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		netsharc on Feb 11, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Larry Flynt has died > Hustler spokesman Arthur Sando told the Journal, “We assume, at this point, that staff members are either reading it or tossing it.” Hah, safe to assume Mr. Sando is not British ( https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tossing )

throwaway0a5e on Feb 11, 2021 [–]

The PR person who made the statement and the journalist are both "professional languagers" so to speak. He almost certainly chose the words on purpose for the double meaning and the journalist almost certainly chose to quote it directly because he saw the double meaning.

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