Pakistaniat
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 immediately catch on or cannot read Urdu, painted on the wall is an advertisement for the telecommunication 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 hilarious, 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.
Hehe!! funny :-D
The actual slogan is Sab KeH Do (Say it all). Someone has been naughty and changed the “KeH” to “Ker”… you can tell this by looking closely at the script, it doesn’t fit in with finesse of the rest of the calligraphy.
http://www.zong.com.pk/
For some reason, I just fail to find the funny in this. A distasteful and crude attempt at humor.
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.