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Doha, Qatar

Qatar, Land of the Sand, Sun and the best Fruit Drinks in the world. Sure, just like other countries, it has it's quirks. You could think of it as a minor set back having to wake up at 5am to do the laundry because the water at that time is only remotely hot and will not (if your lucky) shrink your clothes. Qatar is the only place where if you step on gum, you can forget about EVER trying to get it off your shoe because it's on big gooey mess. Here are some humorous antidotes about the heat in Qatar:

"It's So Hot In Doha That......"
*The birds have to use pot holders to pull worms out of the ground.

*The potatoes cook underground, and all you have to do to have lunch is to pull one out and add butter, salt and pepper.

*Farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to keep them from laying hard boiled eggs.

"It's So Dry In Doha That..."
*The cows are giving evaporated milk.

*The trees are whistlin' for the dogs.

*A sad old man once prayed, "I wish it would rain - not so much for me, cuz I've seen it - but for my 7-year-old."

*A visitor to Doha once asked, "Does it ever rainout here?" A resident quickly answered "Yes, it does. Do you remember that part in the Holy Books where it rained for 40 days and 40 nights?" The visitor replied, "Yes, I'm familiar with Noah's flood." "Well," the resident puffed up, we got 'bout two and a half inches of that."

"You Know You're In Doha When..."
*You no longer associate bridges with water...

*You can say 55 degrees without fainting...

*You eat hot chilies to cool your mouth off...

*You can make instant sun tea..
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*You learn that a seat belt makes a pretty good branding iron...

*The temperature drops below 40, you feel a bit chilly...

*You discover that in June, it takes only 2 fingers to drive your car...

*You discover that you can get a sunburn through your car window...

*You notice the best parking place is determined by shade instead of distance...

*Hot water now comes out of both taps...

*It's noon in July, kids are on summer vacation, and not one person is out on the streets...

*You actually burn your hand opening the car door...

*You break a sweat the instant you step outside... at 5:30 a.m. before work...

*No one would dream of putting vinyl upholstery in a car or not having air conditioning...

*Your biggest bicycle wreck fear is, "What if I get knocked out and end up lying on the pavement and cook to death?..."

*You realize that asphalt has a liquid state...

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