Well, seriously, if you "can’t understand why dressing like a giant purple condom is more acceptable than showing a little skin..." then you don't know much about Islam. It's all about modesty.
That's the first time I've seen the name for an Octothorp. It's always been the pound sign to me. I liked theses stories, especially about the ampersand.
Why would you care if you don't wear it?
(Well, except for The Simpsons, Family Guy, etc.) (Okay, kids' cartoons today suck, that's more accurate.)
Contrary to what most Westerners/non-Muslims think, women choose to cover themselves like this.
It's going to be coastal after all the oceans rise anyway. So laugh now, suckers.
last part of the above comment was Grizzly Man
http://imdb.com/title/tt0427312/