Iran Renames Danish Pastries

[Thekla]

english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/E88F2072-9109-460F-BDC3-4133EBF525FF.htm

Thursday 16 February 2006, 20:36 Makka Time, 17:36 GMT

Iranians love Danish pastries, but now when they look for the flaky dessert at the bakery they have to ask for Roses of the Prophet Muhammad.

                                        Bakeries across the capital Tehran on Thursday were covering up the name-plates for Danish pastries after the confectioners union ordered the name change in retaliation for cartoons of Islam's revered prophet first published in a Danish newspaper.

“Given the insults by Danish newspapers against the prophet, as of now the name of Danish pastries will give way to Rose of Mohammad pastries,” the union said in its order.Ahmad Mahmoudi, a cake-shop owner in northern Tehran, said: "This is a punishment for those who started misusing freedom of expression to insult the sanctities of Islam."Iran renames Danish pastries

 

[Penny_Plain]

Didn’t the US Congress take “French fries” off its cafeteria menu and replace them with “freedom fries” for a while?

I was waiting for French kissing to be outlawed.

 

[Wolseley]

Almost as ideologically stupid as renaming Saigon “Ho Chi Minh City”.

 

[Philip_P]

And as They Might Be Giants might point out, “Istanbul not Constantinople”

 

[Wolseley]

“Even old New York was once New Amsterdam…
Why’d they change it? I can’t say;
They just liked it better that way.”

 

[gilliam]

“Even old New York was once New Amsterdam…
Why’d they change it? I can’t say;
They just liked it better that way.”

In 1664 the English fleet arrived and demanded the surrender of the New Netherlands. Peter Stuyvesant wanted to fight but without the support of the other settlers, he was forced to allow the English to take control of the territory. New Amsterdam was now renamed New York, after the Duke of York (the future James II). Other name changes included Albany (Fort Orange), Kingston (Wiltwyck) and Wilmington (Fort Christina).

spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAnewyork.htm

 

[rlg94086]

A danish by any other name would taste as sweet?

 

[Philip_P]

rlg94086:

A danish by any other name would taste as sweet?

Mmmmmmm…Danish.

[smacks lips]