Pesky Wabbit Banned in Britian

LONDON – Poster ads promoting the soon-to-be launched
animated film ‘Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit’ have
been banned on the Dorset island of Portland because they feature the
word ‘rabbit’.

In a story that sounds suspiciously like a plotline from Wallace & Gromit
creator Nick Park, Portland locals are insisting that the posters must
go. Apparently the word "rabbit" is considered taboo on the island
and local people instead refer to the creatures as "underground mutton",
or simply "furry things".

The ban on the poster campaign came into effect when officials were approached
by publicists wanting to put posters up to promote the film, which is released
in a week’s time. The officials claimed that the ads would offend local
people.

The only poster for the film on Portland is one which uses the line "Something
bunny is going on", without mentioning the word rabbit.

In Portland the R-word is bad luck because rabbits risked the lives of
stonemasons quarrying for the world famous Portland stone. The furry critters’
burrowing undermined quarries and caused landslides.

from Brand
Republic