We don’t asterisk many of those naughty words
- Posted on February 7, 2025
- By The Times
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We don’t asterisk many of those naughty words
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A new underpants advert prompted us to look into whether David Beckham had “still got it”. In doing so we referred once more to his alleged dismissal of the honours committee as “a bunch of c***s”