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netibiza | 11:24 Sun 18th Mar 2007 | Phrases & Sayings
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In past times, a 'scot' was a tax, so if someone went 'scot-free' it meant he was excused payment of it.
11:32 Sun 18th Mar 2007
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I know a vulgar joke about it - involving Jeremy Thorpe - but it's not fit for a family site - sorry.
23:46 Sun 18th Mar 2007
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Sorry Netti ... "Hughes go and sit on the Naughty step" pmsl
16:15 Tue 20th Mar 2007
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Actually, Andy, Thorpe's involvement with Norman Scott was the most 'expensive' - in political terms - thing he ever did! So, far from 'free'.
17:15 Tue 20th Mar 2007
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No - it brought back a vague rememberance, so I googled Thorpe and found something referring to Scott - but still cannot imagine the joke. These days no one would bother with it all.
17:43 Tue 20th Mar 2007
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These days he'd get his own T.V. show a book deal and a crack at "Celebrity" Big Brother!
11:56 Sat 16th Jun 2007

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