English is Stupid?

I've read this poem long time ago, luckily i found it again on the net. Don't take me wrong, i do love English and it's a great language. It's just that i thought this poem is quite funny and i want to share it with the readers. Anyway, English is definitely important, so master the language will you? Of course, Arabic is way much better since it's the language of the Quran, and it would be an extra if you can master Mandarin. So, happy reading!

Lets face it
English is a stupid language.
There is no egg in the eggplant;
No ham in the hamburger
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
And while no one knows what is in a hot dog,
you can be pretty sure it isn't canine.
English muffins were not invented in England;
French fries were not invented in France.

We sometimes take English for granted.
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
Quicksand takes you down slowly.
Boxing rings are square.
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
Sweetmeats are candies, while sweetbreads,
which aren't sweet, are meat.

If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
If the plural of tooth is teeth,
One goose, two geese.
So one moose, two meese?
Is cheese the plural of choose?
One mouse, two mice; one louse, two lice,
One house, two hice?
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
If the teacher taught, why didn't the preacher praught,
Or the grocer groce, or hammers ham?

If a vegetarian eats vegetables,
What the heck does a humanitarian eat!?
Why do people recite at a play,
Yet play at a recital?
Park on driveways and drive on parkways?
Ship by truck, and send cargo by ship...?
Have feet that smell and noses than run?
How can the weather be as hot as hell on one day
And as cold as hell on another

You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
Of a language where a house can burn up as
It burns down,
And in which you fill in a form
By filling it out
And a bell is only heard once it goes!
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same,
while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?

English was invented by people, not computers
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
(Which of course isn't a race at all)
That is why
You get in and out of a car, and on and off a bus.
When the stars are out they are visible
But when the lights are out they are invisible.
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
It starts,
But when I wind up this poem,
It ends.

Quote #6 - Perjuangan

"Orang yang dipenjarakan hanyalah orang yang terputus hubungannya dengan Tuhannya dan orang yang ditawan ialah orang yang tertawan oleh hawa nafsunya."

"Apa yang dapat diperbuat oleh musuhku terhadapku?

Jika mereka memenjarakan aku, maka penjaraku itu adalah tempat khalwatku.
Jika mereka membuangku, maka pembuangan itu adalah suatu perkelahan bagiku.
Jika mereka membunuhku, maka matiku adalah mati syahid."

-Asy-Syahid Imam Hasan Al-Banna

Andainya kamu tidak punya hubungan yang baik dgn Allah S.W.T.,
andainya kamu mengabaikan tanggungjawab sebagai hamba Allah S.W.T.,
andainya kamu hanya menjadi pak turut kepada hawa nafsu,
andainya kamu sekadar mengejar duniawi semata sampai jiwamu lesu,
maka kamulah orang yang TERPENJARA dan TERTAWAN oleh musuh!

"Beliau menyifatkan penjara bagaikan syurga, beliau dapat berkhalwat (menyendiri) bersama Allah. Ia dapat menghabiskan waktu-waktunya dengan solat, berpuasa, solat malam dan membaca Al-Quran. Bahkan beliau berjaya menulis tiga buah buku sepanjang berada dalam penjara."

" Jalan kami tidak akan pernah berubah, harga diri kami serta kemuliaan kami yang dirampas, akan kami ambil kembali bersama kembalinya Al-Quds dan Al-Aqsa ke pangkuan kaum muslimin."

- Syeikh Raed Salah a.k.a. Syeikh Al-Aqsa

Penjara dan penyiksaan zionis tidak pernah menghentikan beliau dari memperjuangkan Islam dan Al-Aqsa, maka apa lagi yang menghentikan kamu???


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