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"Domain names must not contain obscene, scandalous, indecent, or contrary to Libyan law or Islamic morality words, phrases or abbreviations," say the regulations.
The five-minute program, in which the writer and radio host Garrison Keillor, left, presents a roundup on this-day-in-literary-history, was removed from WUKY's morning schedule on Aug. 1 because of concerns that the word "breast" and the phrase "get high" in the program's poetic recitations might be considered indecent.
Those are words or phrases open to two interpretations, one of which is usually risqué or indecent.
The new thirst for intervention on taste issues goes back to the so-called "Bono ruling", delivered in March, when the FCC slated broadcaster NBC for allowing the U2 singer to use the phrase "fucking brilliant" at an awards ceremony in January, describing the incident as "indecent" and "profane".
"Indecent assault.
Indecent exposure.
Not indecent.
It's indecent".
It seems totally indecent.
It was an indecent law.
Indecent gallery shows.
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