Mutte #15 - Omar Ben Salaad Traditional Geocache

Omar Ben Salaad

Salatmarker

Dan:
Omar Ben Salaad er en Arabisk handelsmand, der optræder i en enkelt af Tintinbøgerne: Krabben med de gyldne kløer. "Omar" og "Salaad" er almindelige arabiske navne, men Omar minder også om det franske ord for hummer "homard". Hergé har nok leget lidt med ordene og navngivet ham efter en hummer-salat, fordi han handler med skaldyr.

Tintin har opdaget at en smuglerring bruger dåser med krabbekød til at smugle opium i. På smuglerdåsernes etiketter står der "Krabbe ekstra", men på de almindelige dåser Tintin har set i byen Bagghar står der bare "Krabbe". Dåserne leder ham til bagmanden: Omar Ben Salaad.

Eng:
Omar Ben Salaad was an Arab merchant who appeared in just one adventure, The Crab with the Golden Claws. "Omar" and "Salaad" are common Arabic names, but Omar also sounds like "homard" which is the French for lobster. Thus his name could be said to be a play on lobster salad, and adds to the connection with the crab meat which is part of his business.

Tintin had discovered a smuggling ring which used tins of crab meat in order to smuggle their opium. They were labelled "Crab Extra". While in Bagghar he saw similar tins in shops but which contained plain crab meat. This led him to the supplier of the product: Omar Ben Salaad.

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