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merrily

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288. I have no problem with you or anyone skipping Ops that bother them.

Sun Jun 22, 2014, 06:47 PM

Jun 2014

To the contrary, I recommend it. (Luckily for me, few posts really bother me. But I do have a problem with attempting to shame a fairly large number of other DUers. And that is how the OP comes across to me and others on this thread.

And, one can easily start a fury fest on this board (and most others) while never posting a single cuss word. I've seen it and I've done it--though not intentionally. So, again, I don't think there's anything magical about using a cuss word. Or anything especially incisive, or even accurate, about attributing things like not expressing one's self well to use of cuss words.

People who never use them can be just as inexpressive as those who use them all the time. Contradistinctively, people who pepper their writing and speech with them can be perfectly expressive and geniuses in thought and word, starting with Aristophanes and going through Shakespeare to John Oliver and Jon Stewart.

So, blaming certain posting deficiencies on use of cuss words is an example of not thinking the matter through very carefully and/or not expressing one's real objections as well as one might if one were really rigorous about it. Aka, the very things about which the OP is complaining. Plus a soupcon of talking down to a lot of DU.

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To the Fuckety Fuck Squad -- Congratulations on your success! [View all] planetc Jun 2014 OP

I agree! Well said! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2014 #1

Profanity is a valuable literary element. Its overuse by the FSS is akin to OCT meeting at Chipotle. TheBlackAdder Jun 2014 #130

Yes, you said it the same as I feel. I don't mind profanity, but how often does one want to hear it RKP5637 Jun 2014 #147

The Op doesn't sound merely bored, though. merrily Jun 2014 #237

Or you could just fucking avoid those fucking threads... truebrit71 Jun 2014 #2

Fuck yea. Trash word is there for a reason but people like to fucking complain anyway ...FFS. L0oniX Jun 2014 #20

It seems very important to them. zeemike Jun 2014 #56

My fucking thoughts fucking exactly. What the fuck ya know? anneboleyn Jun 2014 #92

Good idea. Posts with gratuitous "fucking" in the title rarely have anything of substance to say. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #174

Especially if you were expecting to read about fucking. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #189

... Enthusiast Jun 2014 #213

Just like you could avoid this one... whathehell Jun 2014 #212

Silly bunt. (n/t) OilemFirchen Jun 2014 #3

My mother taught us that (with addendum) Skidmore Jun 2014 #4

Skidmore said ... planetc Jun 2014 #13

No. These words are the words that punctuate our lives. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #129

Yes. Priorities. Civil language goes hand in hand with civil behavior and diplomacy. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #197

Your sanitized version of DU would be useless. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #201

I don't propose sanitizing DU. I propose that writers learn how to write expressively. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #202

Yes, we should be reeducated. Our methods are simply unacceptable. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #205

That's all you got, really, emotion. "Bernardo, your post is pure bullshit. Fucking bullshit." Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #216

And your posts and those of the OP are full of imagination and brilliant writing? merrily Jun 2014 #249

OK you got it. The real [point] is about boring and poorly written posts. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #252

"When writers (like you?) are out of reasoned arguments they make posts that are personal attacks." merrily Jun 2014 #255

You wrote "And your posts and those of the OP are full of imagination and brilliant writing?" nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #258

Yes, so? merrily Jun 2014 #259

Your approach is analogous to Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #269

My request for more clarity was not about your initial premise. merrily Jun 2014 #272

Why do you defend that which you don't use? There is no prolific profanity in your posts. A Simple Game Jun 2014 #298

Wow, that's an even more condescending post than the OP! merrily Jun 2014 #299

Gee it could have been worse, I could have mentioned your anger issues. A Simple Game Jun 2014 #305

Anger issues? You not only read minds through fonts, you read emotions, too? merrily Jun 2014 #306

How do you know I'm not God? A Simple Game Jun 2014 #307

Dear one, your reading comprehension could use some polishing. merrily Jun 2014 #309

There is nothing revolutionary about fucking. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #198

but there is about dancing villager Jun 2014 #203

Hell, even fucking WHILE dancing is not revolutionary. merrily Jun 2014 #279

wonder if Emma Goldman would agree? villager Jun 2014 #315

That's intriguing. OilemFirchen Jun 2014 #53

You're just coitusing with us aren't you? Eom Blanks Jun 2014 #70

In a fragrant delicatessen. OilemFirchen Jun 2014 #75

What baloney!!nt msanthrope Jun 2014 #161

"Ah, you just want to harden your salami." P. Doyle Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #169

Please! This isn't a fucking sausage fest! merrily Jun 2014 #185

I can hot dog, can't I? Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #281

Do you have the buns for that? merrily Jun 2014 #285

Foot-longs are all I have. Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #287

Sadly, the Op seems quite earnest about this. merrily Jun 2014 #257

Well, I can sympathize. 94.63% of the time blatting out loud expletives Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #286

I have no problem with you or anyone skipping Ops that bother them. merrily Jun 2014 #288

Interesting, that shame game. Been going on for years in the Gungreon. Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #320

Shaming has been around forever. merrily Jun 2014 #321

The Gungeon is full of old hippies, that's for sure. Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #327

