# Ahma bin Ladlin'

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahma-bin-ladlin/581762>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [May 13, 2011, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahma-bin-ladlin/581762 "2011-05-13T05:45:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![ragerdude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d07c76/32.png) [@ragerdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ragerdude)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2011, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahma-bin-ladlin/581762/1 "2011-05-13T05:45:51Z")

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In reference to this column: [Does voice-activated eavesdropping technology listen in on phone conversations for suspicious “keywords”? - The Straight Dope](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2314/does-voice-activated-eavesdropping-technology-listen-in-on-phone-conversations-for-suspicious-keywords)

Slug’s cartoon quite creatively depicts a guy “ladling,” and the recent death of Osama reminded me of this. I think it was genius. What do you think?

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**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahma-bin-ladlin/581762/2 "2011-05-14T14:48:15Z")

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I think it probably a rip-off from the Saturday Night Live sketch where guest star Dan Ackroyd (IIRC) played a character called Old Sammy, who complained that his business “Old Sammy’s Bin Ladles” had been adversely affected by the reporting on the 9/11 attacks.

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**Author:** ![Mandarax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Mandarax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mandarax)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahma-bin-ladlin/581762/3 "2011-05-14T17:50:57Z")

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**njtt** , note the date of the article – July 20, 2001. The SNL skit, as you said, came after September 11, 2001. If anything, SNL ripped off Slug. (Of course, it’s most likely a case of independent development, the similarity of “bin Laden” and “been ladlin’” being pretty easy to tumble upon.)

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**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2011, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahma-bin-ladlin/581762/4 "2011-05-15T22:30:10Z")

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> [@ragerdude](#):
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> Slug’s cartoon quite creatively depicts a guy “ladling,” and the recent death of Osama reminded me of this. I think it was genius. What do you think?

I have no idea why you think this is genius. Care to explain?

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**Author:** ![Lestrade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/94ad74/32.png) [@Lestrade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lestrade)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahma-bin-ladlin/581762/5 "2011-05-16T15:31:55Z")

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> [@dtilque](#):
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> I have no idea why you think this is genius. Care to explain?

Well, if you judge him by the company he keeps it’s a short leap to genius. Unless he has some dirt on Cecil; Cecil doesn’t know Glenn Beck, does he?

(I heard Glenn Beck raped and murdered a young girl in 1990. It’s odd that he won’t deny these claims we’re hearing.)