Growing up in Pakistan, young boys, as they hit puberty and start getting curious, come to know of mythological existence of Blueprints or Blueprint Films (and pictures).
The legend is that in these Blueprints “films” or photographs naked people engage in open debauchery for your viewing pleasure. As an inevitable consequence, Blueprint is a dirty word and is not menat for a polite company. Its abbreviation, BP, is also not meant to be said unless it is in the context of medical health of a person in which case it simply refers to blood pressure.
My dear Pakistani men and boys, I have a bit of bad news for you. There is no such thing as Blueprint films, or pictures for that matter. In other words, Blueprint does not mean dirty films or photographs. Outside Pakistan, blueprint is not a dirty word. (I have been told that our favourite enemies in the east and frenemies across east are also suffering from same lingual incertitude.)
According to a dictionary1 following is the meaning of blueprint:
In simple words, blueprint is a technical map or drawing of a building or machine drawn with white lines on a blue background.
Here are some examples of real blueprints:
In normal conversation in English language, blueprint often means a plan or scheme.
In olden days, dirty movies were referred to as blue movies which somehow became blueprint movies in Pakistan. The terminology of blue movies still exists but is rarely used in English language.
Therefore, my dear Pakistanis, STOP using the word blueprint for dirty films.
References:
1. "Blueprint." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 28 Jan. 2014..
The legend is that in these Blueprints “films” or photographs naked people engage in open debauchery for your viewing pleasure. As an inevitable consequence, Blueprint is a dirty word and is not menat for a polite company. Its abbreviation, BP, is also not meant to be said unless it is in the context of medical health of a person in which case it simply refers to blood pressure.
My dear Pakistani men and boys, I have a bit of bad news for you. There is no such thing as Blueprint films, or pictures for that matter. In other words, Blueprint does not mean dirty films or photographs. Outside Pakistan, blueprint is not a dirty word. (I have been told that our favourite enemies in the east and frenemies across east are also suffering from same lingual incertitude.)
According to a dictionary1 following is the meaning of blueprint:
a photographic print in white on a bright blue ground or blue on a white ground used especially for copying maps, mechanical drawings, and architects' plans
In simple words, blueprint is a technical map or drawing of a building or machine drawn with white lines on a blue background.
Here are some examples of real blueprints:
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| Blueprint of an old airplane |
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| Blueprint of spaceship from Star Trek |
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| Blueprint of Batman's car |
In normal conversation in English language, blueprint often means a plan or scheme.
In olden days, dirty movies were referred to as blue movies which somehow became blueprint movies in Pakistan. The terminology of blue movies still exists but is rarely used in English language.
Therefore, my dear Pakistanis, STOP using the word blueprint for dirty films.
References:
1. "Blueprint." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 28 Jan. 2014.
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