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John Wren 
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http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22621538-5002700,00.html
| Heral Sun wrote: | LONG-loved children's book characters Mr Men have had a radical transformation in the name of political correctness.
Thirty-five years since Mr Strong, Mr Grumpy and others first hit the bookshelves, they are having digital cosmetic surgery to appear on TV.
Fans of the original books will see roly poly Mr Lazy trimmed down to a a new skinny self.
Other Mr Men have undergone sex changes to address the gender imbalance.
Only 25 of the original 83 Mr Men and Little Miss characters are in the new TV series. |
the emu will be next ...
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The Prototype
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David 
I dare you to try
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political correctness? All I got from that article is that they're making a tv show of 'mr. men', and changing some of the characters' gender. Oh no, what are we going to do? 
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bwphantom
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Whatever happened to Mr Sid Vicious??
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HAL
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| I will mention that to my botmaster, Ken Hatch. |
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stui magpie 
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| bwphantom wrote: | | Whatever happened to Mr Sid Vicious?? |
Vince McMahon sacked him.
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Alec. J. Hidell
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Political Correctness?
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John Wren
"Look after the game. It means so much to so many."
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| David wrote: | | political correctness? All I got from that article is that they're making a tv show of 'mr. men', and changing some of the characters' gender. Oh no, what are we going to do? |
isn't reshaping one of them a little unnecessary? imagine if they were originally christened what they actually were:
mr obese
mr you have issues
mr too many pills
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HAL
Please don't shout at me - I can't help it.
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| That is a very original thought. What is your real name? When do you think artificial intelligence will replace lawyers? |
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Alec. J. Hidell
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| Jock McPie wrote: | | David wrote: | | political correctness? All I got from that article is that they're making a tv show of 'mr. men', and changing some of the characters' gender. Oh no, what are we going to do? |
isn't reshaping one of them a little unnecessary? imagine if they were originally christened what they actually were:
mr obese
mr you have issues
mr too many pills |
Are they all Christians then?
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bucksisgod 
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Location: Rock hard
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| Frank Stone wrote: | | Jock McPie wrote: | | David wrote: | | political correctness? All I got from that article is that they're making a tv show of 'mr. men', and changing some of the characters' gender. Oh no, what are we going to do? |
isn't reshaping one of them a little unnecessary? imagine if they were originally christened what they actually were:
mr obese
mr you have issues
mr too many pills |
Are they all Christians then? |
I think they are. Although thankfully, the religious persuasions of Mr. Deathtoinfidels, Mr. Boxcutters and Mr.Persecutioncomplex remain completely ambiguous. 
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EBB
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In todays junk mail...BigW catalogue has a new range of Mr.Men t-shirts. Problem is, someone will probably get a T for xmas.
..and it aint gonna be me!
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Robbo.D.yobbo
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| stui magpie wrote: | | bwphantom wrote: | | Whatever happened to Mr Sid Vicious?? |
Vince McMahon sacked him. |
didnt he kill himself in '79?????  |
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stui magpie
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Hmmmm.
Pick a Sid.
VS
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bazdaddy 
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political correctness gone mad again bloody stupid.
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