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July 29, 2006

And He Shall Be Known By His Persian Name

..."Salamadamadingdong", which translates to

"Maynard Krebs"


Iranian President "Salamadamadingdong" Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ordered government and cultural bodies to use modified Persian words to replace foreign words that have crept into the language, such as "pizzas" which will now be known as "elastic loaves," state media reported Saturday.

Keeping the culture pure.

Posted by tree hugging sister at July 29, 2006 09:12 AM

Comments

If there were any lingering questions in your mind whether or not that guy was a complete and total nutburger? Well, there's your answer.

Crikey.

Posted by: Susanna at July 29, 2006 09:43 AM

My my my, how utterly French of him!

He needs a few years vacation at the Bellvue Laughing Academy (and LOTS of Thorazine.)

Posted by: Gunslinger at July 29, 2006 12:03 PM

Gunslinger beat me to it. It's definitely French.

Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at July 29, 2006 02:11 PM

And here I thought I was the only one who still made Maynard G. Krebs references.

Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at July 29, 2006 02:11 PM

Elastic loaves. How on earth do they make pizza in Iran that it could be renamed elastic loaves?

Posted by: Carola at July 29, 2006 04:17 PM

Little Caesar's does that quite well, actually.

Posted by: Gunslinger at July 29, 2006 07:59 PM

Except for Domino's which are to be called "cardboard loaves."

Posted by: Andrea Harris at July 30, 2006 04:16 PM

That explains why I find Little Caesars nasty nasty

Posted by: Carola at July 31, 2006 08:34 AM