England Summarize Proust Competition", in which one of the  contestants (Graham Chapman (qv)) claimed his hobbies included  "golf, strangling small animals and masturbation". While the vocal  track was edited to remove the last word, the huge laugh from the  audience remained in the final recording. During one of the  negotiation meetings on the topic, Eric Idle (qv) reportedly asked  the head of the BBC, "Everyone masturbates. Dont you masturbate,  sir?" He was not given a response.