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(Further to my annotation in the linked idea.)
Having been required to disguise myself under
circumstances which need not concern us here, I can attest
to the fact that a burka is not the most comfortable attire
in a hot climate. Walking around in one is, at best, a hot
and bothersome experience.
At
the same time, the burka does provide a wealth of
opportunities for the concealment of a variety of items
(again, the circumstances need not concern us here).
On a superficially unrelated note, the Segway is an
admirable form of personal transportation. However, a
regular Segway is ill-suited to intraburkal concealment,
having too wide a wheelbase relative to the burka-wearer's
hips. Moreover, the handlebars sort of bulge, giving the
game away.
MaxCo's middle-east division, therefore, is proud to
announce the launch of its burka-compatible Segwayesque
personal transportation - the Burlesque.
Narrower than a conventional Segway, and with with the
handlebar redesigned to allow control in a smaller
envelope, the Burlesque allows the hot and bothered
burka-wearers of the world to glide effortlessly and
mysteriously, maintaining a serene smile which, of course,
nobody else will be able to see.
Arising from:
burka_20hurdle_20jumpers
[MaxwellBuchanan, Jun 27 2012]
[link]
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//the foot platform could be lowered// Yes, but
only at the expense of height. If an effortlessly
gliding burka is impressive, an effortlessly gliding 7ft
burka is all the more so. |
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//effortlessly gliding 7ft burka// - er, excuse me - are you Vader's bodyguard? |
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//So you want to...// In a word, of course. |
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And so they'd just appear to sortof drift around like angels of death, or unhorsed ringwraiths? |
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Burqa-compatible combine harvesters... |
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How about a Segway burqua in, for instance, a nice Dalek-print ... ? |
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// are you Vader's bodyguard? // |
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Vader needs a BODYGUARD ? Vader is the reason FOR bodyguards ... |
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You're thinking of the Emperor, aren't you ? |
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I'm not thinking of the Emperor. I'm thinking such an apparition might trigger odd reactions, stupid questions, etc. |
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//My understanding has been that traditional Muslim
attire is actually quite cool// I can attest to the
contrary, even when allowance is made for the
tweed jacket and plus-fours I was (of necessity - a
long story) wearing underneath. |
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//is the idea for...// Yes, you have apprehended my
intention most perspicaciously. |
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//My understanding has been that traditional Muslim attire is actually quite cool in hot environments...// |
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So why don't the men wear it? |
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[Max], can't you just tell us the story? |
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//can't you just tell us the story?// |
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Sadly not until 25 years after the deaths of Seyed
Ali Khamenei, Sturton Buchanan, the president of
the World Wildlife Fund (or possibly the World
Wrestling Federation - I forget) and Mr. Jacob
Tebbe of Golder's Green, London. |
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Fortunately Mr. Tebbe is looking quite unwell, and
so he at least is unlikely to be the rate-limiting
factor. |
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I'm quite surprised you can actually tell us the criteria governing your ability to reveal the story. |
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Only because the really important people are either
dead, no longer in power, or amusingly insane.
There are some things which man is not meant to
know. |
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//no longer in power// rather pompous to refer to the retired deputy convener of Tadminster second chess team supporters’ club like that! |
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No, he's one of the dead ones. He knew too much. |
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I should emphasize that names have been changed
to protect the guilty. |
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[MB] the number of sovereign states which you can never visit again since you have been sentenced to death in absentia is getting disturbingly extensive. |
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No no, [8th], I only have to avoid those states that
have extradition treaties with Absentia. |
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I'd be avoiding those with extant extradition treaties
with Reality, too, [Max]. |
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Reality rarely, if ever, visits the HB. |
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Many a true word said in HB annotations, [AusCan]. |
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