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["Parker, David X" <dmp31526 AT GlaxoWellcome.com>]

No problem. It did get me thinking about how, in Utah, bastion of the Mormon
church, which frowns on profanity, some people use words like "flip" and
"fetch," as in "I'm so flippin' mad!" or "Shut the fetch up!" Drives me
nuts, I'll admit, and like you said, Ian, it's the more offensive word just
thinly disguised. I had a roommate who actualy once called someone a
"fetchin' fetcher." I mean, if you want to avoid using cuss words, don't go
for the nearest substitution. Instead of "fetchin' fetcher," how about
"half-wit reptile?" Just as effective and makes you sound smarter.

Of course, these substitutions for cuss words can be funny. Any of you seen
the BBC show "Father Ted"? In one episode, Ted is having a picnic and a
couple walk up to him and start yelling, "Get out of our fuppin' spot! We
had a fuppin' reservation!" When he asked them why they were talking that
way they pointed to a sign that said "No Swearing."

- Dave P.

> ----------
> From:         Ian Meyer
> Reply To:     Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/
> Sent:         Monday, October 13, 2003 9:03 AM
> To:   Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/
> Subject:      Re: [internetworkers] Wanna tell someone to go "F..."
> themselves?
> 
> im sorry, i didnt mean to say that...my apologies if it came off that  
> way...i was referring to some people that i know of flist that are like  
> that...
> 
> i don't really know why it does, it just seems to. i don't mind if they  
> keep it 100% clean, i mean, thats cool for them, I don't have that kind  
> of self control, but its when people just barely cover it up that it  
> seems to me like its just the same, but some people i know get all  
> self-righteous about it if you say anything to them.
> 
> sorry about the lack of clarity
> 
> ian
> 
> 
> On Oct 13, 2003, at 8:09 AM, Parker, David X wrote:
> 
> > 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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