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British Government Releases Scandalous Benny Hill Tapes
The Onion ^ | 12-28-01 | The Onion

Posted on 12/29/2001 10:58:58 AM PST by jrewingjr

British Government Releases Scandalous Benny Hill Tapes.

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LONDON—Calling for "a new, more open era in British rule" and citing the need for "a time of healing for past transgressions," prime minister Tony Blair announced Monday that the British government will declassify and release the so-called "unexpurgated" Benny Hill tapes, ending over 15 years of public outcry and government cover-ups concerning their scandalous content.

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"At last, the truth about Hill is revealed before the entire world," said Sean Wright, whose near-fatal 1987 hunger strike as one of the infamous "Benny 11" helped raise international awareness of the cover-up.

"That bastard slapped me granddad upwards of 1,500 times back in the '70s. And why? Because his short stature made him an easy target? Because his bald, shiny head, God bless it, made a humorous thwacking sound when smacked with an open palm?"

Wright's grandfather, veteran stage performer Jackie Wright, has become an enduring symbol of Hill's legacy of abuse toward the elderly.

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Benny Hill rules! King Leer himself. (Yes, I meant to spell "Leer" with two e's!)
1 posted on 12/29/2001 10:58:58 AM PST by jrewingjr
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To: sirgawain
bling
3 posted on 12/29/2001 11:06:09 AM PST by nunya bidness
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To: jrewingjr
Benny Hill was a classic.
4 posted on 12/29/2001 11:07:57 AM PST by Libertarianize the GOP
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To: jrewingjr
Leave it to The Onion. Their warped sense of humor knows no match. Neither does Benny's. I'm sure he would have appreciated this!
6 posted on 12/29/2001 11:11:57 AM PST by dansangel
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To: jjbrouwer
Now if only the Americans would do the same thing with Clinton.

Are there not any security cameras in the White House?

7 posted on 12/29/2001 11:13:07 AM PST by klee
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To: Libertarianize the GOP
Benny Hill was a classic.

The best ever!

8 posted on 12/29/2001 11:20:14 AM PST by ST.LOUIE1
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To: jjbrouwer; MadIvan
Brit ping.
9 posted on 12/29/2001 11:20:48 AM PST by jrewingjr
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To: jrewingjr
King Leer is right! *LOL*


10 posted on 12/29/2001 11:21:50 AM PST by Happygal
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Is that you in the photo next to Benny, Happygal?
11 posted on 12/29/2001 11:30:49 AM PST by jrewingjr
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To: jrewingjr
To think that towards the end of his life his contract with the British TV companies wasn't renewed because his shows were deemed politically incorrect. I wonder if leftie Ben Elton still believes that Benny's shows were an encouragement for men to go out and commit rape. What an idiot.
12 posted on 12/29/2001 11:53:25 AM PST by JoeBloggs
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The PC Patrol didn't like him because he had too much fun with women. They wanted him to fear and cower before the butch-haired feminazi Thought Police; instead he ogled and chased their more voluptuous and long-haired sistren while making us all laugh.

13 posted on 12/29/2001 1:07:11 PM PST by jrewingjr
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To: jrewingjr
My brother has a bunch of the Benny Hill videos. They're hilarious!
14 posted on 12/29/2001 1:24:03 PM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity; All
Here is a link to BBC America. They are surveying to see which shows people would like them to carry. The shows are listed alphabetically. I Freeped it for Benny.
15 posted on 12/29/2001 8:37:29 PM PST by jrewingjr
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To: jrewingjr
Right on! Benny Hill is always good.

I used to watch the Unexpurgated Benny Hill on HBO in the early '80s. Good stuff!

16 posted on 12/29/2001 8:44:32 PM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Thanks for the link! I voted for Benny Hill. My second choice would be The Young Ones, probably the only good comedy MTV has ever shown.
17 posted on 12/29/2001 8:49:10 PM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity; Happygal
I would love to be able to get a load of Benny Hill videos sometime soon; I have ZERO now. We should have a videotape exchange thread sometime. Hey, while I'm at it, DOES anyone have any Benny Hill VHS tapes they would like to sell or trade? I'm serious, original or good copies. Since he has not been on TV, I haven't seen The Benny Hill Show for years. I would like to get hold of a nice quantity; laughs are a precious commodity after 9-11, and King Leer was ALWAYS good for a laugh.
18 posted on 01/03/2002 8:29:17 PM PST by jrewingjr
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I would love to be able to get a load of Benny Hill videos sometime soon; I have ZERO now. We should have a videotape exchange thread sometime. Hey, while I'm at it, DOES anyone have any Benny Hill VHS tapes they would like to sell or trade?

Go to ebay.com, put in a search for Benny Hill VHS

19 posted on 01/03/2002 8:40:58 PM PST by lowbridge
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To: jrewingjr
I normally find British humor embarrassingly unfunny, including most of Monty Python. Benny Hill was the hilarious, ingenious exception. A true classic.
20 posted on 01/03/2002 8:50:11 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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