07-31-2003, 04:40 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 29,160
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Malaysia to Ban Divorce by SMS
"Malaysia plans to outlaw divorce via mobile phone text messaging after a row erupted over an Islamic court ruling that it was acceptable, local media reported. Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said the cabinet had agreed that Muslim men should be barred from divorcing their wives via the short messaging system (SMS) as such a serious issue needed to be handled in a more personal manner."
Much ado was made of the "SMS divorce story" when it first came out, and this seems to be the end of it (thankfully), at least in Malaysia.
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07-31-2003, 05:59 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 300
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What is the world coming to when you can't even e-divorse your spouse. Outrage I tell you.
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07-31-2003, 06:43 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 90
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That is so horrible! I could not imagine someone being that cruel!
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07-31-2003, 07:06 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,162
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I'm not sure what's scarier:
1. The fact that someone actually did try to divorce someone over SMS.
OR
2. That it is required to implement a law to tell people that this is inappropriate.
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07-31-2003, 07:17 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 450
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I wonder if anyone has actually met on the Internet, e-married, then got e-divorced before even meeting face to face??? :roll:
- Aaron
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07-31-2003, 07:31 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,041
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How cowardly is it to divorce your wife via SMS? Old chinese proverb: The more laws a society has to implement, the closer that society is to destroy itself. Or something like that....
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07-31-2003, 07:51 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 1,329
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07-31-2003, 08:25 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 450
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:rotfl:
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07-31-2003, 08:34 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 342
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SMS is still to unreliable. If you want to make sure they get the divorce notice you should use email. You can always CC a copy to SMS. :evil: In all seriousness, I am wondering how many people on here have broken up with someone via email, IM, or SMS.
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07-31-2003, 10:04 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 135
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I tried installing Microsoft Divorce and Separations 2004 on my PC but guess what, you need to activate it after 30 days. If you don�t they will send you back you ex wife to remind you to activate you product. After 15 days of "grace" you wife is permantly back.
Also like any other MS program that needs activation, if it detect any difference on its surroundings (new girlfriend) it will think that you are running an illegal copy thus returning you your ex wife even angrier than before.
But wait, there�s more. If you are in the corporate world you will need to be renewing your license every year.
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