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kj.naughtonAug 18, 2010
 

 
Hello Robert,

That entirely depends on the context. If the word in question refers to a cat, or could possibly refer to a cat, that's fine. If it obviously refers to a part of the female anatomy, it's not fine, at least for broadcast before 9pm in the UK. Comments about "stroking Mrs Slocombe's pussy" were the staple of a primetime BBCTV show for many years.

If you're referring to the line in the 40th anniversary show ("I'm reliably informed it's the only pussy in the White House that Hillary doesn't mind Bill Clinton stroking") then get-out-of-jail-free card that Graham used was to use it as a double-entendre. Clearly the line could be intepreted as referring to a cat just as it could equally be referring to something else.

This is widespread on the BBC; I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue use it extensively, especially in the "Lionel Blair" introductions to Sound Charades as well as the infamous "Janet And John" stories on Terry Wogan's various shows. Julian Clary based much of his early career (and early appearances on JaM) on innuendo and double-entendres.

Given Steven K. Amos's history then it's unlikely he'd be using it as a "double" though. And, with the possible exception of the word that also means a donkey, it's very, very unlikely any of the other words you quote would make it into any pre-9pm Radio 4 show.

Cheers

kJ

--- In just-a-minute@..., Robert Torres <bobbyshaddoe3004@...> wrote:
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> ...same with 'pussy' as is evident from that one thing Graham Norton talked about years ago on the subject of 'socks'.

 
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