Sale of red flowers banned in Saudi Arabia

[erik_kosberg]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor..._valentines_dc

Despite the prohibition, demand for the banned roses has been strong and unofficial business was booming

[hymie[$]]

It isn't any dumber than pulling an episode of Postcards from Buster containing scenes of a lesbian couple. Or fining Howard Stern. Or whining about a naked white Desperate Housewife jumping into the arms of a black football player.

[erik_kosberg]

True dat.

[realtraveller]

None of those things were banned by the government. That's a big difference.

[drmomentum[$]]

He didn't say they weren't any different. He said they were at least as dumb.

-JP