Adil Najam
There were a number of reasons that made me think before putting this picture up. Not least of which is that we try to stay away from bathroom humor here at ATP. However, I have been laughing so hard since I first saw this photograph at Adnan Siddiqi’s blog that I just had to share it with our readers.
For those who may not imediately catch on or cannot read Urdu, painted on the wall is an advertisement for the tlecommunication company Zong, with their new slogan, “Sabb Kar Do” (meaning “Do Everything”). Also, written in Urdu below that is “0.75 rupees per minute.”
Why is this hillarious, you ask?
Because, the wall it is painted on is that of a public “latrine” or bathroom. You can see the blue signpost on the right of the picture pointing you to the latrine, and also the washbasin and towel hanging over the “G” of Zong. You can also see the jhaRRoo on the ground (can someone please help me with a good English word for jhaRRoo; no, not, broom).
In his original post, Adnan Siddiqi felt that the Rs. 0.75 per minute was the funniest part. I think that given the context, the “Sabb kar do” is equally hilarious.
Saqib, the words above windows are: ‘wash room’
hehehehe
this creative mind demands applause from us :D
I can imagine the latrine wall is a fairly high-traffic location and good for advertising.
It seems to me that the subliminal message is that the mobile phones are part of the basic necessities of life…like bathrooms. You can not live without either.
Can anyone please make out and read what is written ABOVE the two windows, I think the second world is “room” but cannot read the first.
Hillarious. Great find.
I wonder if ZONG high-ups know. Pity the poor guy in marketing who approved this one.
Sabb kar do!
Cute
Actually I wanted to empower the readers so that they could interpret it themselves as:
“sab kardo Rs.0.75 fi minute mey” :-)
This is just way way too funny!