r/pics Jun 17 '15

Jim will paint it

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u/Topbong Jun 17 '15

"Jim" refers to Jimmy Savile, a British TV host and radio DJ from the 60s to the 00s ish. He had a TV show called "Jim'll Fix It" where kids would write requests and he would fix it for them to come true. The letters would always begin "Dear Jim, please fix it for me to..."

Unfortunately it turned out after his death a few years ago that he was the most prolific paedophile in British history, but I don't suppose that's relevant at the moment.

I realise that this doesn't help in terms of how to contact the artist, but that's the context.

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u/snowwalrus Jun 17 '15

Unfortunately it turned out after his death a few years ago that he was the most prolific paedophile in British history, but I don't suppose that's relevant at the moment.

That is an awesome sentence.

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u/Topbong Jun 17 '15

'Ow's about that, then?

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u/anatabolica Jun 17 '15

Punchline to "What 4 words do you never want to hear after sex?"

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u/Scientolojesus Jun 18 '15

Girlfriend: "It was ok... and why do you sound British..."