The London Olympics logo is offensive to Iran because it looks like a Burger King ice cream lid?
No, never mind. That's another writing outrage that offended the easily excitable. This time, the Iranians claim the stylized "2012" says "ZION." You have to read down on the left and then down on the right side to get this.
Really.
Given that one reads Farsi right-to-left, shouldn't it be read as "OZNI?" Or are we free to just read the letters in any order to find the upsetting word?
Although OZNI is a Hebrew name meaning "my hearing." Aside from the fact that the meaning of the name is kind of silly, the Hebrew origin of Ozni is suspicious. We'll let the Iranian mullahs ponder this conspiracy and make a definitive ruling before passing judgment.
I'll ask it again, what doesn't set these nutballs off?
About Me
- Brian J. Dunn
- I live and write in Ann Arbor, Michigan. University of Michigan AB and MA from Eastern Michigan University. One term in the Michigan Army National Guard. Former American history instructor and retired nonpartisan research analyst. I write on Blogger and Substack. Various military and private journals have published my occasional articles on military subjects. See "My Published Works" on the TDR web version or under the mobile version drop-down menu for citations and links.
