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shenmue

(38,506 posts) Tue Dec 30, 2014, 12:45 PM Dec 2014

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Margaret Thatcher wanted to ban sex toys, to protect 'public decency'

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From the article:

According to documents from the National Archives released today, Thatcher met at least twice with anti-obscenity campaigner Mary Whitehouse.

One memo to Thatcher from then Home Secretary Leon Brittan, he said there was a “strong case” to legislate to ban sex toys under the law.

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Margaret Thatcher wanted to ban sex toys, to protect 'public decency' (Original Post) shenmue Dec 2014 OP

Insert joke about hardened criminals here: Manifestor_of_Light Dec 2014 #1

Reminds me of Georgia, Alabama and Texas jakeXT Dec 2014 #2

Well, anyone who looked at a photo of her Curmudgeoness Dec 2014 #3

More into tanks jakeXT Dec 2014 #4

Hey, we all get our jollies in different ways. Curmudgeoness Dec 2014 #5

So many items in the produce section would have been banned. Kaleva Dec 2014 #6

No more English Cucumbers?!?! NickB79 Jan 2015 #7

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)

1. Insert joke about hardened criminals here:

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Tue Dec 30, 2014, 01:00 PM

Dec 2014

jakeXT

(10,575 posts)

2. Reminds me of Georgia, Alabama and Texas

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Tue Dec 30, 2014, 01:25 PM

Dec 2014

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/05/30/the-town-where-your-sex-toy-could-land-you-in-jail.html

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

3. Well, anyone who looked at a photo of her

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Tue Dec 30, 2014, 01:43 PM

Dec 2014

had the suspicion that she was not a sex toy fan.

jakeXT

(10,575 posts)

4. More into tanks

Reply to Curmudgeoness (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 30, 2014, 04:41 PM

Dec 2014

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

5. Hey, we all get our jollies in different ways.

Reply to jakeXT (Reply #4)

Tue Dec 30, 2014, 04:55 PM

Dec 2014

I thank you for this post.....it was very enlightening. And entertaining.

Kaleva

(36,307 posts)

6. So many items in the produce section would have been banned.

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Tue Dec 30, 2014, 06:23 PM

Dec 2014

NickB79

(19,253 posts)

7. No more English Cucumbers?!?!

Reply to Kaleva (Reply #6)

Sun Jan 4, 2015, 02:08 PM

Jan 2015

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