August 3, 2007

Kheekkee

How many ways can you describe a fat person in Persian?

Az dar tou nemiyaad
Bacheh ghoul
Boom ghaltoon
Boshkeh
Chaagh
Chaagh o chelleh
Chaaghaaloo
Dorosht
Dorosht-Ali
Dorosht-Mirza
Doshak aabi (waterbed)
Farbeh
Feel
Gaamboo
Gaav
Gerd-Ali
Gerd o gholombeh
Ghaltak
Ghel Gheli
Gholombeh
Ghoochali
Gondeh
Gondehbak
Gooshtalood
Gooshti
Haji Pasand
Har chi khordeh, nareedeh!
Haykal
Hayoola
Kargadan
Kheekee
Kheek
Kheek e baad
Kheek e Mammad
Khepel
Khepeleh
Khers
Khomreh
Khook
Khoshdast
Khoshvazn
Koongondeh
Kopol
Mottaka
Nakharaashideh
Nataraashideh
Nokhodi!
Pahn-Ali
Saazmaan e goosht
Shah Haykal
Tanomand
Tarazoo shekan
Topol
Topol Mopol
Topoli
....

Winner: Majid Soltani. 100 Afarin!
And thanks to Sahba Aminikia, Azhar, Simin Habibian, Mahdiyeh Javid, Javaneh Javid, Nazy Kaviani, Fataneh Kianerci, Fariba Mostarshed, Saeed Nia, Ali Rad, and Farzaneh Shamekh.

The person who wins the most number of daily quizzes in a month will be awarded any book from amazon.com with a cover value up to $25 and their name will be enshrined in the Column of Champions! Second-place winner will receive the comic book "Rostam tales from the Shahnameh", a Persian/English wall calendar from Children of Persia, or a gift certificate from eworldrecords.com.

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