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***JulianW*** · 08-13-2007, 05:09 AM

A man spotted on CCTV wearing a T-shirt bearing an "offensive" slogan has been warned he risks an £80 fine if he is caught again.
Forklift driver David Pratt was told by street wardens in Peterborough he could cause offence or incite violence.
The slogan on the garment read: "Don't piss me off! I am running out of places to hide the bodies".
Peterborough City Council said using insulting or offensive language was an offence, even if it appeared in print.
Mr Pratt, from Peterborough, was approached by the wardens as he waited for a bus with his wife.
The couple are now demanding a written apology.
"I really don't see how the wording on my T-shirt could incite violence - it's humour, that's all it is," said Mr Pratt. In a statement Peterborough City Council said it was investigating the incident.

Java_Bob · 08-13-2007, 08:48 AM

the PC police at it.....

***MSYoung*** · 08-13-2007, 11:40 AM

Ok, that was fun. I posted the following message and it appeared four times. I went to delete the extra appearances and all four disappeared. Let's try again.

I have a T-shirt my wife keeps threatening to burn. I bought it at Disneyland and it has a picture of Grumpy the Dwarf on it. It says "I'm right, You're wrong, Any questions?". She hates it when I wear it out of the house.

Java_Bob · 08-13-2007, 12:12 PM

how about Froggys Bar in Daytona T-shirts:

2 frogs in a "69"

We do taste like chicken.

***MSYoung*** · 08-13-2007, 02:52 PM

Now see, that is not offensive.

That is tasteful and fun.

***JulianW*** · 08-14-2007, 07:30 AM

From the BBC

Quote:

One shopkeeper was threatened with arrest for displaying a toddler's T-shirt in his shop window that had the slogan: "Winner of the egg and sperm race."
Police said they had received a complaint and told the shopkeeper that the garment was offensive and would have to be removed from the window of his clothes shop in Brighton.

A landlord was also ordered to remove a sign outside his pub in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, which said: "Faggots and mince not on the menu." A complaint was made to police by the previous tenants, a homosexual couple.

Probably the most high-profile row over "offensive" slogans is the French Connection advertising campaign in Britain which used FCUK.
In 2003, a shop keeper in Bishop's Stortford was asked by police to remove an "offensive" T-shirt from a front window display which depicted a drawing of a naked woman straddling her male lover, with the slogan 'the Joy of fcuk' underneath.
However, it's not clear whether the image or the wording, or both, were judged to be "offensive". The slogan certainly riled the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), which upheld 26 complaints about the logo. However, the slogan was eventually allowed in adverts after being registered as a trademark.

***MSYoung*** · 08-14-2007, 11:04 AM

Could it be that some people just have way too much time on their hands? But at least it is nice to know I can say FCUK (checked spelling).

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