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ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan - He has outlawed opera and ballet and railed against long hair and gold teeth, but now Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov is determined to wipe out another perceived scourge: lip synching.



Niyazov has ordered a ban on lip synching performances across the tightly controlled Central Asian nation, citing "a negative effect on the development of singing and musical art," the president's office said Tuesday.

"Unfortunately, one can see on television old voiceless singers lip-synching their old songs," Niyazov told a Cabinet meeting in comments broadcast on state TV on Tuesday. "Don't kill talents by using lip synching... Create our new culture."

Under Niyazov's order, lip synching is now prohibited at all cultural events, concerts, on television — and at private celebrations such as weddings.

Niyazov has led the former Soviet republic for 20 years, creating a vast personality cult around himself and issuing decrees regulating behavior in all walks of life.

In 2001, Niyazov banned opera and ballet as not corresponding with the national mentality. Last year, he called for young people not to get gold tooth caps and urged authorities to crack down on young men wearing beards or long hair

Alot of boards users would have a hard time from the cops

grimloch

I wouldn't. I would be the model Turkmenistanese resident.

Pigman II

With determination like that I can see Turkmenistan winning the EurovisionSongContest any day now.

joejoem

Pigman II wrote:

With determination like that I can see Turkmenistan winning the EurovisionSongContest any day now.

Or loosing and returning home to be shot.

bounty

that little communist back water has a bigger population than us at 5 million...

Pigman II

Yes but fortunately a country is measured in in GDP and not meatbags.

Victor

If only they banned Karaoke instead!

Binomate

Pigman II wrote:

With determination like that I can see Turkmenistan winning the EurovisionSongContest any day now.

Yeah sure, if it was a European country.

BrokenArrows

so what noone is allowed sing along to the radio anymore.

"Sorry miss you were singing along to a song on the radio. Under section 33, part A, subsection 33b of the Stupid Rules act 2005 i sentence you to death."

:eek:

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BrokenArrows wrote:

so what noone is allowed sing along to the radio anymore.

"Sorry miss you were singing along to a song on the radio. Under section 33, part A, subsection 33b of the Stupid Rules act 2005 i sentence you to death."

:eek:

Singing along to the radio isn't lip-synching

Pigman II

Binomate wrote:

Yeah sure, if it was a European country.

Israel isn't in Europe. Turkey either depending on who you ask. So whats your point?

ziggy

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stevenmu

Isn't this the same guy that ordered an ice palace to be built in the middle of a desert, at huge cost while people were starving all around the country ?

edit: yep, it is

NotMe

Fair play to him... a step in the right direction I think.