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Pensioner caught on camera spraying graffiti on Margaret Thatcher statue (metro.co.uk)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12878654

A pensioner has been caught on CCTV apparently spraying the word ‘b******’ onto the plinth holding a statue of Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first female prime minister.

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Its installation was controversial and it has been egged and spat on – with some jokers even marking the statue as a public toilet on Google Maps.

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[-] Emperor@feddit.uk 18 points 8 months ago

The rude word is given as:

‘b******’

I'm guessing it's ‘bollock’.

[-] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 9 points 8 months ago

Probably BASTARD since we see D.

[-] 7heo@lemmy.ml 7 points 8 months ago

Definitely more probable than 'boobies'

[-] blindsight@beehaw.org 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

The image shows it ending with |D. Options:

B***ID
B***HD
B***ND
B***AD

The shape of the | means I think these are unlikely: B***WD
B***MD
B***JD
B***VD

If the picture and number of stars are both accurate, and I'm reading it correctly, then I'm at a loss.

BEHIND wouldn't be censored, I assume, but who idk. British sweating is different than Canadian. You can say "fuck" on TV but not "bloody hell", so there's probably something there in missing.

[-] cook_pass_babtridge@feddit.uk 15 points 8 months ago

BELLEND?

[-] Tweak@feddit.uk 2 points 8 months ago

Ding ding ding

[-] blindsight@beehaw.org 2 points 8 months ago

I think them getting the number of stars wrong is most likely, yeah.

[-] Aldehyde@kbin.social 2 points 8 months ago

‘Bellend’ maybe?

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