On 03-Jul-06 Bailey, Lesley wrote:
> As a defence, I seem to remember hearing a radio program a long time
> (15years plus) ago about the court action that resulted from the Sex
> Pistol's album 'Never mind the B*****ks'. I think the defence that was
> used was that B*****ks were a (medieval) priest hence not offensive at
> all. Does anyone else know?
>
> And perhaps we could start a trend for T-shirts saying 'Priests to
> Blair' if my recollection is accurate, and we'd all know what they
> meant!?
>
> Lesley
... and the court action in question is outlined in:--
http://tinyurl.com/lws7h
(of course the defending QC had to be John Mortimer)!
Ted.
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