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karlhenning

QuoteIran warns its media not to insult foreign dignitaries after a newspaper called France's first lady a ''prostitute'' who deserved to die.

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bwv 1080

what if Iran had said that about Congress?

Todd

Quote from: bwv 1080 on August 31, 2010, 11:52:07 AM
what if Iran had said that about Congress?


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Quote from: bwv 1080 on August 31, 2010, 11:52:07 AM
what if Iran had said that about Congress?

I would already have said it first.  >:D

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The Six

Probably a mistranslation. The Iranian word for "prostitute" sounds very similar to the word for "super awesome chick."

And I'm sure they meant "deserved a pie."

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Quote from: The Six on August 31, 2010, 02:23:29 PM
Probably a mistranslation. The Iranian word for "prostitute" sounds very similar to the word for "super awesome chick."

And I'm sure they meant "deserved a pie."
Spoken like a true Francophile  (BTW, did you know that she's Welsh?  Must be a meat pie!)
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karlhenning

In Iran, being a super awesome chick is probably punishable by stoning.

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