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Taliban Seizes and Burns PCs, Cell Phones To Stop Obscenity

Posted by timothy on from the all-nude-all-streisand-effect dept.

retroworks writes "As translated from Central Asia Online, Cellular News reports that militants from South Waziristan set ablaze about 300 cellular phones and a number of computers in Wana because the devices were allegedly used to spread obscene materials. Prior to taking the action, they gave everyone fair warning with 'leaflets.' 300 cell phones down, 5 or 6 billion to go.

11 of 294 comments (clear)

  1. They took mine. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I knew I shouldn't have browsed that one site where a woman showed her ankle!

  2. Oh noes by Osgeld · · Score: 2, Funny

    burn the devil box, it showed the chin of a female!

    If they were smart they would burn the internet ...

  3. Jokes on them... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The toxic chemicals released from burning all that hardware gave them all cancer.

    HA HA.

    1. Re:Jokes on them... by BarryHaworth · · Score: 3, Funny

      The toxic chemicals released from burning all that hardware gave them all cancer.

      HA HA.

      ... which leads straight into the XKCD cartoon about just his phenomenon.

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  4. SOPAliban by Kikuchi · · Score: 4, Funny

    Much more efficient than blocking DNS, you have to concede that.

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  5. Ya... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I even got a speeding ticket last week! Cop asked, "You know what the speed limit is?"

    I answered: "Um, somewhere around 186,000 miles per second?"

    Go on, find some law you hate and then freely make absurd comparisons...

    1. Re:Ya... by meerling · · Score: 5, Funny

      How dare you make light of the situation. :)

      I'm betting not a lot of cops will get your joke. :(

    2. Re:Ya... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      Traffic cops aren't usually the brightest.

  6. Now we know by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now we know the REAL reason bin Laden moved to Pakistan!

  7. Re:Idiots. by a_nonamiss · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's not a cup holder you moran. It's where you put the shiny circle. I seen one of those "Geek Nerd" guys up at the Best Buy do it once.

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  8. Re:The thing is... by 517714 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes. OP, please apologize to the Taliban for lumping them in with such low-life scum.

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