Do you think he meant "not too young"

or "not toooo young", as in, not pre-pubescent?

Probably the latter.

Not that it matters much. Carry on.

Posted By: duke of york on October 23rd 2012 at 15:10:28

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I was slightly nervous about how the Savile story had become a BBC story (General Chat) - norway, Oct 23, 14:56:51
- Surely for "BBC" read "one man"? His decision? (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Oct 23, 15:03:08
- seems that the non reporting after his death (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 23, 15:01:52
  - This ^ He was allowed to get away with it for years with a lot of people now saying that (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 23, 15:08:01
    - The whole of Fleet Street knew about it, just trying to pin all on the BBC to get the heat (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 23, 15:09:21
      - Oh I agree, no end of people could have brought him down. (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 23, 15:10:19
        
        And yet they didn't - none of them - why? I don't get it... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 23, 15:26:32
        
        you have to remember this all happened in a different (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 23, 15:41:56
        
        Not 5 years ago it wasn't... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 23, 16:08:28
        
        fair point if just 5 years ago (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 23, 16:35:09
        
        Savile was litigious, prob lack of victim testimony and no desire to go looking for it (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 23, 15:30:40
        
        That's never bothered the liked of The Sun before... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 23, 15:33:10
        
        Maybe his establishment connections saved him from investigation? (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 23, 15:37:38
        
        Knew Thatcher didn't he? (n/m) (General Chat) - Huge Small, Oct 23, 15:43:29
        
        Yes, maybe: something stinks (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 23, 16:09:24
        
        I read that a tabloid was going to expose him and he basically said, if you do that's all (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 23, 16:12:59
        
        I agree with you. and me (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Oct 23, 15:12:08
        
        Good. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 23, 15:13:32
  - This is the key passage though (General Chat) - norway, Oct 23, 15:05:55
    - Do you think he meant "not too young" (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 23, 15:10:28
    - Yep. That's the attitude that allowed him to get away with it for so long. (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 23, 15:09:26
      - Apparently he used to answer his phone with (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 23, 15:13:35
- "killing" the story seems criminal now,but isn;t the issue the fact that the beeb let this (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 23, 15:01:28

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