News: Load of bananas is free for the taking. Fark: Because the truck carrying them hit a buffalo. Switzerland: The online newspaper reporting this has censored words in their comments section that obstructs getting to the m-e-a-t of the matter (read beneath article).
http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080806/NEWS/624718666/1006/news
Maybe it is just me and my crazy perception of the world, but wouldn’t the only people who would perceive obscenity in this NOT be offended by it? You can’t be too sure. We don’t want to offend anyone’s sense of decency.
In light of the heightened state of linguistic scrutiny in effect on the world wide web, the following terms shall be hereby banned from future use at Seriously… Switzerland:
- meat
- period
- wasted
- gubernatorial
- asinine
- jiggle
- duck
- suck
- blow
- hammer
- nail
- any words involving reference to a human or non-human body part or bodily function
- any words involving reference to the 1992 Detroit Red Wings or its members
- any words or phrases which in the mind of any foreseeable crazed lunatic could comprise a violation of the U.S. Digital Millenium Copyright Act
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Imagine a string of 35,000 banana peels trailing behind Mario's Kart. Just waiting to be dropped in front of DJ's character... Princess Peach.
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