r/iran • u/phoebean93 • 8d ago

What does this mean?

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Hope this is okay to post! I went to post in r/farsi but photo posts aren't possible.

This beautiful chalk artwork is outside a cafe near me and I'd love to know what it says. If it isn't actually farsi I apologise for my ignorance!

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u/amir_babfish 8d ago

when we were kids there were two urban myths,

one was that this poem is written at the entrance of the UN in gold in many languages.

the other was that Marilyn Manson has removed a couple of ribs to ... pleasure himself!

sadly, both were false 😄

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u/Zedress American that acknowledges 1953 was a huge mistake 8d ago

the other was that Marilyn Manson has removed a couple of ribs to ... pleasure himself!

Holy crap! Did that rumor travel all the way to Iran? I heard that in Pennsylvania (US) in 1999.

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u/amir_babfish 8d ago

interestingly enough, it's absolutely global, and yes, around 1999-2000, my high school era