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Indeed, what bloke doesn't, unless they have a small package?Before Melvyn Webb was acquitted, the judge in his trial had informed the jury that men do sometimes innocently ‘fiddle with themselves in public
I have to re-arrange a lot whether in public or not, but most of us can do it discreetly.
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How about playing an imaginary french horn.Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostHe claims he was playing an imaginary banjo. I was going to add to that then I remembered that Cojak plays the Uke...
"I was only playing with my horn"
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It pays to tell the truth, nobody will believe you. Urban Dictionary: one string banjo
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When prosecutor Jane Davies asked: ‘Is this an activity you do regularly in the morning, this strumming on your banjo?’, Mr Webb replied: ‘I do it sub-consciously, but yes.’

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doubles entendres all round...‘I’m bewildered it got this far. It’s been a big strain.’
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So what's the CUK verdict? Judging by the court judgement, he wasn't guilty, which isn't necessarily innocent.
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Only to paying guestsOriginally posted by BrilloPad View PostDoes she play it in public?
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He claims he was playing an imaginary banjo. I was going to add to that then I remembered that Cojak plays the Uke...
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Which begs the question, who is it?Speaking at the home he shares with his wife in Basingstoke, Hampshire, Mr Webb said: ‘I feel very, very angry about all this. It’s cost me a lot of money, eight days off work and a job
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