Relax, perv. This story isn’t about what you may think it’s about.
Turns out that Canada’s second-oldest magazine is called The Beaver. After 90 years of publication, it’s changing its name because the old one is being censored by online porn filters that interpret it as slang for female genitalia.
In one of history’s greatest understatements, publisher Deborah Morrison said, “The Beaver was an impediment online.”
“Nearly a century ago,” she added, “it probably seemed the perfect name for a magazine about the fur trade and Canada’s northwest frontier. There was only one interpretation for the word then.
“But you’re likely to find a lot of (porn) sites now if you search for the title of our history magazine online,” she concluded.
The Beaver becomes extinct after its February/March issue. Then it will spring back to life under the incredibly boring, but unmistakable name Canada’s History.
From what we hear, the first issue of Canada’s History will feature a centerfold, Miss April, Nanookie of the North.
Source: AFP
