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Homer Becomes Omar

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the something-i-never-thought-of dept.

geekster writes "With Omar as Homer, and Badr substituted for Bart, The Simpsons is now playing on Arab television. But in order not to risk offending an Arab audience, the characters in Al Shamshoon, as the show is now called, have modified some of their most distinguishable traits." And you thought internationalization was hard for software!

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  1. Only one thing to say about this. by Astronomypete · · Score: 0, Redundant

    D'oh!

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  2. News for Nerds, Stuff that's stale. by Mulletproof · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Somebody has to take the karma hit, so i guess I'll be be one of the people to point out this is pretty stale news already. The story is at least a week old, and i have no doubt several somebodies submitted it the very day it broke.

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  3. Re:mistake in the article by CDarklock · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Um... no. The 40% which is under 15 is ALSO under 20, so 40% of the population is over 20, 40% is under 15, and 20% is aged 15-19.

    Example:

    5 8 11 14 15 17 20 23 25 30

    What percentage of these numbers are under 20? 60% - 5, 8, 11, 14, 15, and 17.

    What percentage of these numbers are under 15? 40% - 5, 8, 11, and 14.

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  4. Re:mistake in the article by StonedRat · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Err, i think the 40% under the age of 15 are also under the age of 20.

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  5. Re:mistake in the article by l_bratch · · Score: 0, Redundant

    40% are under 15, AND under 20. 60% are just under 20.

  6. .. What!? by MaXiMiUS · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Homer WITHOUT DUFF!? it's just not the same.

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  7. Re:My karma can stand it by Dasch · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Dear God, I just don't understand why you Americans put up with all that censoring - I can't speak for the rest of Europe, but here in Denmark it simply doesn't exist. The public (as in owned but not directly controlled by the state) channels use "faul" language all the time, show complete nudity, etc. We just don't see it as a problem!