" Open sesame ! " . A lot of phrases of " One Thousand And One Night " ; we hear them today . you got one ?

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" Open sesame ! " . A lot of phrases of " One Thousand And One Night " ; we hear them today . you got one ?

Last night watching " Firewall " , I heard " Open sesame " .
Do you know one phrase ?

2007-02-26 16:56:08 · 3 answers · asked by citizen high 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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"A den of thieves"
"A magic carpet ride"
"A genie in a bottle"

2007-02-26 17:00:23 · answer #1 · answered by YahooGuru2u 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋

The actual phrase is "Open says me". People made fun of the way the Arabic people would say it, pronouncing it as "Open says a me", and changed it to "Open sesame". So saying "Open sesame" is a racial slur.

2007-02-27 01:02:01 · answer #2 · answered by marklemoore 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Your wish is my command.

2007-02-27 13:31:09 · answer #3 · answered by raymundr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