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[Previous entry: "In media res"] [Main Index] [Next entry: "Revising the scores II"] 10 June 2003: "Revising the scores"
Via Virginia Postrel and Jackie D, a column by David Aaronovitch (who does more than his part in keeping it worthwhile to skim the Grauniad): "Lost from the Baghdad museum: truth" So, there's the picture: 100,000-plus priceless items looted either under the very noses of the Yanks, or by the Yanks themselves. And the only problem with it is that it's nonsense. It isn't true. It's made up. It's bollocks."Bollocks," you may be interested to know, is officially not an obscene word in Britain. For this, you may ultimately thank (or blame) the Sex Pistols, whose album Never mind the bollocks, here's the Sex Pistols caused the court case which led to this ruling. Nevertheless, it's pretty strong language, and Aaronovitch goes on to demonstrate why he is furious enough to use it. |
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