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Re: Once again, even with all our problems, Canada--a great place to live...
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Wed, 4 Feb 2004 16:55:19 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys wrote:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur wrote:
> > 
> > <snip>
> > 
> > > 
> > > Not in my part of Europe! Like you, in the UK we prefer more subtle ways of
> > > exploiting women to sell cars etc.  Even the "hello boys" WonderBra advert
> > > was withdrawn in the UK. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1293583.stm This> is
> > > about as controversial we have gotten.
> > > 
> > > Scott A
> > 
> > *cough* Page 3 *cough* (1)
> > 
> > Dave K
> > -not that it's a poster,
> 
> Indeed.
> 
> > but I bet it sells newspapers, so any 8 year old in a
> >  coffee shop paging thru a legally purchased at any age paper can catch a gander
> 
> 8 Year old Canadians can even see it online:
> http://www.thesun.co.uk/
> 
> ;-)
> 
> Scott A

Ahh, the loverly internet...

(not that Page 3 is a bookmark in my browser... ;) )

That said, newspapers in Canada are not legally allowed to show topless models,
even in adverts, if these newspapers are sold to the general populace.

So there you are.

Dave K



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  Re: Once again, even with all our problems, Canada--a great place to live...
 
(...) Indeed. (...) 8 Year old Canadians can even see it online: (URL) A (23 years ago, 4-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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