Rin_Seven t1_iqsnjxd wrote
Reply to comment by shimi_shima in TIL the BBC released a 'Green Book' in 1949 to define comedy guidelines. Among some of the banned topics were jokes about fig leaves and vulgar use of the word 'basket'. by morecharts
So a 'basket case' is actually a bastard instead of a crazy person?
BrokenEye3 t1_iqux8yv wrote
Apparently not, but the official etymology makes zero sense to me
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