Even so, a recent contagion of controversies seems to suggest some interesting things about Britain's intellectual climate: interesting, and troubling.Sometimes inadvertently, a series of men have caused a stink in the past few weeks by speaking too plainly.
Yet contemporary artists these days are much less likely to cause a stink in the news.
Rude Smokers will generally cause a stink if this is noticed, but a person waiting in line can counter this by grabbing a random product to hold while waiting.
It's funny, she says, she's so often been headline news, but she actually hates causing a stink.
Causing a stink about absurd Swedish allegations could usefully tire people of the subject and muddle the details when they come out.
However, in a similar manner to Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network (you know, the FashMash scene), Floxx is causing a stink at UK universities yet again, raising questions about whether it will take off at all.
As a small, community-based leftist party, LPBP is causing a stink about the housing crisis.
"There's certainly enough for everybody to cause a stink about" in it, said budget expert Jasmine Farrier of the University of Louisville, pointing out the proposal would cut "sacred cows all over the place".
When Shirley moved to prevent New York agent Oliver DeLancey from recruiting in Connecticut, it caused a stink and threatened to derail planning for the New York expeditions.
However, this is unlikely and he may cause a stink trying to secure an important role in the new government.
