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    What book was once banned by the Eldon, Missouri library because it contained 39 "objectionable" words?

    Question #78051. Asked by sugabrown. (Mar 29 07 9:29 PM)


    darkviper2007

    		American Heritage Dictionary (1969)

    Mar 29 07, 9:56 PM
    zbeckabee

    		In 1978, an Eldon, Missouri library banned the dictionary because it contained 39 "objectionable" words. And, in 1987, the Anchorage School Board banned the dictionary for similar reasons, i.e., having slang definitions for words such as "bed," "knocker," and "balls."


    http://hswww.grand-blanc.k12.mi.us/dclement/americanlit/1st%20Semester/banned_books_list_adventures_of_.htm

    Mar 30 07, 9:25 AM
    Baloo55th

    		Why don't they try to ban the alphabet? Just think - all those objectionable words can be made just by moving letters around......

    Mar 30 07, 9:27 AM

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