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Subject: Censorship backfires. - (nf)
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Date: Fri, 16-Dec-83 03:36:22 EST
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hp-dcd!donn    Dec 12 13:17:00 1983

Flames on censorship, etc....  The following is one of those rare things,
a truly instructive joke.  Next time someone suggests censorship, try this
on them.
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This joke has been censored; it can't possibly be offensive.  I thus
rotated the main part.

First, there are some who would censor words having to do with parts of
the body, and of course there are are those who don't think much of dancing.

On the other hand, My Fair Lady is considered one of the 'nicest' musicals.

See what happens when a censor with a beeper following the rules above
gets to "I could have Danced all Night".

(This is best done out loud, with one person (trying to) sing, and another
doing the beeps;  I'll assume everyone knows the words, so I'll show the
beeps; I hope I remember the real lyrics correctly.)

	V pbhyq unir <orrc>rq nyy avtug,
	V pbhyq unir <orrc>rq nyy avtug,
	Naq fgvyy unir orttrq sbe zber.

	V pbhyq unir fcernq zl <orrc>f
	Naq qbar n gubhfnaq guvatf
	V'q arire qbar orsber.

	V'yy arire xabj jul vg jnf fb rkpvgvat,
	Nyy ng bapr zl <orrc> qvq syl!

	Nyy V xabj vf jura ur
	Ortna gb <orrc> jvgu zr.
	V pbhyq unir <orrc>rq, <orrc>rq, <orrc>rq nyy avtug!

My thanks to "Arden and Maisie" for pointing out what can happen with
censorship.  As they observe, "We're singing clean, you're listening dirty."

Donn Terry