Stuarts' Daily Word Spot: X-Rated

X-Rated: a film classificationused in UK, USA, France and Australia in the early days of film censorship andrating. In UK, in 1982, it was replaced in by the 18 certificate, and it wasapplied to films felt unsuitable to be seen by people under 18 years of age dueto sexual, violent or nude content. In US, much the same situation appliedinitially, but because 'X-rated' was not trademarked, it quickly became a toolfor the pornographers to use to advertise their films, frequently beingconverted to XX or XXX to indicate the level of hardcore pornography peddled.In more general terms,it's become a symbol of something outrageous or risqué, something to titillateand excite, usually in a sexual manner. It is still sometimes applied toviolent entertainment as well.
'The bikini that girl'salmost wearing should be X-rated, is you ask me.'
'I'd tell you what I heardabout Barbara and Trevor the other night at Joanna's, but it's X-rated.'
A question to ponder: How is it that we put a manon the moon before we decided it would be a good idea to fit suitcases with wheels? 
1170 - Thomas Becket,Archbishop of Canterbury, was assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral byfollowers of King Henry II, and later became a saint and martyr in the AnglicanChurch and the Roman Catholic Church. The story is that Henry never intendedhis death and that his statement, 'Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?' was misinterpreted by the subjects who went on to dohis bidding. However, if those were his actual words, it's difficult to knowwhat else he might have meant.
Image via Wikipedia1955 - Barbra Streisand's firstrecording of 'You'll Never Know' wasmade, when she was aged 13.