Archive 2005
* Chelo Kabab: The complete experience * Alo? Hamraah, dasti... * Original sin: Forough Farrokhzad * How much? Five Gheran stamp * Siah Zangi: Zanzibar * I'm so not special: Tehran University head * Kafsh: Footwear * What's your sign? Astrology * Dirty work: Syriana * Armed struggle: Fadaian Khalgh * Stamp of popularity: Ali Daei * Men on a mission: Three Wise Men * Kish mate: Chess pieces * King Kong: Grass * Zero to ayatollah: Shi'ite titles * Hollywood double: Mahasti & Jane Fonda * Strings: Musical instruments * Southern ports * Famous nuts: Tavazo * Money grows: Bank Keshavarzi * Persian domain: Daamaneh * Tripple towers: Pigeon house * Esfand: Wild rue * Infinite arch: Esfahan's Si-o-Seh Pol * Yummy art: Ashe Reshteh & Pollock * Maadar-e foulad-zereh: Amir Arsalan novel * The man and his pen: Hadi Khorsandi * Another flower: Shaghayegh * What on earth: Saffron * Cut! Rakhshan Bani-Etemad * A in physics: Pakistan's Abdul Qadeer Khan * Beautiful machine: Farboud * Iran nuclear warhead inspection * For a prayer: Yazd Zoroastrian temple * Bazaar of bazaars: Isfahan * Maximum time to...: Rest * Lion & bull: Greek & Persian * Close enough: Kabul * Resting place: Shah Cheragh * Even he's fed up: Ahmadinejad * al-Embassy: Baghdad * Don't mess with them: Prisons organization * Skiing * In honor of an artist: Kamal ol Molk * Born again Palestinian: Ahmadinejad * Ray-Ban: Abadan * Commander in chief's better half: Davis & Jarrahy * Baba in chains: Vegentable oil * Not funny: Qazvin * Big old prison: Falak ol Aflak * She knows more about Iran than you do: Nikki Keddie * Takhte Jamshid in the land of the sun * Polo: Rice dishes * Pizza Hot: Kish * Is this true? Microsoft "con" * Hot summers: Yakhchal ice house * Without men: Shahrnush Parsipour * Heavenly taste: Khormaloo * Protected village; Maymand * Monireh Lewinski: Ahmadinejad * Daily Double! Khate Mikhi: Old Persian * Zanesh mesle moosheh: Gheybat * Torch of knowledge: Elm o Sanat * Foreigners' favorite: Isfahan * Way back when: Navaar behdaashti * Common carpet: Kashan * Old message: Ganjnameh * Can't miss it: Sepahsalar * A star is bor: Bahar Soomekh * Seeb: Apples * He's got the beat: Arash * Great rock: Daryaye Noor * Do you watch TV? Sara Tabrizi * The man who saw double: Sa'adi * Seinfeld: Soup Nazi * Hadi-se Javaani * City from the sky * Chender ghaz: 10 rials * House of God: Jameh Mosque in Yazd * Hafez winehouse * Rising star: Arash Borhani * Kashan: Most famous for... * Guns & roses: Afifabad * Creative headwrap: Taj Mahal Hotel * Play it again, Sanam: Lame * Smart kids: Sharif University * Ahmadinejad in New York * Not exactly: Peugeot * Girls with guns: MKO * Persian cuisine: Alborz * May Katrina bring back your sanity: Meshkini * Big man: Amir Kabir * Playing with life: Road side * Airport security: Khar va Korreh Khar * Bani Adam: Sa'di * Oil LOL: Lots of laughs * Dark shadow: Ahmadinejad * The terminal: Shiraz * Something to smile about: Islamic swimsuit * Islamic t-shirt: Don't panic * Facing history: Persepolis woman * East meets West * Hint Haideh: Gole Yakh * Hard-working anima: Ass & Asstar * Rashti slippers * Symbol of resistance: Golesorkhi * Matisse: "Persian woman" * First film: Dokhtare Lor * Jang jang taa... * Ab zipo? Runny water * Breathing? Qalyoon * Lost & found: Pipe * Yahoo! Imam Ali * Men being men: Watching football * Girls organization for boys: Wild animals * Perfect tea * Sitting on history: Khosro Parviz * Adle Mozaffar: Majlis * Should have stuck to painting: Hitler * Speak Arabic? Khomeini Qaed * Sign of the times: Beatles * Chin up: Shirin Ebadi * Qoo qoo lee qoo: Nima Yushij * Match point: Enghelab Sports Complex * Kasabian: Gh/Qassabian * Water is for drinking: Not for the radiator * Rostam's title: Tahamtan * Bee-shileh-pileh * I am God: Hallaj * Rayhan: Popular song * Heavenly view: Damavand * Kalleh pacheh * Sideburns: Paazolfi * Science of joy: Maz Jobrani * Try to avoid: Qasr prison * Not a hotel: Evin prison * Gharib-e Ashena: Shamaizadeh * Goshnameh: Khoresh Lubia * Abe garm, abe sard, yakhchaal: Jell-O * Popular tourist: Shajarian * Reservoir dogs: Beizaie's "Sag Koshi" * It's not a wall: Aslani's "Divaar" * Gonjishk: Birds * Where he belongs: Ahmadinejad * Realist: Kamal ol-Molk (Ghaffari) * Ahde Daghyanoos: Decius / As-haabe Kahf * Environment day: Portable toilets * Business is business: Nesiyeh * Eyes wide open: Mohsen Makhmalbaf * Persian information system: Postal service * Wanted man: Carmen bin Laden * Rafsanjani & Ahmadinejad * Tamed by time: Hamadan lion * Jamileh Yekkeh Savaar: Elahe * Khabis! Kemal Ataturk * Unforgettable: Satanic Verses * Maa meetooneem! Ahmadinejad * Infamous: Capitulation * The fire within: Naderi's "The Runner" * Lebaas-e mahalli: Gilan * Free speech: Siamak Pourzand * The Iranian connection: Mr & Mrs Smith * Rock solid: Kandovan * Yaa ayo hal saaqi: Football team poem * Men only: Team Melli captains * Identity crisis: Sir Alfred * Power of light: Salavaat * Make a wish: Faal-e Hafez * Grows on trees: Tea... Chaai * Oh brother! Behrouz Vossoughi * They did good: Jahad Sazandegi * Not on McDonalds menu: Lamb brains * National heritage: Carpet Museum * Pinglish: English in Persian * The big picture: Abu Ghraib * Southern comfort: Dariush Hotel, Kish * Girly boy: Circumcision/Evil Eye * Growing a tail: Dom dar ovordan * Fresh: Ziba Shirazi * Bee-Jaameh: Zolaal * He's not kidding: Ebrahim Nabavi * Camel code: Shotor deedee nadeedee * Chic brand: DolceVita * The observer: Robin Wright * Luniville: Jerusalem * Ageh ye joe shaans daashteem: Farhad in "My Fair Lady" * The run-around: Houman Mortazavi * How do you spell Akbar? * Akbar Shah: Rafsanjani * The deep: Zharfa * Shadravan: Farrokhrou Parsa * Modern bazaari: Pierre Omidyar * Bon appetit; Noosh-e Jaan * Aroos: Song * Blue & white: Iran Air * Pushing hard: British Empire * Fiddler on the roof * Khoone-ye khaaleh: Majles * Jadidi: Jews * Struggling: "Day I Became a Woman" * An eye for interpretation: Darius Khondji * Bad investment: House of Sand & Fog * BBQ : Manghal * Hot patriot: Catherine Bell * Royal clown: Nasser-e-Din Shah Qajar * Royal snub: Farah & Elizabeth * Happy ending: Hafez * Military genius: Nader Shah Afshar * Drawing attention: Marjane Satrapi * Salam Qorban! Churchill * Oy vey! Ey voy! * It's not in the dictionary: See Class! * Tohfe Natanz: Golabi/Pear * Legendary: Cafe Naderi * Bedroom: Shah * Bee-hejab: Khatami in Germany * Metamorphosis * Veiled propaganda: Hejab & modesty * Not a fisherman: Parviz Sayyad * Pahlevoon Farangi: Prince of Persia * Gol-e kalam: Cauliflower * Pope's magic carpet: Heriz * Preservers of tradition: Women * Nice car, nice name: Peugeot "Persia" * Wherever I am...: Sohrab Sepehri * Dastaa baalaa: Khatami funny caption * Laa elaaha el allah: "Jesus was a Muslim" * The shark: Rafsanjani * Cosmetic holy war: Azadeh Moaveni * Ammeh Nowruz: Giti * Can you imagine? Magic bra * Goldfish: Preservation * People's representative: Farah Karimi * Big house: Sa'dabad Palace * Amazing ambassador: Robert Sherley * What other year are we in? 2564 * Mysterious sound: Gold fish * Biggest wish: Sabzeh * Gol o bolbol: Norooz stamp * Googoosh wants young man * Norooz customs * Aviation: Havaa * His wife is good too: Houshang Tozie * Shaftaloo family: Shalil * Ghaashogh-zani * Man & Woman: Majnoon & Leili * Tribal fashion: Qashqaie * Fishy ideas: Fertility * Deed o baazdeed: Tara Bahrampour * Window to knowledge: Esmaeil Mirfakhraei * Damet garm: Be alive * Dark reality: Bahman Ghobadi * Beedmeshk: Aragh * She knows business: Susie Gharib * Sabzi khordan: Greens * The hunter: Bahram Gur * Martyr: Howard Baskerville * Riddle: Obayd Zakani * Setareh: Niki Karimi * We owe him: Ehsan Yarshater * Eternal fire: Oil company * Punch: Panj * Second most important book: Talmud * Changing sides: Cadets salute Khomeini * Ladies first: Funny caption * Sharing women & things: Mazdak * Wings: Tehran University logo * Esken: Bank notes * Masjed: Mosque in Shiraz * Old-fashioned rap: Poem * Mecca of the heart: Konya * Long, wet, night * Big film: Gaav/The Cow * Melons: Kharbozeh * Card game: Baccarat * How many TIMEs? Iranians on cover * Cheney chi meegeh? Funny caption * Standing tall: Turkmen Sahra cemetery * What's in a name? (2) Azarbaijani names * What's in a name? Shohreh Aghdashloo * Divine art: Turkmen * 26 years ago today: Pahlavis in Egypt * High noon: Tabriz * Heavenly refreshment: Yakh dar behesht * Master of mud: Parviz Kalantari * Favorite conqueror: Napoleon * East meets West: Hossein Nasr * Shataragh! Rostan & Sohrab * Cats in hats: Kashf-e Hejab * Now there's a writer: Shahrnush Parsipur * Lahjeh: Mashhadi-ish * Showdown: Presidential candidates * Italia Italia: Fardin * Peanuts: Papasi * Harf-e moft: Telegraph
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