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Your mothers, sisters, aunts, grandmothers and grandchildren are on DU. [View all] MineralMan Jun 2014 OP

"Think of the children!" is something I always keep in mind when posting at Du. So, while other quinnox Jun 2014 #1

We're not supposed to have children on DU. MineralMan Jun 2014 #3

My son's second or third word was "shit." He heard me responding to something Bush Sr. said on TV. McCamy Taylor Jun 2014 #15

when my grandson was 8 months awoke_in_2003 Jun 2014 #31

i picked my 2 year old up from day care barbtries Jun 2014 #41

LMAO ...yeah DU is a magnet for children. L0oniX Jun 2014 #118

My mother, father, and grandmothers and fathers are all gone, I have no children or grandchildren warrior1 Jun 2014 #2

That's why I wrote, "someone's are" here. MineralMan Jun 2014 #5

Without children, I would be surprised if you had grandchildren ;-) nt TheBlackAdder Jun 2014 #40

good catch warrior1 Jun 2014 #43

I have no children but I do have a grandchild Kaleva Jun 2014 #50

Congratulations! Grandchildren... YvonneCa Jun 2014 #85

Thank you! Kaleva Jun 2014 #148

That sums up this whole thing perfectly BainsBane Jun 2014 #95

Wise words. mia Jun 2014 #4

You never tossed out a few whatchamacallit Jun 2014 #6

Actually, yes I have. MineralMan Jun 2014 #7

So you're pontificating on nothing whatchamacallit Jun 2014 #8

You'll see it as you see it, of course. MineralMan Jun 2014 #9

Lol you're welcome. whatchamacallit Jun 2014 #10

Pontificating from a suspect platform, actually. Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #11

Yep whatchamacallit Jun 2014 #13

Sound and Fury absent of content HangOnKids Jun 2014 #84

+1 SixString Jun 2014 #16

Of course, then there is this: Comrade Grumpy Jun 2014 #72

But such words are of zero value when later the same person casts himself repeatedly as paragon Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #73

I get what you are getting at; it is the general tone of of posting, not just useing obscenity. lumpy Jun 2014 #61

My 70 plus year old mother cusses like a sailor. So, what's your point? McCamy Taylor Jun 2014 #12

It's a troubling pattern on DU, these days ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #14

+1000 DeSwiss Jun 2014 #60

And ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #133

You said it. lumpy Jun 2014 #62

Very well said MissDeeds Jun 2014 #64

+100 frazzled Jun 2014 #82

We usually spell better though...nt. freebrew Jun 2014 #128

So, you just have a better sense of proper behavior than everyone else, again TransitJohn Jun 2014 #17

Lol!! truebrit71 Jun 2014 #76

^^^this^^^ L0oniX Jun 2014 #116

... WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2014 #119

not everyone here is 'marketing' bigtree Jun 2014 #18

+1 whatchamacallit Jun 2014 #20

Good point. Warpy Jun 2014 #33

I am humbled...great post. Sometimes I forget myself in my anger to reply causticly thx MM Drew Richards Jun 2014 #19

I forget myself, too, sometimes. MineralMan Jun 2014 #21

None of my relations are blushing delicate flowers...least of all the females Demeter Jun 2014 #22

Interesting. Several people seem to think my OP is about MineralMan Jun 2014 #28

Oh, yes it is. Le Taz Hot Jun 2014 #108

Yawn. GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #23

An interesting response, for sure. MineralMan Jun 2014 #29

They know the audience BainsBane Jun 2014 #24

I suppose that's true in some cases. MineralMan Jun 2014 #25

Yes, not all cases BainsBane Jun 2014 #26

I doubt very much that those whose ideas are fixed on certain MineralMan Jun 2014 #27

No, but the problem is they influence others BainsBane Jun 2014 #97

Good points. MineralMan Jun 2014 #111

... opiate69 Jun 2014 #146

Except this isn't a marketing website. I prefer the organic nature of the exchanges and am happy gtar100 Jun 2014 #30

DU is part of the marketplace of ideas. MineralMan Jun 2014 #32

It used to be more of an underground market BootinUp Jun 2014 #39

Perhaps. But, people here have goals they hope MineralMan Jun 2014 #42

Oh, please--it's a discussion board. Everyone's scared shitless of saying "the wrong thing" and MADem Jun 2014 #105

If the Goal is to Poke a Finger in the Eyes of Certain People, On the Road Jun 2014 #34

Well, I'm not just talking about foul language. MineralMan Jun 2014 #36

If this is about using "dirty words" on DU, here's what my hero Frank Zappa had to say about that 90-percent Jun 2014 #35

It's not really about that, although that's part of it. MineralMan Jun 2014 #38

Police yourself. Let the rest of us alone. DU would be a damned mess if you were in control. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #98

With this post, you appear to be trying to police MM's free expression.... hmmmm..... Squinch Jun 2014 #106

Yeah, riiiight. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #129

Excellent rebuttal Demeter Jun 2014 #54

Consideration is good. davidthegnome Jun 2014 #37

Considering the audience is vital in commericial writing such as you do professionally and cali Jun 2014 #44

I don't write 'literature' these days, although I have in the past. MineralMan Jun 2014 #48

why is literature in quotes? Just curious. cali Jun 2014 #52

Because I leave the judgment of that MineralMan Jun 2014 #69

Sisters, cousins, aunts? malthaussen Jun 2014 #45

and you win the prize for the Gilbert and Sullivan reference grasswire Jun 2014 #91

