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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Drink! Feck! passed

Father Ted
Father Ted. Photograph: Channel 4

Feck off! Please don't take offence, the Advertising Standards Authority hasn't. The Daily Star reports that the watchdog ruled today that the F-word was popularised by TV show Father Ted and is unlikely to be seen as swearing after receiving a complaint about it being used in an advert to sell Magners cider.

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