[WikiEN-l] Britannica quote of the day

[Alphax (Wikipedia email)]

Steve Bennett wrote:
> On 4/3/06, Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:
>> We need to keep [[Britannia]] in mind where it says, "Early portraits of
>> the goddess depict Britannia as a beautiful young woman, wearing the
>> helmet of a Centurion <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centurion>, and
>> wrapped in a white toga with her right breast exposed."
>>
>> IIRC Britannica had an arrangement of the trident and shield in its
>> logos before it adopted a thistle with which to nourish goats.
> 
> I wonder if the next edition of Britannica will have: "Early logos for
> Wikipedia depicted a young girl, of approximately seven years of age,
> buttocks exposed and seemingly yearning for the erect penis about to
> penetrate her".
> 
> </bad taste>
> 

Don't forget that there were stuffed animals involved...

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