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eMeS
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I'm sure she knew what it meant... I suspect it was all an act.I wonder how he explained to problem to her?
edwin_m
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Some censors in the past seem to have been of such high moral standing that they failed to notice "double entendres", many of which found their way into the allegedly sensitive eyes and ears of the general public. This seems particularly obvious in radio comedies from the 50s and 60s.
For sure, - she got to watch everything including that which she managed to get banned, (for our protection of course).
Yes, 'Beyond our Ken' and 'Round The Horne' especially. Joules and Sans polare pieces particularly would push it to the limit with the internal watching staff and it took careful explanation after the broadcast went out before they realised what Aunty had allowed.
Westcountryman
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"Snickers", the Marmite of the confectionery world!
Is it true that the story about Chevrolet hilariously naming one of their motor cars as the "Chevy Nova" ("Nova" being Spanish for "it doesn't go") is actually an urban myth?
Do people remember the Mitsubishi Shogun. It was also known in some markets as the Pajero. But not in Spain. Try putting Pajero into Google Translate!
EDIT: Apologies, I wrote this before scrolling down until the almost identical post later on!
edwin_m
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Whoever named the Kia Soul should have thought a bit more deeply first.
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The stories and anecdotes about Julian (and his friend Sandy) have been told umpteen times before and back again, and always worth repeating. They managed to sneak onto cosy radio comedy sketches coded languages and innuendo which would have been cut to shreds had the BBC had even an inkling. The fact that so many words of gay slang ("polari") last in our language today is almost certainly down to them being so popular with a general audience.
If it interests you, there's an informative (and entertaining) interview with Professor Paul Baker of Lancaster University, dicussing his latests book 'Fabulosa' on Laurie Taylor's Thinking Aloud programme in January this year. There was a very cheeky ad-lib by Kenneth Williams which even the writer Barry Took was taken abock with when explained to him. It can be heard on the BBC Sounds website here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000dqgz
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