GIMME A LARGE ELASTIC LOAF WITH EXTRA CHEESE AND PEPPERONI
Iran cracks down on bad words.
(Thanks to chicomathmom)
(This blog apologizes if this story has already been all over the Internet, but this blog is on vacation)
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First! I'd like a white elastic loaf, please!
Posted by: Panix | July 31, 2006 at 10:20 PM
I hope this winter I don't get "small room fever" and survive on sausage elastic loaves.
Posted by: Jazzzz | July 31, 2006 at 10:25 PM
anyone wanna short talk???
Posted by: Siouxie | July 31, 2006 at 10:39 PM
Westernized rebel groups have responded by instructing followers to continue thinking "pizza" and just for good measure to add the additional thought, "beer."
Posted by: Lisa Bisa Fo Fisa | July 31, 2006 at 10:39 PM
.....with a side of freedom fries please!
Posted by: thisbearbites | July 31, 2006 at 10:41 PM
How do you say "Dumber than a bag of hammers" in Irani?
Posted by: Jazzzz | July 31, 2006 at 10:42 PM
Wirklich? Das ist nicht richtig.
Posted by: Bumble | July 31, 2006 at 11:03 PM
¡Qué un pendejo!
Posted by: WriterDude | July 31, 2006 at 11:14 PM
WriterDude~ Ja. Ich stimme zu.
Posted by: Bumble | July 31, 2006 at 11:31 PM
Dave, aren't you on vacation? OR in translated into Iranian would that be David, the dog ate mother's toes?
Posted by: LucyVanPelt | July 31, 2006 at 11:31 PM
Hmmm, I wonder what new word or phrase they found for "booger"?
Posted by: marfie | July 31, 2006 at 11:44 PM
marfie~ Their new term for pizza seems like it would work to me.
Posted by: Bumble | July 31, 2006 at 11:47 PM
Oh, major *SNORK* for that, Bumble!
Posted by: marfie | July 31, 2006 at 11:59 PM
These guys are just as stupid about their language as the French are. Um... I suppose that is not a surprise when you think about it. Ross
Posted by: Ross | August 01, 2006 at 03:16 AM
I would love to mock, but alas I live in a province of Canada where they're busy defending their language, French. Everything on signs has to be in French, there is a bureau dedicated to making sure that this law is enforced and once someone filed a complaint because a parrot in a pet store spoke English exclusively. The people of Iran have my deepest sympathies for the similar stupidity that is likely to follow.
Posted by: KOW | August 01, 2006 at 05:14 AM
I'd like a Hawaiian...Rubber Bread with Ham & Pineapple. Whats that? No Ham? Cancel that order...
Posted by: Chaz | August 01, 2006 at 08:28 AM
What's Iranian for "Orwell"?
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | August 01, 2006 at 09:16 AM
Caption with the photo:
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures.....
Yeah, I got a gesture for you too MahBigmoud Ahmadasahatter. You can call it whatever you want but I'm pretty sure the meaning is universal.
Posted by: Gwenn | August 01, 2006 at 09:23 AM
marfie~ just don't snork out any elastic loaves, please. ;-)
Posted by: Bumble | August 01, 2006 at 09:45 AM
what is wrong with these people?
Posted by: 24-aholic | August 01, 2006 at 09:46 AM
And the new word for bazoomage will be...nah, they're gonna stick with that one.
White plastic loaf.
Mornin' everyone :)
Posted by: blurkernomore | August 01, 2006 at 09:49 AM
Oops, make that "elastic". Plastic probably translates into Chevy or sumpthin.
Posted by: blurkernomore | August 01, 2006 at 09:54 AM
sounds like their govt would make a great SNL skit, or a woody allen movie.
Posted by: queensbee | August 01, 2006 at 11:14 AM
It reminds me of the Turkmen leader who decided to rename all the months after his family.
Orignial purges:
http://www.eurasianet.org/resource/turkmenistan/hypermail/200003/0031.html
New months:
http://english.pravda.ru/cis/2002/08/09/34140.html
Old coverage:
http://blogs.herald.com/dave_barrys_blog/2005/08/finally_a_world.html
Posted by: | August 01, 2006 at 12:41 PM
You can't fool us, Mary... we know that's you!
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | August 01, 2006 at 02:55 PM
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