A butcher who uses cheeky signs to flog his meats has had a visit from the police.
Pete Lymer, from Leek in Staffordshire, regular props risqué signs outside his shop offering 'big breasted birds' and 'big fresh cock'. It's certainly pretty eye-catching, I think you'll agree.
However, not everyone sees the funny side and Pete says he was visited by the boys in blue after someone appears to have complained about a sign outside J W Ash & Son butchers.
He told the Stoke Sentinel: "We've put the signs out for years and it's always been a bit of a laugh.
"Just after Christmas apparently somebody complained to the police, saying it was offensive.
"Last month a lady from the police came in and asked if we could pull our sign in. And a bobby came in last Thursday. They're just doing their job so I'm not annoyed with the individuals."
The sign that prompted the complaint was one offering 'big cocks on special offer' - I can just imagine the queues outside the place with that on display.
"We did bring them in," Pete told the paper. "But then folks kept moaning asking 'why isn't your sign out?'." He can't win here, can he?
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After taking the sign in, Pete decided to change the message before popping it back, opting to change it to: 'have your rump tenderised before you leave'. Nice.
"It's a sign, and it's light humour at the end of the day. People do go past beeping their horns at the messages," he said.
"I think it's just blown out of proportion. I'm not trying to upset anybody, I'm not the kind of person who would write something genuinely horrible.
"Paul Duffield, who used to work here, started it off with me. About four years ago some ladies posed with him next to the sign - they thought it was funny - and the picture appeared in Take a Break magazine. So, I think times have changed a bit. I think political correctness is getting a bit out of hand."
A Staffordshire Police spokesman told the paper: "We've received no complaints about signage outside J W Ash and Son butchers in Leek.
"However, the local Chief Inspector for the Moorlands did advise the owner to give careful consideration to what was written on the boards in case anyone took offence. No other action has been taken."
Jean Fisher, 64, from Leek, told the paper: "That is just Pete's sense of humour. I didn't think anybody took that much notice.
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"I don't know why somebody suddenly decided it wasn't OK. I've never thought the signs were too much.
"It's quite sad because that's a part of his shop. He just does it to draw attention to the business. I wouldn't have thought it was a police matter."
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