Iran bans the mullet

[Bob Loblaw]

..and other "decadent Western cuts." Too. Many. Jokes. Brain...going to...EXPLODE!!!!!!!!!

In a move of government oppression we can sort of get behind, Iran's culture ministry has banned a number of men's haircuts including the mullet and other "decadent Western cuts." What else is deemed illegally unstylish?

Here's the best one thus far from the Gawker comments..."Fatwah in the front, Jihad in the back." I giggled heartily.

Mullets Are Officially Illegal in Iran

[213th]

It was actually necessary to make the mullet illegal...

[Second Chance]

It was actually necessary to make the mullet illegal...

If they tried that in da south...........there would be another civil war.........baaaaaaaaa

[Standard Dave]

Simple racism against Germans banning the mullet.

[CTR man]

I'll give the government of Iran something to ban.
How's this? We could turn that country into a sheet of glass.

The government of Iran has just been removed from the planet.

Anyone else? Iraq? Afghanistan? North Korea? Cuba? Venezuela? Libya? Somalia?


Obama might make the new land one of those new extra states he claims to have visited, though.

Oh, wait......he bows down to those rulers and regimes. Probably kisses their feet. My bad.

[Bob Loblaw]

Oh, wait......he bows down to those rulers and regimes. Probably kisses their feet. My bad.

Could be worse...could just wander around holding hands with them....

[Ducky]

And in the US, having a mullet could get you free admission to the zoo.

PITTSBURGH – Mullet conservation efforts are under way in Pittsburgh — the hairstyle, not the fish.
The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium gave reduced admission Monday to those sporting the business-in-front, party-in-back look.
The tongue-in-cheek promotion kicked off a week of discount gimmicks at the zoo.
Stuck in the '60s? A tie-dye shirt will get you in the gates for $5 on Thursday. On Friday, the zoo's Facebook friends can get the lower price.
On Monday, the person with the best mullet won a behind-the-scenes zoo tour.
And the prize for the runners-up? A chance for a free haircut.

Sporting a mullet pays off at Pittsburgh Zoo - Yahoo! News

[Bob Loblaw]

I, for one, find the irony of this story simply delightful. If they banned the mullet because it's terribly unstylish and ridiculous, Iran would actually be somewhat forward thinking (from a fashion standpoint). But they're banning it because it's "Western," which is their lingo for "too stylish." So the folks in charge have just realized that the mullet is entirely too cool for their population.

[Captain America]

I, for one, find the irony of this story simply delightful. If they banned the mullet because it's terribly unstylish and ridiculous, Iran would actually be somewhat forward thinking (from a fashion standpoint). But they're banning it because it's "Western," which is their lingo for "too stylish." So the folks in charge have just realized that the mullet is entirely too cool for their population.

Not many people would ponder the deep international ramifications of the mullet , Bob. You need a primetime time slot on CNN.

[Bob Loblaw]

Not many people would ponder the deep international ramifications of the mullet , Bob. You need a primetime time slot on CNN.

Maybe I should apply for a job in the "Hairstyles Office" for The State Department...although I would probably have a few notes on the head of that department's 'do..

[Jenna]

Maybe I should apply for a job in the "Hairstyles Office" for The State Department...although I would probably have a few notes on the head of that department's 'do..