X-Rated: a film classification
used in UK, USA, France and Australia in the early days of film censorship and
rating. In UK, in 1982, it was replaced in by the 18 certificate, and it was
applied to films felt unsuitable to be seen by people under 18 years of age due
to sexual, violent or nude content. In US, much the same situation applied
initially, but because 'X-rated' was not trademarked, it quickly became a tool
for the pornographers to use to advertise their films, frequently being
converted to XX or XXX to indicate the level of hardcore pornography peddled.
In more general terms,
it's become a symbol of something outrageous or risqué, something to titillate
and excite, usually in a sexual manner. It is still sometimes applied to
violent entertainment as well.
'The bikini that girl's
almost wearing should be X-rated, is you ask me.'
'I'd tell you what I heard
about Barbara and Trevor the other night at Joanna's, but it's X-rated.'
A question to ponder:
How is it that we put a man
on the moon before we decided it would be a good idea to fit suitcases with wheels?
1170 - Thomas Becket,
Archbishop of Canterbury, was assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by
followers of King Henry II, and later became a saint and martyr in the Anglican
Church and the Roman Catholic Church. The story is that Henry never intended
his death and that his statement, 'Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?' was misinterpreted by the subjects who went on to do
his bidding. However, if those were his actual words, it's difficult to know
what else he might have meant.
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1955 - Barbra Streisand's first
recording of 'You'll Never Know' was
made, when she was aged 13.
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