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What do you think? I voted NO!
Quote: thecesspitNo, but it actually does look like Lisa Simpson giving executive relief to a gentleman.
Ha! I can see this one too
Quote: ItsCalledSoccerIran says the London 2012 Olympic logo is racist, claiming that it spells "Zion."
What do you think?
This is one of those cases where the messenger is more relevant than the message. Iran also said that the UK is behind terrorist acts.
By the way, according to an online English to Farsi translator, here's what "zion" really looks like:
بهشت، صهيون، كوه مقدس اورشليم، قوم اسراءيل
Doesn't look anything like the Olympics flag to me...
Quote: thecesspitNo, but it actually does look like Lisa Simpson giving executive relief to a gentleman.
Good eye. I can see that more than the "zion."
Quote: NareedLet's suppose the logo does spell out "Zion." Why would that make it "racist"?
I don't claim to understand the Iranian mindset, but I do understand that words can be racist. I think that's the sense in which they take offense.
But my vote is still NO!
Quote: WizardGood eye. I can see that more than the "zion."
That was the mentioned about 32 seconds after the logo was published by the London Olympic committee... about 2 years ago... so I think Iran is a little slow of the mark to to see a Zionist conspiracy in the logo.
It is bloody awful tho'
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
Quote: WizardReminds me about the controversy about the Little' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>http://www.impawards.com/1989/little_mermaid_ver2.html]Little Mermaid poster. Some claimed there was a phallic symbol, or lots of them, in the castle, but I think it was a case of over-active imaginations.
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
That movie was wierd enough in trying to get a 16-year-old married. Isn't 16 the statutory rape law in some/most states?
Quote: WizardReminds me about the controversy about the Little' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>http://www.impawards.com/1989/little_mermaid_ver2.html]Little Mermaid poster. Some claimed there was a phallic symbol, or lots of them, in the castle, but I think it was a case of over-active imaginations.
That one is real. It's not on the poster in your link or any current artwork, but I have a VHS tape from the first release that has it on there. Disney quickly removed it from subsequent releases.
Since then they have discovered that builders of a Methodist retirement home are in on the plot.
And the Nazi lovers in Kenya have outdone everyone.
Quote: pacomartinOf course the building was built decades before the widespread availability of satellite images. The Navy is now planning to spend money to disguise the building shape from the air.
It should have been quite clear in the floor plans.
Quote: kpQuote: WizardReminds me about the controversy about the Little' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>http://www.impawards.com/1989/little_mermaid_ver2.html]Little Mermaid poster. Some claimed there was a phallic symbol, or lots of them, in the castle, but I think it was a case of over-active imaginations.
That one is real. It's not on the poster in your link or any current artwork, but I have a VHS tape from the first release that has it on there. Disney quickly removed it from subsequent releases.
Snopes article
Quote: pacomartinThe Navy is now planning to spend money to disguise the building shape from the air.
Your tax dollars at work.
Quote: pacomartinThere was some controversy about this old Navy building on a base in San Diego. Some people said it looked like a swastika. Of course the building was built decades before the widespread availability of satellite images. The Navy is now planning to spend money to disguise the building shape from the air.
Well, it does lool like a swastika from the air, though a sheltered walkway or two to square it off is all it needs to "disguise" it. Of course I don't expect the government to use a simple solution.
Quote: AZDuffmanWhen Iran shows respect for a religion other than Islam and stops stoning women for the crime of BEING RAPED then I might start to take something they say seriously.
I wonder if Iran isn't going to use this excuse to boycott the Olympics. They have to be afraid of mass defections!
Quote: WizardReminds me about the controversy about the Little' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>http://www.impawards.com/1989/little_mermaid_ver2.html]Little Mermaid poster. Some claimed there was a phallic symbol, or lots of them, in the castle, but I think it was a case of over-active imaginations
This image was found on this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid_(1989_film)
Sure looks rather phallic to me.
That reminds me of the rumor about Groucho Marx, and why his show You Bet Your Life was cancelled.Quote: WizardSometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
He was interviewing a woman on the show, and she said she has 10 children.
"10 Children? You must really love your husband."
"Oh, yes, yes I do."
"Well, I love my cigar, but sometimes I take it out of my mouth."
Quote: DJTeddyBearThat reminds me of the rumor about Groucho Marx, and why his show You Bet Your Life was cancelled.
He was interviewing a woman on the show, and she said she has 10 children.
"10 Children? You must really love your husband."
"Oh, yes, yes I do."
"Well, I love my cigar, but sometimes I take it out of my mouth."
Certainly not why Groucho had his show cancelled, and probably never happened (That' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/grouchocigar.asp"]That Snopes again)
Quote: thecesspitCertainly not why Groucho had his show cancelled, and probably never happened (That' rel='nofollow' target='_blank'>http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/grouchocigar.asp"]That Snopes again)
Too bad. It is a good reason. I mean, Groucho should have known her mouth wasn't the problem.
Quote: pacomartinThere was some controversy about this old Navy building on a base in San Diego. Some people said it looked like a swastika. Of course the building was built decades before the widespread availability of satellite images. The Navy is now planning to spend money to disguise the building shape from the air.
And in case you're wondering why the Twins moved out of the Metrodome...
I myself think the Olympic logo clearly says "Zoil".
ZOIL! ZOIL!!??? How dare they!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Falun_Gong_Logo.svg
Quote: ItsCalledSoccerIran says the London 2012 Olympic logo is racist, claiming that it spells "Zion."
What do you think? I voted NO!
Not sure what this says about me, but i saw two people having sex long before I saw the Z-I-O-N.