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.
Very funny. Zong company must pay you for this advertisement.
Very funny. As long as people’s funny bone survives, so will we as a society :-)
Ha ha. Still laughing. This is very funny. Plus, free publicity for Zong.
Re: ““Can someone please help me with a good English word for jhaRRoo; no, not, broom”. ”
These traditional ‘grass brooms” might be described as “dust sweepers” …. they aren’t terribly effective and just deposit dirt into another location.
Alternatives to “Broom” include
Sweeper
Brush
Mop
Swab
Dabber
I am not sure that there is an English word or term that directly conveys “jhaRoo (alt spelling ‘jhaRRoo’)” …. the nearest we had was the traditional “Twig-Broom” sometimes called a “broom-rake”, but apart from a few ‘country craft’ makers, they are not sold anymore.
I understand that they are still used by road sweepers in Serbia.
Doctored or not, this is very very funny. I will take this picture over the last one from Swat any day!