Jordanian king pulls a Princess Jasmine.

July 30, 2001 8:33 PM

Jordanian king pulls a Princess Jasmine. According to the report, King Abdullah II occasionally dons a disguise and slips out of his palace to mingle with the plebes and check up on the efficiency of government offices. What a cool idea. I picture George W. disguising himself as a migrant farm worker and applying for welfare. Nah...the Bally loafers would probably give him away...
posted by Bixby23 (4 comments total)

On a gender sensitive note, it should be called "pulls a Harun al-Rasheed".
posted by tamim at 9:23 PM on July 30, 2001

A little backslap of Dubya in the night? He'd be too easy to spot if he hit town. He'd be at the bar. At the end of the bar, the pointy-booted, bleary-eyed one playing Bachman-Turner Overdrive on the juke box and trying to pick up the owner's wife with lines like "My wife don't underestimicate me."
posted by pracowity at 11:37 PM on July 30, 2001

Actually, the idea of Dubya strolling among the troops like Henry V on the eve of Agincourt is pretty hilarious in and of itself.
posted by Optamystic at 3:17 AM on July 31, 2001

Along the lines of dressing up (down?) and passing yourself off as a "common" person to see what it's like ... I just finished Nickle and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich and it was marvellous! In the book, Barbara ( a highly educated journalist) takes a series of low-paying (~ $7/hour) jobs and tries to find affordable housing in Minneapolis, Maine, and Key West. Highly recommended for anyone else who's interested in sociology/industrial psychology. =)
posted by Johannahh at 8:25 AM on July 31, 2001