As Cairo gears up for Obama’s visit, a Conde Nast blogger writing from Egypt noted the array of Obama gear available at the local bazaar, including a t-shirt which proclaims Obama the “new Tutankhamon of the world”:
When I asked 25-year-old shopkeeper Hamada Hagar, proprietor of the Welcome souvenir shop, about the meaning of the T-shirt, he merely shrugged. “NBC ordered it… My sister works for them. CNN ordered ceramic plates with Obama’s picture on it and 30 cartouches with ‘Obama’ written in hieroglyphics. You want one? I can have it ready from the factory around the corner in 30 minutes.”
According to my scientific google image search, this slogan has caught on and is being printed on other things as well. I’m not positive as to it’s implication (its probably because they’re both Muslims), but I’m hoping it will involve some hilariously irreverent whimsy by Steve Martin.
via FP Passport
posted by behemothing
I’m seriously interested in looking into getting one of those shirts. There has to be a way.