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Breaking News. Playing the (imaginary) banjo can land you in court
A commuter accused of indecency on a train has walked free after telling a court he was strumming an imaginary banjo.
Before Melvyn Webb was acquitted, the judge in his trial had informed the jury that men do sometimes innocently ‘fiddle with themselves in public’.
The case arose after a woman complained of seeing a newspaper moving on his lap as he breathed heavily.
To read the full story click here.
P.S. Although it is in the Daily Mail, it seems to be true.
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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on -
dam ... well i'm goin straight to prison .. i was just polishing my nut on my pluck stck :-/
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Permalink Reply by Crimson Toad on -
Oh my...strumming his banjo..(wink/wink), and adjusting his underpants...lol...horrifiying...sounds innocent enough to me...nice one John...
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Permalink Reply by Paul Smith on -
Truth is stranger than fiction for sure!!! I might just take the bus tomorrow with my imaginary CBG...
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Permalink Reply by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw on -
What would happen if you brought along your imaginary suitcase drum, stomp box and harmonica as well. I think they'd throw away the key.
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Permalink Reply by Uncle John on -
Roadkill John, if you are up for an imaginary collaboration, I am just pretty darn good on imaginary mouth harp.
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Permalink Reply by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw on
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You play very damn good on the real one. Now where do I imagine I put that imaginary suitcase?
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Permalink Reply by South Paw,Davey on -
He was just tuning his organ;-0
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Permalink Reply by ED (Bad Finger) on -
There's no doubt.....the woman saw what she saw.
But I can't be sure what was actually going on.
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Permalink Reply by Seaman Jay on -
She played imaginary flute and he was out of tune. It is a major offence!
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Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on -
Lucky it was an imaginary banjo, otherwise he'd have got life... (-;
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Permalink Reply by Clock The Wolf & Negative Bunny on -
Least he wasn't playing slide on an imaginary a diddley-bow...
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Permalink Reply by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw on
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Or an upright bass.
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