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Wife #1: Caption this!

Published

February 14, 2009

Abu Reem

After the phenomenal internet success of the “a wife is a wife” photo-post, I couldn’t resist snapping some photos on the highway as I caught sight of a Hummer with an intriguing number-plate, which read “Wife 1”. That was several months ago and I never got around posting it.

But today I saw the Hummer again, on the same highway, around the same time of the morning, cutting right in front of me. Was there a subliminal message here, I wondered?? So I snatched my blackberry out, and started snapping again, this time getting a clearer angle. Mind you, this Hummer was humming! Like at 80-85 mph. So, I had to really push my energy-efficient Prius (not very energy efficient on a highway chase as you can imagine) in order to get close enough to get a reasonable photograph using the little cell-phone camera. In some sense, I put my safety at risk just to get this photo to our readers :)

My caption: “The other number-plate, WIFE 2, is on a Corolla”

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Abu Reem

Abu Reem is one of the founders of MuslimMatters, Inc. His identity is shaped by his religion (Islam), place of birth (Pakistan), and nationality (American). By education, he is a ChemE, topped off with an MBA from Wharton. He has been involved with Texas Dawah, Clear Lake Islamic Center and MSA. His interests include politics, cricket, and media interactions. Career-wise, Abu Reem is in management in the oil & gas industry (but one who still appreciates the "green revolution").

29 Comments

biola

February 14, 2009 at 9:32 AM

” Another woman’s dowry pays for my gas.”

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mofw

February 14, 2009 at 10:06 AM

“This one doesn’t cook or clean, but she’s got four wheel drive, seats five comfortably, does what I tell her and only has 30k miles on her.”

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UmmeAmmaarah

February 14, 2009 at 11:31 AM

Ho, Hum, Hum, you big ol’ car
I don’t care how fast you are….
For as eco-standards call,
I’m the cool-guy, I stand tall…

And though at 90, you whizz past me…
I could not care less, you see…
when u turned to boo at me..
the cops came out from behind that tree….

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Ameera

February 14, 2009 at 1:56 PM

“I’d go for another but I can’t afford one right now”.

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MR

February 14, 2009 at 2:38 PM

I got enough love for more than one.

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zebra

February 14, 2009 at 6:04 PM

” Wife 2 was in an ‘accident’ a few miles behind “

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intellect1429

February 14, 2009 at 6:43 PM

“One queen bee hummer wasn’t enough”

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abu abdAllah, the Houstonian

February 14, 2009 at 7:27 PM

subhanAllah, Amad, you should not be chasing strange women just because they show you an interesting license plate. 8)

wife 1, priceless? maybe.
husband -$70K, and worried about his job.

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lol

February 14, 2009 at 7:53 PM

He got me this so I would stay. So as I drrrrrive through Hummer style, get outta me way!

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mystrugglewithin

February 14, 2009 at 10:57 PM

it’s the husband’s trick to let her wife feel proud and continuously love him because she’ll always be happy on way back to home.. everyone would love to see the driver of such a car with a (fake) smiling face :p

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bintwadee3

February 14, 2009 at 11:13 PM

Okay mofw takes the cake. This just reminded me of a Tahoe (or some sort of SUV) with a sign that was something along the lines:
“No money. No life.
He’s married.”

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Hassan

February 15, 2009 at 12:34 AM

Wife 2 is right hand drive? how do I add wink here…

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abu abdAllah Tariq Ahmed

February 15, 2009 at 2:19 AM

my other wife’s a mini.

or

you think your wife is huge…

or

you think your wife consumes a lot…

or

you think your wife craves attention…

or

hey, i make my wife hum.

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Ameera

February 15, 2009 at 3:06 AM

“If you ever see a car with a Wife # 2 numberplate, inform me IMMEDIATELY @ 5996885859 !!”

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Sadaf

February 15, 2009 at 7:25 AM

“I drive this one like crazy when the other one drives me crazy!”

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Somebody

February 15, 2009 at 8:56 AM

Assalamu Alykum

Sounds like American rakshaw poetry….

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Ameera

February 15, 2009 at 9:32 AM

“Don’t jealous!”

(very commonly seen on vans in Pakistan!!)

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Umm Reem

February 15, 2009 at 1:59 PM

Amad, you should not be chasing strange women just because they show you an interesting license plate

:D

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Ameera

February 15, 2009 at 2:12 PM

Something’s odd. I saw a Hummer today too, in PAKISTAN of all places… and of all times now! And guess what? It had a custom number plate too… a Roman numeral “VII”. Let’s hope it’s not owned by the same person as the one above! =D

I took a picture too, if anyone wants proof. :)

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Siraaj Muhammad

February 16, 2009 at 12:30 AM

“The last thing Wife #2 saw after being run over.”

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ALGEBRA

February 16, 2009 at 2:18 AM

Aslamu-alaikum:
THIS WAS TOOOOOOOOO FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
salam

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Reem

February 16, 2009 at 4:59 PM

mofw said:
“This one doesn’t cook or clean, but she’s got four wheel drive, seats five comfortably, does what I tell her and only has 30k miles on her.”

hahaha my fav caption!

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shahgul

February 16, 2009 at 6:36 PM

Beat this! All from public transportation in Karachi, Pakistan (from an actual survey we did in our teenage)

Gizri bari door hai, jana bhi zaroor hai,
Di agar awarah hai to mera kia qasoor hai?

Janay walay, teray tairoon kay nishan baqi hain

Yeh jan ho na jai kaheen hadisay ki nazr
Gari mein bathiyay na kabhi sar nikal kay

and the cake goes to:
Jawani dar haqeeqat khud hi ik ilzam hoti hai
Nazar kitni hi achi ho magar badnam hoti hai

All with apologies to non-Urdu readers; poetry is not translatable, specially if it comes off a truck.

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Ameera

February 25, 2009 at 1:36 PM

Hehehheh… that humor really brightens one up when stuck in a traffic jam or commuting in a rickshaw in the middle of June. =’)

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nasihah

April 3, 2009 at 7:44 AM

WIFE # 2 PAID FOR THIS!!

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Siraaj

April 3, 2009 at 12:22 PM

“Pwned”

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Fday

June 24, 2009 at 6:08 PM

maher was too much so i married this suv instead!

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Amad

June 24, 2009 at 6:26 PM

My second wife likes to drive Wife#1 nuts!

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Anees

May 28, 2011 at 1:14 PM

“Ride carefully, cos m careless”

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