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  • From: "Parker, David X" <dmp31526 AT GlaxoWellcome.com>
  • To: "'Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/'" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: [internetworkers] Wanna tell someone to go "F..." themselves?
  • Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 08:09:07 -0400

Ian,

Please don't accuse somebody who doesn't prefer to use those words of being
an "uber-religious zealot." Why should the fact that someone avoids cursing
annoy you?

- Dave P.

> ----------
> From: Ian Meyer
> Reply To: Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/
> Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2003 1:14 PM
> To:
> Internetworkers AT happyhouse.metalab.unc.edu:"http://www.ibiblio.org/interne
> tworkers/"
> Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Wanna tell someone to go "F..."
> themselves?
>
> I think you're absolutely right
>
> One of the most annoying things to me is when some uber-religious
> zealot or just someone who doesn't curse or use 4 letter words says
> other words in their palace like "G.D." for "God dammit" or something
> like that. They're obviously thinking it, but just not saying it, and
> to me, thats just the same.
>
> Personally, I could really care less...
>
> My $0.02
> Ian
>
>
> On Oct 11, 2003, at 2:32 AM, Alan MacHett wrote:
>
> >>
> >> ...the body finder screamed 'Hey ****wad" while...
> >>
> >
> > Okay, I have to chime in now... I mean, criminy! "****"?? It's just a
> > word. You can say it; it's okay. Hey, you can even *spell* it: F - U
> > - C
> > - K. Along with all the other "four-letter" or "bad" words.
> >
> > I have never understood this cultural peculiarity that certain words
> > are
> > somehow bad. We can't say fuck over here, but across the pond and
> > south
> > of the border it's perfectly acceptable; and across the pond they're
> > not
> > allowed to say bloody, yet Americans think it's a perfect British
> > accent
> > to say bloody this and bloody that...
> >
> > They're just words; get over it.
> >
> > $0.02
> > Alan
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