The point was that just because it is or was acceptable to say something in character doesn’t mean it’s acceptable to say the same thing out of character.
ETA: If the straw men are still erect they should consult a straw doctor immediately.
Hah.
In Soviet Russia, groups of people generalise you!
Participating in this thread means not having to take Viagra.
I think it bears repeating, because I suspect there’s a great many people that don’t know…
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Mahatma is an honorific - roughly equivalent to yogi, shifu or pastor (but a linguist can probably be more precise)
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Pakistan did indeed used to be part of India
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Britain just recently had some pretty bad race riots…
Huh. Shows what I know. I’m not entirely sure that David Jason can say stuff just because Del Boy said it, but it makes a difference.
Mahatma = “maha” (great) + “atma” (soul) = “great soul”