Re: Tabloid title: "What a burka!"

Leszek L. wrote:
> after the recent statement by the Archbishop of Canterbury
> about sharia law, a British tabloid headline read "What a burka".
> I feel this title is some kind of pun, possibly relying on a different
> word which sounds like "burka", or maybe just begins with a 'b'.
> Could someone please cast some light?

A burke is a stupid person.

A burka is a garment worn by some Muslim women.

Owain