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adder1969 wrote:

On Feb 6, 1:40 pm, allan tracy wrote:
Now the corporation has sparked claims it has pandered to the
"politically correct brigade" by apologising.


Yet another brick for the wall to support New Labour's thought police
Britain.


What if there was a plant that looked like a fat womans fanny? ..or
droopy tits flowers?


I'm sure more than one person has compared flowers to the vulva. (And
if they haven't, I hope they have a good excuse.)

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"Frederick Williams" "Frederick
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adder1969 wrote:

On Feb 6, 1:40 pm, allan tracy wrote:
Now the corporation has sparked claims it has pandered to the
"politically correct brigade" by apologising.

Yet another brick for the wall to support New Labour's thought police
Britain.


What if there was a plant that looked like a fat womans fanny? ..or
droopy tits flowers?


I'm sure more than one person has compared flowers to the vulva. (And
if they haven't, I hope they have a good excuse.)


I saw a plant at the rain forest centre near Newbury called (IIRC) the birth
wort. Judge for yourself. -

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Frederick Williams" "Frederick Williams wrote:
adder1969 wrote:

On Feb 6, 1:40 pm, allan tracy wrote:
Now the corporation has sparked claims it has pandered to the
"politically correct brigade" by apologising.

Yet another brick for the wall to support New Labour's thought
police Britain.


What if there was a plant that looked like a fat womans fanny? ..or
droopy tits flowers?


I'm sure more than one person has compared flowers to the vulva. (And
if they haven't, I hope they have a good excuse.)


Arum?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arum


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Williams "Frederick says...
adder1969 wrote:

On Feb 6, 1:40 pm, allan tracy wrote:
Now the corporation has sparked claims it has pandered to the
"politically correct brigade" by apologising.

Yet another brick for the wall to support New Labour's thought police
Britain.


What if there was a plant that looked like a fat womans fanny? ..or
droopy tits flowers?


I'm sure more than one person has compared flowers to the vulva. (And
if they haven't, I hope they have a good excuse.)


Flowers may have been compared to the vulva, but in general don't have
names like "fat woman's fanny" or "white lady's ****". Because they're
offensive.
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