Bowdler was a chap who took it upon himself to edit all the dirty bits from out of ShakespeareFor example, in Macbeth, he changed the line 'What bloody man is that?' to 'Who is this bleeding sergeant?', which ironically by today's standards would still be a mild swear. I was actually chuffed to get Bowdlerisation as a 14-letter clue in the cryptic crossword the other week \o/
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emvee cruor deo cruoris,
Wed 29 Feb 2012, 20:48,
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^ This means nothing to me...But thanks for trying...
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Wobbly Bloke Hello, did I miss anything on,
Wed 29 Feb 2012, 21:21,
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See me in the stationery cupboard after class
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emvee cruor deo cruoris,
Wed 29 Feb 2012, 21:29,
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