Pakistan bans 'monkey crotch', 'Jesus Christ' and obscene words in text messages

[rug]

Other forbidden terms include: 'intercourse,' 'condom,' 'breast,' and 'flatulence'

msnbc.com
updated 11/18/2011 5:20:34 AM ET 2011-11-18T10:20:34

Pakistan's telecommunications agency has issued a list of words that it considers obscene or offensive, telling mobile phone companies to block text messages that contain them.

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) deemed 586 Urdu words and 1,109 English words offensive or pornographic, according to reports in local media.

Some are expletives or sexual words while others are medical terms, but some entries have left many scratching their heads.

Included in the list are words such as "intercourse," "condom" and "breast," as well as seemingly ordinary words like "period," "hostage" and "flatulence."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45352418/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/

"Wuutang"?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCZrz8siv4Q

[izquierdista]

1. Soon we will need Navaho code talkers to text.....

C me 2nite n we ll pop sgol on the irefay.

[rug]

3. I'm tempted to make a sentence using only words on the banned list.

I think I can get away with using wuutang as a verb.

[JBoy]

2. Do they mean "monkey crotch" or "crotch monkey"?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Monkey%20crotch

1. Monkey crotch 7 up, 1 down

A condition caused by any activity that results in a mans underwear becoming wet for a sustained period, resulting in chafing, redness, and a yeast colony growing on the scrotum.

This results in painful burning and itching, with incessant pulling at the groin for relief.
Working in the sun all day gave me monkey crotch.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=crotch%20monkey

1. crotch monkey 21 up, 9 down

A person who overhears others making plans and invites themselves along.
Jim: Hey Bob, let's go to Chotchky's for lunch.
Bob: Sure, sounds great!
Larry: Where we going guys?
Jim: Don't be a crotch monkey, you're not invited.

[rug]

4. :"a yeast colony growing on the scrotum"

Oh, man, I can't even think about the question until that image fades.

[NMMNG]

6. Many years ago

I had a client who suffered that particular affliction. It wasn't pretty.

[rug]

7. I don't imagine it would be.

What line of work leads you to that type of observation?

[NMMNG]

9. Human Services

I've worked with a wide variety of people over the years.

[bananas]

13. Is that a euphemism for "sex worker"? nt

[Goblinmonger]

12. My son plays football and wrestles

and he goes through a couple tubes of Monistat each season season to prevent just this thing. It is a miracle cream, according to him. Plus he likes texting me that he needs more vagina cream.

[frylock]

5. jesus christ monkey balls!

[rug]

8. It's a good thing you didn't end that sentence with a period

[Iggo]

10. Our great ally in the war on terror!

[Nihil]

11. They're probably just trying to protect their call centre workers ...

... from the inevitable result of their failing "support" ...

:evilgrin: