"Santa's Butt" is no longer censored in Maine."Santa's Butt" is no longer censored cen·sor n. 1. A person authorized to examine books, films, or other material and to remove or suppress what is considered morally, politically, or otherwise objectionable. 2. in Maine. Efforts by the state liquor bureau to withhold licensing of the specialty beer "Santa's Butt Winter Porter" were halted in late December after a lawsuit was filed. Calling it "undignified" and "improper" the bureau had initially refused to license the label, which depicts Santa's clothed clothe tr.v. clothed or clad , cloth·ing, clothes 1. To put clothes on; dress. 2. To provide clothes for. 3. To cover as if with clothing. derriere perched atop a barrel (or "butt") of beer. Despite the bureau's granting of the license, the lawsuit will continue to be pursued to prevent future state censorship efforts. Two other labels--Les Sans Culottes culottes Noun, pl women's flared trousers cut to look like a skirt [French] culottes npl → falda f pantalón culottes npl → , depicting Delacroix's painting Liberty Leading the People and Rose de Gambrinus, featuring a painting of the king of Flanders sitting with a bare-breasted woman--were denied licensing. Karen Ann Gajewski is a freelance editor and an editorial consultant to the Humanist hu·man·ist n. 1. A believer in the principles of humanism. 2. One who is concerned with the interests and welfare of humans. 3. a. A classical scholar. b. A student of the liberal arts. . |
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