Literature and different interpretations over time

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Literature and different interpretations over time

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Have to admit a few of those quotes did make me snigger. :lol:
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Didn't Shakespeare include a lot of words with double meanings ... I can remember quite a few from school.
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I remember quite a lot of those, especially Just William and the maiden aunt! :lol:

There were also suggestions that the names of a couple of characters in the TV programme Captain Pugwash were decidedly risque ... (I believe they were unfounded rumours.)
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