Just call it Elastic Loaves
 

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,206196,00.html

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.

The academy has introduced more than 2,000 words as alternatives for some of the foreign words that have become commonly used in Iran, mostly from Western languages. The government is less sensitive about Arabic words, because the Koran is written in Arabic.

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.

Raph's Girl note:
Upon reading this the TMNT quickly exclaimed: "What the Shell?!" :lol:

Don't they have more important things to worry about? Some people are just so damn stupid.

Just like the French in the 70s and 80s.

Japan did this during WWII, outlawing all English words because America was "the Enemy".

But now look at em. They can't go one rock song without belting out "Fight for love with power of future!"

But yeah, this is pretty sad on Iran's part.

Check it out! The President of Iran has a blog! :lol:

http://www.ahmadinejad.ir/

It's in French, Arabic, Farsi, and English.... So now we can just go there to read what western words he's gonna change. :roll:

Newly filed under "Why theocracies are trouble." Reason #17,304: elastic loaves.

But not half as embarrassing.

I bet you never thought you'd get to say that eh? I know I didn't think I'd ever hear it.