Palestinians?"

― hstencil, Tuesday, 23 December 2003 06:32 (twenty-two years ago)

sometimes tie the laces together and toss them up on phone lines at intersections.

where I'm from, this is a signifier that DRUGS (crack, mostly) can be purchased within the adjacent home.

― Ian Johnson (orion), Tuesday, 23 December 2003 06:52 (twenty-two years ago)

I think that's true where just about EVERYONE comes from.

― hstencil, Tuesday, 23 December 2003 06:55 (twenty-two years ago)

it's news becauset there are pictures of it. in fairness, they are great pictures... the Egyptian guy has the most amazing "GET ME OUT OF HERE!" face.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Wednesday, 24 December 2003 11:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Gruby shoes found on highways ..C or D?

― kephm, Wednesday, 24 December 2003 15:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Is the Egyptian foreign minister being pelted with shoes by Palestinians really that major a news event?

Depends on what kind of shoes they are. Ask any woman. ;)

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Wednesday, 24 December 2003 15:43 (twenty-two years ago)

sometimes tie the laces together and toss them up on phone lines at intersections.
where I'm from, this is a signifier that DRUGS (crack, mostly) can be purchased within the adjacent home.
-- Ian Johnson (orio...) (webmail), December 22nd, 2003 10:52 PM. (orion) (later) (link)

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I think that's true where just about EVERYONE comes from.
-- hstencil (hstenci...) (webmail), December 22nd, 2003 10:55 PM. (later) (link)

this simply can NOT be true

― amateur!st (amateurist), Wednesday, 24 December 2003 16:51 (twenty-two years ago)

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