PN_Guin t1_iqqhd5o wrote
Reply to comment by GrahamCrackerSnacks in TIL the BBC released a 'Green Book' in 1949 to define comedy guidelines. Among some of the banned topics were jokes about fig leaves and vulgar use of the word 'basket'. by morecharts
It used to be an euphemism for "bastard".
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