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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 160.9.41.113 (talk) at 12:13, 16 December 2005 (Vic Reeves reference). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

What the heck is a "god-botherer"? Ortolan88

It's a British Englishism (used in Oz as well) describing somebody actively and publically involved in Christianity, including church hierachy but also particularly active lay Christians. It implies a fairly common attitude in Australia (and presumably in GB) that God, if he exists, has better things to do than pay attention to the histrionics of some of his followers and that a better use for their time would be living their own lives in accordance with his teachings and let other people get on with theirs. It's generally regarded as derogatory (but some people fitting the description have reclaimed the term in the same ways that other marginalized groups have done), so I'm going to remove it unless he self-describes specifically as one. --Robert Merkel

Thanks. I'm pretty sure Neddy was a good man.Ortolan88

Vic Reeves reference

Is it really necessary to have Vic Reeves "pie and peas" reference in here? I notice that the same contributer has put it in twice now, but it's not really relevant to Harrys life or career. If everyone is agreeable I will remove it--160.9.41.113 12:13, 16 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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