George Michael
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In saucier news, on this day in 1987, George Michael’s newly released single “I Want Your Sex” was banned by the BBC because of its raunchy lyrics and hot-n-heavy videoclip. It was later re-approved and eventually made it to number 3 on the British charts. We think it’s pretty tame by today’s standards actually.
Phew, it’s been a big week. Anything you need to get off your chest before the weekend?
Is anyone really that shocked at a rugby league player having a big night on the turps?
The arrest in Brisbane this morning of Cowboys captain Johnathan Thurston is, as Darren Lockyer said of his mate, a real pity for him and he’ll be cursing himself for (allegedly) pushing the boundaries with the cops.
But it’s neither corrupt like a salary cap rort nor a flagrant moral infraction like taking performance-enhancers. It’s a low-level bit of stupidity and right-minded people will assess it with a shrug.
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Johnathon says:
@Barry Riiiiggght…...., “people have been locked up for simply walking home”. There wouldn’t be any more to that story at all would there? That’s it, like you said; COPS have a bad day and just lock people up…. !All the time! And you can’t do anything about it because… Read more »
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Drunk Guy says:
Well for many people it is completely normal behaviour, and stories on national TV current affairs shows back that up, and if the police are so thin skinned that they need to arrest people for laughing at their over officiousness, then we all should be arrested, in fact I laugh… Read more »
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