TURBA: Talk about letting off some final-exam steam! A group of unruly students in this town near Taif decided to rent a van and purchase a great number of eggs and tomatoes, which they proceeded to toss at anyone and everyone they came across as they drove through the town. According to a report in yesterday’s Al-Madinah newspaper, the egg-and-tomato wasters decided this was the best way to release the stress of sitting exams.
Phone bill shuts up Saudi man
JEDDAH: Too many SMS messages and international phone calls led a 21-year-old Saudi to receive a SR45,000 mobile phone bill after only two months of use. According to yesterday’s Al-Yaum newspaper, the man has vowed not to use a mobile phone for a year after being hit with that sticker shock. Considering the size of the bill, it might take more than a year to pay off that tab.
Football rivalry hits new high
HAIL: Sports fanaticism has left the stadium and entered the wedding hall. According to a local Saudi daily, a man sent out wedding invitations requesting that fans of Jeddah’s Al-Ittihad Club and Riyadh’s Al-Nasr Club not to attend the wedding. “The fans of these two clubs are not welcome to the party,” read the invitation, according to yesterday’s Okaz newspaper. Let us hope this was a joke.
Labor-ious excuse to miss exam
DAMMAM: A high school student in the Eastern Province managed to avoid completing her final exam with a very convincing excuse: she went into labor. According to yesterday’s Al-Yaum newspaper, the gal was rushed to a local hospital in the middle of sitting her exam.
