Zeyad on the rufous Ba'athist worth a cool $10 million:

By the way, Izzat is nicknamed 'Abu Al-thalij' or the ice man by Iraqis, referring to his job before he joined the party when he used to sell and deliver ice cubes during hot summers. Some people also call him 'Abu breiss', a common domestic lizard found all over Iraq which is skinny and repugnant and has a striking resemblance to Izzat.

Isn't the blogosphere the best long-distance cultural exchange program ever devised?