Pakistan Telecom's rude word ban
Pakistan officials have taken to a demanding that mobile phone operators block all text messages using offensive words.
(Don't give QL ideas!)
1,109 words and phrases in English to be banned and 586 in the national language, Urdu. The list was not finished and the authority would continue to add to it.
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) have come up with more than 50 phrases using the word "f**k" and 17 involving "butt".
The list includes several apparently innocuous words and phrases, including "flatulence", "deposit" and "fondle". Others would likely only make sense to frustrated teenagers.
Among the more printable terms are "strap-on", "beat your meat", "crotch rot", "love pistol", "pocket pool" and "quickie".
The officials' flair for the task was apparent, with prohibition embracing more figurative language, such as "flogging the dolphin", and 51 terms with the suffix "ass" – although only one variation of the word 'arse'. There were 17 variants on "tit" and 33 on "cock", with officials managing to produce eight obscenities involving the word "foot".
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/17/butt-out-pakistan-telecom-te...
Seems to be an advert for Pizza Hut and extolling the illicit joys of what goes on in libraries.
Do I really have to?!
Adey, go read the sheila story...that'll get your head spinning even more....:P
The more I read, the more things become clear to me....rofl.
:P
My next feat will be exit permits and NOC's
Oooh - it's all gone to my head, I think I need a lie down.
The decision had been witheld by the Telecom Authority.
Source : Geo News
someone has found out where Pakistani Telecom got their English word list from......................they just plagiarised it from the American National Football League!!!!
This is the list of "naughty" words not allowed on personalized jerseys at the NFL Shop.
http://outsports.com/nfl/2005/0301nflshopnaughtywords.htm
They are all on it.
This makes no sense whatsoever....which makes it all the more hilarious.
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
What will they come up with next
Adey have they banned Camel Toe yet?
Instead of trying to improve the lives of their people they waste time and precious resources and come up with this ridiculous policies and rules. Well the next guy who comes to power out there might change the constitution again and ban mobiles for good.
Your guess is as good as mine, and I suspect the rest of the Pakistani public.
Mr Jinnah must be spinning in his grave.
If God Himself and even the Prophets used such words to describe certain beings then why ban em???
Guess they have some great wisdom behind wanting such a ban to come in place OR someone powerful's been getting too many swearing texts and wants to make sure the culprits are completely stopped! I still want to know how it will all workout specially if the people are as creative as you are in getting around the ban!
Adey, I was thinking about a homemade cure...the kind of stuff your mum would know about...
They will have to buy it thenmselves.
What will happen if somebody asks their mum for a remedy for athlete's foot?
I guess he will have to continue to suffer...:/
Yes, but some rules are just silly.
Athletes foot?
Headlights?
And it will be interesting to see how the ban will be applied in a technical sense.Guess those with a penchant for swearing or sending rude messages will have to get very creative or just txt nice!
Gaali lovers :))
'Some Pakistanis have expressed their delight and gratitude, saying the list has taught them so many forbidden words and provided such a source of mirth.'
'Wali Tirmizi tweets: "As expected, the #PTABannedList has made its way all over Pakistan, & kids are swearing more elaborately & frequently than ever. Well done."'
'But many people have picked up on inconsistencies: the banned list includes every conceivable incorrectly spelled version of "masturbation". Bizarrely, if spelt correctly, the word is not banned.'
More banned words:
Athlete's foot
Monkey crotch
Back door
Bewaquf (foolish)
Bakwaas (nonsense)
Wuutang (a presumed reference to American rap group the Wu-Tang Clan)
sex
lavender
mango
pud
satan
yellowman
devil
breast job
Ultimately, Pakistanis have faith that they, too, will possess enough creativity to find ways around the bans. But despite the humour, there is anger underlying the resignation many Pakistanis feel.
"We have one week to send all these messages to the chairman of PTA - so I've asked my friends to get his number and we should use this week to curse and put it to good use," says Khurram.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15793721
They are being put in an uncomfortable position. I've not seen the detail of the instruction and I bet it is vague on several areas:
Do they simply drop offending messages, censor the words or notify the sender that it was not delivered?
Do they have to issue refunds/credit for undelivered messages?
Who pays for the work in implementing the ban? - bet it is the operators and they will get stick from everyone if there are errors.
Oh and the customers will blame the operators too.
oh dear..now they are going to get even more bored and the national past time of burning effigies and flags will get a sharp upswing.
Absolutely it has some importance, that's why my multinational friends care to manage a forum for it :)
I hvae an ieda. I had raed tihs smeohwaer taht if you jmulbe the wrods and keep the 1st and the lsat wrods itncat, you wlil sitl be albe to raed it.
its time consuming ofcourse, but then, if you really want to break the code, m sure pakis will be able to overcome this :)
An Idea can change your Life.
With love from India
fart
idiot
Jesus Christ
headlights
tampon
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/18/pakistan-obscene-text-message_n_1101108.html?ref=world&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009
hmm, they have no more important tasks to accomplish? Good fr them ;)
I think this is just a waste of money and time , if something wrong is going on it can't be stopped like that to filter the messages , the better way is make some good law which will be beneficial to public and government and come up to the conclusion that why people are in such an anger state that they have to use abusive language even for government.
What 'berks!'(please consult your rhyming slang dictionary for the definition)