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Banned. (L.A. Stories).


And the Europeans say we're prudish.

Entrepreneur Marc Weinberg has run into trouble exporting his cursing teddy bear teddy bear

cuddly commodity named after President Theodore Roosevelt. [Am. Hist.: Frank, 46]

See : Cuteness
, Ballsy balls·y  
adj. balls·i·er, balls·i·est Vulgar Slang
Very tough and courageous, often recklessly or presumptuously so.
 Bear. Authorities in Luxembourg told a Ballsy buyer that the bear would not be allowed into the country. According to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 the buyer, officials told him the bear was lacking a European certificate insuring the product is safe for children.

As reported in the Business Journal, Ballsy belts out various expletives when squeezed. The buyer claims to have told officials the product wasn't intended for children, which the customs agents promptly said was their second reason for not letting in the bear.

"It's certainly funny," said Weinberg. "I'm sure they let pornography pornography

Depiction of erotic behaviour intended to cause sexual excitement. The word originally signified any work of art or literature depicting the life of prostitutes.
 in."
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Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Date:Apr 1, 2002
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