(Let's hope this discussion or any fanfics to come from it don't
generate a fatwa.... (BTW, I'll stand the relative tolerance of the
West and/or Christians against that of any other major culture; the
problem is with people, not their religions, witness the 100+ million
killed in this century by literally "godless" Communists.))

   Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 21:07:15 -0500
   From: Lizsue <lizsue@MIT.EDU>

   At 06:05 PM 1/18/97 -0500, H. Torrance Griffin wrote:
   >On Sat, 18 Jan 1997, Jonathan Haas wrote:
   >> Shortest fanfic, eh? Here's one for you. I call it "The Solution".

   >> There wasn't a dry eye in the chapel. Finally, Ranma Saotome was getting
   >> married. You could hear a pin drop as the minister spoke the final
   >> words:
   >> 
   >> "By the power vested in me by the State of Utah, I now pronounce you man
   >> and wives."

   >	Cute.  
   >	I'd reccomend moving this to Saudi Arabia or the Gulf nations, but
   >I think Shampoo at the very least would have the army after her within a
   >week.

   That depends on which Gulf nation, since the levels and types of
   restrictions vary.  For example, women in Saudi Arabia can't drive
   but women in Iran can drive lots of stuff (they just opened a
   state-funded all-female bus driver school).  What if R 1/2 was set
   there?...imagine Ranma's fiancees chasing each other on Harleys and
   attacking each other with weapons hidden under their chadors....

Now this is an amusing concept.

Needless to say, the immodest onna Ranma would have the religious
police after her in an instant.  You could have a Zenagata (Lupin the
III's antagonist) like role as the head of the local group; casting
Kuno or his father would make for interesting possibilities.

If I remember correctly, according to the Koran a man is allowed up to
four wives *if* he can take care of them, which is a big if for Ranma.

					- Harold