# Draw Your Own Conclusions

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draw-your-own-conclusions/199547>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 4, 2003, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draw-your-own-conclusions/199547 "2003-09-04T16:39:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2003, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draw-your-own-conclusions/199547/1 "2003-09-04T16:39:17Z")

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The new National Geographic hit newsstands here in The Kingdom yesterday.

It has a big article on modern-day slavery.

It also has a half-dozen pages cut out by the censor.

Draw your own conclusions.

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2003, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draw-your-own-conclusions/199547/2 "2003-09-04T17:32:14Z")

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The censor has really dull scissors and sore fingers now?

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How is Rap like Porn? Both are better with the sound turned off.

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**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2003, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draw-your-own-conclusions/199547/3 "2003-09-04T18:08:41Z")

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Does make you wonder what the censorship office must look like. I imagine an airplane hanger full of a Filapinas.

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**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2003, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/draw-your-own-conclusions/199547/4 "2003-09-04T19:14:17Z")

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So who does the brainwashing to clean out the minds of the censors after each day’s labors to protect the Saudi gestalt?