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Tue 02 Feb 2010Smut Board gets Cruiskeen therapy
FEBRUARY 9th, 1956:The censorship of books was one of the great liberal issues of the mid-20th century, as well as being a matter for occasional hilarity. Myles na Gopaleen (Brian O’Nolan) took up the issue in one of his more straightforward and (mostly) serious Cruiskeen Lawn columns.
AS A rule, I keep far, far away from this newspaper’s correspondence columns. It is not a question of fear, but rather of etiquette. It is not funny for one funny man to be funny at the expense of other funny men. But let’s break the rule for once, and be serious for a moment.
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