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\"IsThe video for Gaybar<\/i> by Electric Six<\/a> (we are not worthy!) just came on one of the digital tellybox channels. The Hits, I think. Or something like that. Double figures, anyway. Unintelligible adverts featuring scantily clad women doing odd things with gym balls made of the same shade of latex as unflavoured condoms.<\/p>\n

They bleeped out the words “war” and “nuclear” with the sound of a whipcrack. So it went sort of like this:<\/p>\n

Let’s start a pksssshhhh<\/strong>!
\nLet’s start a pksssshhhh pkssshhhh<\/strong>!
\nAt the gay bar, gay bar, gay bar…”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I thought pixellating the pepper grinder was bad enough. Is this the state of play now? We have to bleep out perfectly good words because… well, actually, I can’t think of a reason why they would do that. It’s just fucked-up.<\/p>\n

Frood<\/a> is off gallivanting, by the way. Christmas party, dinner, clubbing and staying over in Embra with a colleague. Only told me yesterday. I am all alone and have no one to play with.<\/p>\n

Woe is me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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