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Posted: **Sat Jul 29, 2006 9:45 pm**

Iran has decided pizza should be called "Elastic Loaves"

Iranian President 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.

The presidential decree, issued earlier this week, orders all governmental agencies, newspapers and publications to use words deemed more appropriate by the official language watchdog, the Farhangestan Zaban e Farsi, or Persian Academy, the Irna official news agency reported.

Among other changes, a "chat" will become a "short talk" and a "cabin" will be renamed a "small room," according to official Web site of the academy.

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And I thought Freedom Fries was silly. Elastic Loaves is so much more ridiculous. :lol:

Posted: **Sat Jul 29, 2006 9:49 pm**

Tomorrow after church my folks and I are going to try out a "new" Elastic Loaferia for lunch. :lol:

Posted: **Sun Jul 30, 2006 1:03 am**

Well, fine...in that case, we could say tabouli will now be "lettuce dip," a minaret will be referred to as an "onion-topped steeple," and jihad will be called...aw, forget that one...I don't care to hear it anyway, whether in English, Farsi, or pig Latin.

How completely silly!

Posted: **Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:54 pm**

I'd be willing to bet that they have some really hilarious terms to use for the toppings on those elastic loaves.

Steve

Posted: **Sun Jul 30, 2006 7:46 pm**

Oh, don't tempt them.

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Iran Orders Pizza to be called "Elastic Loaves"

Iran Orders Pizza to be called "Elastic Loaves"