John Profumo RIP

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Died aged 91. Since the Keeler scandal, he spent his time doing Good Works. So what was the legacy of the 1963 events for standards in public life? For media attention to sex/spy scandals? For the way disgraced ministers get rehabilitated or otherwise?

― beanz (beanz), Friday, 10 March 2006 16:00 (twenty years ago)

John Profumo's dead.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 10 March 2006 16:03 (twenty years ago)

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41423000/jpg/_41423510_profumo-pa-203.jpg

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 10 March 2006 16:04 (twenty years ago)

http://www.u-blog.net/hide1983/img/films-beetlejuice.jpg

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Friday, 10 March 2006 16:05 (twenty years ago)

Modern method = say "Heyyyyy, you can't blame a guy for trying!"

Follow up with "I did nothing wrong" (!= "I did nothing illegal)

Then carry on as normal.

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 10 March 2006 16:05 (twenty years ago)

I saw that movie (about the only ref Americans have).

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 10 March 2006 16:07 (twenty years ago)

Everything I know about the Profumo Affair I got from that movie. Winona was hott too!

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Friday, 10 March 2006 16:08 (twenty years ago)

(Sorry Dom, you beat me to it)

So are Profumo 'jokes' going to come back in? Why was Profumo such a bad carpenter? One misplaced screw and the whole cabinet falls apart. Ho ho ho.

― beanz (beanz), Friday, 10 March 2006 16:09 (twenty years ago)

Why not. 40 year old jokes still do the rounds.

― Last Of The Famous International Pfunkboys (Kerr), Friday, 10 March 2006 16:47 (twenty years ago)

A 40 year old walks into a bar...

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Friday, 10 March 2006 16:52 (twenty years ago)

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