Statement to the press outside court, following losing a libel action brought by Sonia Sutcliffe, wife of serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper" (24 May 1989), quoted in UPI article and Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations p. 154
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If this is justice, I am a banana.
— Ian Hislop
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "If this is justice, I am a banana." in the context of "Statement to the press outside court, following losing a libel action brought by Sonia Sutcliffe, wife of serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper" (24 May 1989), quoted in UPI article and Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations p. 154" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Ian Hislop
Ian Hislop (born 13 July 1960) is editor, and part-owner, of British satirical magazine Private Eye and a panelist on Have I Got News for You. Owing to the many writs for libel Private Eye once received, Hislop has sometimes been described as being "the most sued man in Britain".
About Ian Hislop
Ian Hislop (born 13 July 1960) is editor, and part-owner, of British satirical magazine Private Eye and a panelist on Have I Got News for You. Owing to the many writs for libel Private Eye once received, Hislop has sometimes been described as being "the most sued man in Britain".
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