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Saudis ban 'lewd' number plates
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| Sunday, 12 April 2009
Posted on 04/12/2009 5:14:27 PM PDT by JoeProBono
Saudi Arabia has banned vehicle number plates which are seen as "offensive" in English when Arabic letters are given in the Latin alphabet, reports say. Saudi newspaper al-Watan said the banned words included "sex" and "ass", but the list was topped by "USA". Al-Watan said 90,000 existing plates were to be replaced. Personalised plates are popular with wealthy young Saudis. One plate recently sold at auction for 6m riyals ($1.2m), the newspaper reported.
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To: JoeProBono
I knew a saudi guy when I was in college. He had a very nice car and used to tell me car stories. They actually try to get caught speeding just so they have documentation proving how fast their cars can go. It is assumed you are lying unless you can produce a speeding ticket to prove it.
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posted on
04/12/2009 5:18:44 PM PDT
by
mamelukesabre
(Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
To: mamelukesabre
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posted on
04/12/2009 5:32:25 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
Somebody at CafePress seems to have figured out that the
I (heart) TOFU
merchandise was being bought up by would-be hookers ("I (heart) TO F-U")...
The images for those products are inaccessible now. ;-)
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posted on
04/12/2009 5:33:02 PM PDT
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
To: JoeProBono
That angle can’t be doing the suspension any good.
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posted on
04/12/2009 5:34:14 PM PDT
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
To: mamelukesabre
They should have bumper stickers that say: “My camel’s other ride is me.”
To: mamelukesabre
A guy I knew had the plate 3M TA3. When you looked at his front plate in your rearview mirror it said...
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
04/12/2009 5:43:51 PM PDT
by
SkyPilot
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
04/12/2009 5:46:30 PM PDT
by
QQQQ
To: mamelukesabre
There’s a lot of youtube videos of Saudi teenagers “surfing” on the highway at 60,70,80 MPH...it’s pretty crazy.
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posted on
04/12/2009 5:49:32 PM PDT
by
Boiling Pots
(The Politicians think we're all stupid, and they're largely correct.)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
04/12/2009 5:52:08 PM PDT
by
rfp1234
(Phodopus campbelli: household ruler since July 2007.)
To: QQQQ
I recall doing some of that....when I was 16 ;-}
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posted on
04/12/2009 6:02:32 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: QQQQ
I’d like to see them try that on american pothole ridden roads.
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posted on
04/12/2009 6:07:10 PM PDT
by
mamelukesabre
(Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
To: JoeProBono
That’s not going to do the sidewalls any good.
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posted on
04/12/2009 6:19:24 PM PDT
by
OpeEdMunkey
(We seem to have reached a critical mass of stupid people.)
To: When do we get liberated?
A guy I knew had the plate 3M TA3. When you looked at his front plate in your rearview mirror it said...That's great!
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posted on
04/12/2009 6:20:44 PM PDT
by
OpeEdMunkey
(We seem to have reached a critical mass of stupid people.)
To: SkyPilot
Probably owned by a proctologist.
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posted on
04/12/2009 6:21:47 PM PDT
by
OpeEdMunkey
(We seem to have reached a critical mass of stupid people.)
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