Valentines, Iranian style

[Gonz]

Iran Cracksdown On Valentine's Day

Feb 12, 2003 4:17 am US/Central

(AP) (TEHRAN, Iran) Iranian police have launched a massive crackdown on Valentine's Day celebrations in a bid to limit Western influences, ordering shops to remove heart-themed decorations from their windows and confiscating Valentine's cards.

Plainclothes police began the crackdown Monday after Valentines inundated shopping malls in wealthy north Tehran and young people began to show great interest in marking the day.

Valentine's Day and its tradition of exchanging gifts with the opposite sex contradicts conservative morals in a country where contact between unrelated men and women is strongly discouraged.

a bid to limit Western influences

Love is a western influence?

contradicts conservative morals

An example of liberal media? The word should be tyranical.

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[ris]

i think that's patented western love, under export licence.

 

[unclehobart]

Its not even patented western love. Its a recent invention of secret conspirancies between the chocolate and greeting card industy all puppet mastered by the insidious coalition of dentistry.

 

[ris]

i always knew dentists were an axis of evil, i just had no idea how far they had gone

 

[A.B.Normal]

Its not even patented western love. Its a recent invention of secret conspirancies between the chocolate and greeting card industy all puppet mastered by the insidious coalition of dentistry.

Don't forget the florists,usually 2doz roses from Costco(where I work) cost $19.99, at Valentines the price is $25 for 1doz.These prices are set by the growers/distributors not Costco.

 

[Professur]

Ever wonder what a florist gives his wife for Valentine's day? Somehow, I don't think a dozen roses will cut it.