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Mad? They're livid!

Feb 9 2007

THAT splendid pub, Mad O'Rourke's Pie Factory in Tipton, is in hot water for calling one of its dishes "Michael Barrymore Pie of faggots swimming in onion gravy".

This upset a po-faced local who threw a hissy-fit, saying it made fun of homosexuals.

Those who love to take offence where only fun is intended are Britain's biggest bores.

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