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"The Profit" by Kehlogg Albran parodied Gibran popular book

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Submitted by Ben van de Polder (United States), Oct 30, 2007 at 10:12

For a hilarious parody on Gibran's popular work "The Prophet" readers should go to "The Profit" by Kehlogg Albran. http://rsidd.online.fr/profit/index.html

Here a sampling which also serves as an appropriate tribute to Gibran's artsy aspirations as the bearded bard he fancies himself to be:

WHAT of Facial Hair, a nubile lad asked.

The Master replied:
As maturity encroaches upon adolescence, as the child becomes the man (or ugly woman) he (or she) begins to grow first the downy fuzz and, subsequently, the rich, wiry outcropping that has come to be called Beard.
It is no small coincidence that a great scribe or teller of tales is called by the similar word Bard.
Many an otherwise canny person has fallen upon troubled times by confusing these words.
For it is true that a Bard can have a Beard, but a Beard cannot have a Bard.
One can shave a Beard, and, for that matter, one can shave a Bard.
But having shaved a Beard, it no longer exists.
Whereas having shaved a Bard you continue to have a Bard.
A Beardless Bard.

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I agree but dont say all this if you want to date a Lebanese woman [25 words]ShishirJan 10, 2022 13:45278088
1DEPARTMENT OF STATE [102 words]MANNY JAKELNov 17, 2007 11:43113922
To Wheaton's Would-be Wit [104 words]Alex Cumberbatch, RNov 9, 2007 10:30113511
those 70's weddings [55 words]ajfestOct 31, 2007 12:55112735
Off Track [81 words]Marc WeisburgOct 30, 2007 13:01112649
Farther A Field ... [15 words]OliverOct 30, 2007 22:36112649
Earth to Mr Weisburg: In order to capture hearts and minds, the Arab Muslims must have hearts & minds [49 words]James BurkeNov 10, 2007 19:13112649
"The Profit" by Kehlogg Albran parodied Gibran popular book [180 words]Ben van de PolderOct 30, 2007 10:12112628
Excellent Reference- What a good perspective. [9 words]YnnatchkahOct 31, 2007 18:57112628
By the way [118 words]Abu NudnikOct 29, 2007 12:22112560
Parody or not Parody? [86 words]Mike SmithOct 28, 2007 22:46112542
Alan Jacobs parody [147 words]Wayne Zimmerman, Sr.Oct 28, 2007 18:21112526
Poor Parody actually [113 words]Abu NudnikOct 29, 2007 12:17112526
A sophomoric effort [340 words]Stuart DenenbergNov 27, 2007 17:33112526
1The real issue with Khalil Gibran [62 words]Benyamin KornOct 28, 2007 10:24112505
Typical.. [172 words]DONVANNov 28, 2007 09:20112505
1Lying in the cause of Islam [190 words]PrashantJan 11, 2022 02:42112505
Everything old is new again [15 words]David W. LincolnOct 28, 2007 04:33112483
gibran's prophet is fine [57 words]Ari ZadeOct 28, 2007 00:50112477
Thanking [119 words]YnnatchkahOct 27, 2007 17:07112443

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