Venezuela Goes too Far!!! by Geezer

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Venezuela Goes too Far!!!

POSTED BY: GEEZER
UPDATED: Thursday, April 10, 2008 05:45
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008 3:54 AM

Keep the Shiny side up

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Simpsons ditched by Venezuelan TV

The Simpsons has been dropped from morning TV in Venezuela after being deemed unsuitable for children - and has been replaced by Baywatch.
The popular US cartoon about the yellow dysfunctional family was branded "inappropriate" and pulled by the country's television authorities.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7338131.stm

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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Wednesday, April 9, 2008 4:49 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Wait.....Baywatch is ' suitable' for children, but not the Simpsons? ?

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Wednesday, April 9, 2008 6:02 AM

BIGDAMNNOBODY

I would have thought anything "U.S.A." would be deemed unsuitable.

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Wednesday, April 9, 2008 7:45 AM

JONGSSTRAW

Chavez allows Baywatch because he likes the red suits. They remind him of his own vast collection of magenta and purple pimp outfits he wears every day. Also, he allows it because his buddy & soul-mate Danny Glover uses it for acting tips.

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Wednesday, April 9, 2008 7:47 AM

CHRISISALL

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Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
Also, he allows it because his buddy & soul-mate Danny Glover uses it for acting tips.

Now YOU go too far, Jong.

Don't dis Murtaughisall

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Wednesday, April 9, 2008 8:23 AM

JONGSSTRAW

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
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Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
Also, he allows it because his buddy & soul-mate Danny Glover uses it for acting tips.
Now YOU go too far, Jong.

Don't dis Murtaughisall

How's this for too far?......best movie he was ever in, he wasn't in...just his voice, in Antz.

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Wednesday, April 9, 2008 11:29 AM

KWICKO

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)

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Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
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Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
Also, he allows it because his buddy & soul-mate Danny Glover uses it for acting tips.
Now YOU go too far, Jong.

Don't dis Murtaughisall

How's this for too far?......best movie he was ever in, he wasn't in...just his voice, in Antz.

[Cue Murtaugh Voice] Riggs! RRRRIIIGGGSSS!! [softer voice, under his breath] I'm gettin' too old for this shit...[/Cue Murtaugh Voice]

Personally, I've always found The Simpsons to be far truer to real life than Baywatch *ever* was.

Mike

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Wednesday, April 9, 2008 11:55 AM

RUE

I have a vote and I'm not afraid to use it!

Speaking of the Simpsons and true to life ....

He entered the convenience store about 7:15 a.m. and asked for directions to Nuclear Road, site of the Point Beach nuclear power plant. He and the clerk chatted for a bit, and as he was leaving the clerk heard him say he "came to blow up the place."

The clerk called police and reported the man, whose name was not released (though it was probably Homer). Officers tracked down his rental car at the power plant and detained him for questioning.

He told FBI agents he was a contractor reporting for his first day at the (nuclear power) plant. He said the clerk must have misunderstood him, because what he actually said was that he "hoped he wouldn't blow up the place" because of his inexperience, police said.

DOH ! DOH ! DOH ! doh ! doh ! oh ... oh ... oh ...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-ap-wi-plantevacuated,1,87
6495.story

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Wednesday, April 9, 2008 2:30 PM

DAVESHAYNE

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
Wait.....Baywatch is ' suitable' for children, but not the Simpsons? ?

Outside the US showing a bit of skin isn't really considered to be that big a deal. Still banning the Simpsons is pretty silly.

David

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Wednesday, April 9, 2008 7:32 PM

FREMDFIRMA

Well, I feel I must interject here that ole Chavez is fairly shameless about ogling the babes, in fact, while in the US he told one reporter quite honestly that he missed that last question cause he was busy checking out that girl over there.

I have my reasons for thinking him somewhat foolish, but that ain't one of em and at least he's honest about it.

All that bein said, he's done a far better job of running HIS country than our glorious leader has, in spite of our direct interference, so credit where credit is due....

Besides, is it really more ridiculous than some of our bizarre censorship standards ?

Today I was discussing an old PS1 game called Valkyrie Profile (A collectors item these days, good LUCK gettin your hands on a copy!) and how american censorship affected that.

Extreme violence, suicide, murder, chicanery, implied pedophilia, war and slaughter, all A-OK!

But in order to be released HERE, they had to edit out....
(wait for it)
Badrachs Cigar!

Someone explain to me how the hell THAT makes sense, eh ?

-F

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Thursday, April 10, 2008 2:45 AM

HERO

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Originally posted by Fremdfirma:
Today I was discussing an old PS1 game called Valkyrie Profile (A collectors item these days, good LUCK gettin your hands on a copy!) and how american censorship affected that.

Extreme violence, suicide, murder, chicanery, implied pedophilia, war and slaughter, all A-OK!

I can see why you liked it. Sure, its no MLB '08, but the heart wants what it wants.

Here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Valkyrie-Profile-Mint-PS1_W0QQitemZ180230749984QQi
hZ008QQcategoryZ62053QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

H

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Thursday, April 10, 2008 5:17 AM

FREMDFIRMA

How can ya NOT like being an active participant and recruiting Eiherjar for the Ragnarok ?

Of course, imma prolly have my ass kicked a bit en route to valhalla, cause imma make a pass at the Valk who comes to collect me, no doubt.

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Thursday, April 10, 2008 5:45 AM

HERO

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Originally posted by Fremdfirma:
How can ya NOT like being an active participant and recruiting Eiherjar for the Ragnarok ?

Of course, imma prolly have my ass kicked a bit en route to valhalla, cause imma make a pass at the Valk who comes to collect me, no doubt.

I'm too busy pitching AAA ball for the Columbus Clippers (aka the National's AAA affiliate) for $210,000/year. Still dreaming of my chance to make the Show.

This is almost as much fun as my four years at QB for Kansas State or my stint as GM for the Browns (three Superbowls before I traded it in for a Wrestling Career...Johnny Justice the battling lawyer w/my finisher The Verdict...wrestled in a shirt and tie like IRS from the '80s WWF).

H

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