By far, Kevin Smith’s upcoming comedy Zach and Miri Make A Porno is the best title to abbreviate on the site. “Porno” this, “Porno” that, considering Dave’s father asked us a couple of months ago what NSFW stood for, only to be elated that we actually were trying to warn him about all the boobs and stuff, the whole “Porno” angle is fun because you can imagine him scouring for the NSFW-ness.

Turns out, this is actually the complete opposite new for Kevin Smith, who saw his online teaser for Zach and Miri get pulled by the all-evil MPAA. The film was submitted to the board and came back with a horrid NC-17, which most theater chains won’t carry and which is supposed to restrict anyone under 17 from seeing the film (though – may we remind everyone – the MPAA ratings are just an advisory, they can’t actually keep anyone from seeing anything).

From AP:

Smith said the MPAA ratings board objected to two sex scenes involving co-stars Jason Mewes and Katie Morgan. After the movie’s initial NC-17 rating, Smith said he trimmed those scenes as far as he was willing to go but was unable to convince the board to lower the rating.

“They felt it was rather sexually graphic. My point is, it was comically graphic. All the sex in the movie with the exception of one scene is very cartoonish, very campy,” Smith said. “It wasn’t designed to titillate.”

The appeals board, a separate panel from the ratings board, viewed the movie Tuesday, and Smith presented his arguments. It was the third time Smith successfully talked his way down to a lower rating: His 1994 debut “Clerks” initially received an NC-17 rating that was reduced to an R on appeal, while his 2003 film “Jersey Girl” was reduced to PG-13 after first being rated R.

Smith said the title alone should be enough to caution audiences about the contents.

“Anybody not inclined to see a movie with `Porno’ in the title is not going to see it, so it kind of regulates itself to a degree,” Smith said. “And anybody who is going is not going to be surprised by what they see.”