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And the Sly Subeditor of the Week Award goes to...

Date: Wednesday, 25 April 2012, 21:20.

Categories: random-stuff.

Subeditors are sly sods, stuck in a largely thankless job, being shouted at from one side by journalists and the other side by editors, and if you take your eye off them for a second, they'll resort to what is seemingly their only pleasure in life: slipping slyly subversive jokes into seemingly innocent copy.

This week's award goes to whoever it was at the BBC who managed to inject a little fun into the US secret service prostitute scandal with this subtle joke:

Well it made me laugh...

If you still don't see it, read below the cut for a hint.

Teehee

Yes, I see what you did there.

Check out entry number 4 on Urban Dictionary if you still don't understand this bit of British slang.

I'm sure it's just a coincedence, suuuuuure.

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