Course language is appropriate at times. The_Commonist Jun 2014 #46

"COARSE" Language, if you please Demeter Jun 2014 #51

Bhwwwaaa haaaa haaaa!!!! The_Commonist Jun 2014 #56

The people who need to hear this the most are *aware* that they offend others YoungDemCA Jun 2014 #47

If so, that's very sad, indeed. MineralMan Jun 2014 #49

If you mean bullies, why not just come out and say it? Demeter Jun 2014 #53

Agree. That 'high' of offending others ends up to be just a belittling themselves. lumpy Jun 2014 #63

Could you point out Enthusiast Jun 2014 #99

crickets..... grasswire Jun 2014 #152

Agreed. theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #143

Your mindfulness is one of the reasons I continue to patronize this "business" Hekate Jun 2014 #55

" .....you can't eat an entire entree of jalapeno and expect to be nourished" lumpy Jun 2014 #65

You're too kind. MineralMan Jun 2014 #71

Yeah let's kick 'em all outside..... DeSwiss Jun 2014 #57

No, nuts with raisons can be entertaining at times. lumpy Jun 2014 #67

MineralMan - I just put you on my 840high Jun 2014 #58

So are brothers, uncles and grandfathers. rug Jun 2014 #59

Had you read past the title, MineralMan Jun 2014 #68

Excellent post, MineralMan MissDeeds Jun 2014 #66

Thank you. MineralMan Jun 2014 #70

OMG! countryjake Jun 2014 #74

Well, thanks for taking the time MineralMan Jun 2014 #75

This is a great fucking thread!! Fucking brilliant, and right on fucking point... truebrit71 Jun 2014 #77

Thanks so much... MineralMan Jun 2014 #78

You're fucking welcome!!! truebrit71 Jun 2014 #79

LOL ctsnowman Jun 2014 #102

LOL Le Taz Hot Jun 2014 #110

Anyone who comes to DU... liberalmuse Jun 2014 #80

Should DU maybe have an Adults Only Forum? dilby Jun 2014 #81

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST IS ON DU GusBob Jun 2014 #83

Fuck Yes, thank you old great finger wagger. bahrbearian Jun 2014 #86

fuck 'em if they can't take a joke.... mike_c Jun 2014 #87

Yes� and apparently, you can't say it here, Mike_c MrMickeysMom Jun 2014 #94

As a practical matter, the content of the OP doesn't work. It's too sanctimonius to be persuasive. LeftyMom Jun 2014 #88

Precisely. Conservatives and the political right understand this intuitively, cheapdate Jun 2014 #89

"too *fucking* sanctimonius to be persuasive." bobduca Jun 2014 #93

Fucking yes. I am so tired of the preaching on DU (more) anneboleyn Jun 2014 #134

Fuck yeah! NealK Jun 2014 #150

My beautiful, blonde, angelic granddaughter at her high school graduation in 2002 tularetom Jun 2014 #90

LMFAO ...I love it. L0oniX Jun 2014 #120

I agree with you. MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #92

LOL! Thanks! MineralMan Jun 2014 #112

(Shrug) It's your choice if you want to hang around a place that takes people like me. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #96

Sometimes people post here who aren't trying to influence others politically. raccoon Jun 2014 #100

Some people seem to want to control the way that other posters post. merrily Jun 2014 #101

Indeed. cordelia Jun 2014 #144

I don't know the future, but I do know for certain that it's not the first time. merrily Jun 2014 #145

Ain't that the truth... cordelia Jun 2014 #147

LOL. KG Jun 2014 #103

I am not above making disparaging remarks that water down the value of a discussion think Jun 2014 #104

Then I suggest you confine yourself Le Taz Hot Jun 2014 #107

I suggest he monitor what the children use the computer for. L0oniX Jun 2014 #117

Fuck that. Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #109

Agreed.. butterfly77 Jun 2014 #113

Politics brings passion TNNurse Jun 2014 #114

DU is f*ck*ng being displayed on our church jumbotron 24/7. L0oniX Jun 2014 #115

Thank you MineralMan NEOhiodemocrat Jun 2014 #121

Yes, each one of us on DU... ljm2002 Jun 2014 #122

And so do his sisters, and his cousins, and his aunts! AlbertCat Jun 2014 #123

"Bad words" don't bother me in the slightest. DeadLetterOffice Jun 2014 #124

I didn't even mention "bad words." MineralMan Jun 2014 #125

Didn't mean to imply that you did. DeadLetterOffice Jun 2014 #126

I agree with you. Thanks. MineralMan Jun 2014 #127

well considering the context the implication was obvious. Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #130

Really? What context was that? MineralMan Jun 2014 #131

right. Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #132

Too fucking long, didn't fucking read RetroLounge Jun 2014 #135

Yeah, well, I don't believe you. MineralMan Jun 2014 #136

Doesn't fucking matter what you believe... RetroLounge Jun 2014 #137

Well, that's certainly true, at least to you. MineralMan Jun 2014 #139

No shit, sherlock RetroLounge Jun 2014 #156

Plus fucking one. NealK Jun 2014 #151

Maybe folks could worry about these people when it is policy and budget time TheKentuckian Jun 2014 #138

This message was self-deleted by its author Hissyspit Jun 2014 #140

I originally came here because this place was about HONESTY Hissyspit Jun 2014 #141

Marketing. My deal is electing Democrats to office. MineralMan Jun 2014 #142

Derp. NealK Jun 2014 #149

Thanks for your thoughtful reply. MineralMan Jun 2014 #153

You're welcome. NealK Jun 2014 #154

I can tell that you put a great deal of thought into it. MineralMan Jun 2014 #155