Seems bizarre to blame hippies for something you can read about in Genesis. merrily Jun 2014 #334

Yeah, Makes no sense at all. All that which you say, but also... Eleanors38 Jun 2014 #337

My mother said people who use 840high Jun 2014 #82

My mother told me never to use her as an excuse for my behavior after I hit age 8. merrily Jun 2014 #193

Did I? 840high Jun 2014 #220

Close enough. merrily Jun 2014 #282

I'm sorry for you. My mother said to never be afraid to get dirty riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #243

Oh the outrage - have 840high Jun 2014 #289

No actually. I haven't. Backtracking now on your mother's insult to working Americans riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #297

Good for you. You win - I'm 840high Jun 2014 #313

Someone once said that to Hemingway. anneboleyn Jun 2014 #93

Henry Miller and Anais Nin (and dozens of other famous writers) must have been terrible writers anneboleyn Jun 2014 #97

It's not the word. It's the lack of imagination behind its popular usage. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #200

The operative words here being: DeSwiss Jun 2014 #120

+1 here . . . . . n/t annabanana Jun 2014 #139

+1 Well said Bettie Jun 2014 #165

+1 an entire shit load. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #221

Let me ask you something... If I'm speaking to people who only understand fuckety-fuck, ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #223

Of course she did. What else was she going to say to teach you how she wanted you to talk? ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #229

Why should you assume that the people you are communicating with only understand Skidmore Jun 2014 #263

You missed what I said. At the bar, they cuss like sailors. They're not only not interested ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #268

You let others dictate how you talk and then try to fit in so you can curry favor with them? nolabels Jun 2014 #330

Very good! brer cat Jun 2014 #5

Trash thread and ignore are your friends nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #6

Please put me on ignore as well, it would be an honor. newcriminal Jun 2014 #8

You are not as bad of a puritan nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #12

I don't do ignore. newcriminal Jun 2014 #15

Then to ignore you do not go nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #21

Did you not read the OP? frazzled Jun 2014 #17

So, no more "fuck Snowden" then? Dragonfli Jun 2014 #71

In that case, you will just have to accept the fact that some of us just don't give a fuck Jamastiene Jun 2014 #111

frazzled said ... planetc Jun 2014 #163

Not reading the news is not an apt analogy. merrily Jun 2014 #194

Nice points! :) kentauros Jun 2014 #232

Thanks! merrily Jun 2014 #235

You get it. And I don't hide or need to hide anybody's posts on any forum on any website. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #222

I fucking agree! L0oniX Jun 2014 #22

LOL, wow, I love the drama. I am sure the OP is devastated. n-t Logical Jun 2014 #24

THIS! DeSwiss Jun 2014 #117

Well done!! newcriminal Jun 2014 #7

Yes! nt UtahLib Jun 2014 #9

Guilty! Scurrilous Jun 2014 #10

Also guilty! Jamastiene Jun 2014 #113

Here's one. Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #137

What the fuck would he know about DU community standards, though? merrily Jun 2014 #190

People don't seem to be saying "Oh, snap!" anymore. merrily Jun 2014 #187

They're still saying "boom goes the dynamite." WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2014 #244

It may be 80s or "totally today," but I've never heard it. merrily Jun 2014 #303

Supposedly politically-active teens are swarming DU... WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2014 #331

This. THISTHISTHIS. Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #265

That connotes to me agreement, where as "Oh, snap" merrily Jun 2014 #304

Hodor Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #308

Actually, I predict that "This." or "^THIS" or "Thisthisthis" has only 6-12 mos left, max. Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #276

Well, Rude Pundit, you're not. liberalmuse Jun 2014 #11

It isn't his use of the word Negro it's Baldwins dsc Jun 2014 #33

dsc said ... planetc Jun 2014 #164

Well put, my friend. Duppers Jun 2014 #131

Because it was the title of the debate in 1965, as broadcast on television Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #302

Thank you for saying it so clearly. The dominance of the TFFS is the reason I don't recommend DU. freshwest Jun 2014 #14

So why are you here if there is very little of what matters to you in real life? notadmblnd Jun 2014 #45

Ashamed of us, are ya? DeSwiss Jun 2014 #62

^THIS Jamastiene Jun 2014 #115

Me too. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #224

and of course DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #328

Oh goddamn! That's some funny shit! tabasco Jun 2014 #338

Interesting Close to 43,000 posts, yet you feel unable to recommend DU to others? merrily Jun 2014 #188

... Enthusiast Jun 2014 #227

Recommended. H2O Man Jun 2014 #16

James Baldwin's work was hugely controversial, sometimes banned due to gay content Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #325

Right. H2O Man Jun 2014 #329

There's nothing wrong with using vulgar language. NuclearDem Jun 2014 #18

well fucking said dorkzilla Jun 2014 #32

So, if I am reading you right, you are saying that you feel people are wrong and bad when they Squinch Jun 2014 #44

You're not reading it right dorkzilla Jun 2014 #55

So it is OK for YOU to say "people should __________" MadrasT Jun 2014 #60

It's been pretty depressing. NuclearDem Jun 2014 #110

And you are thereby telling other adults what to do. Squinch Jun 2014 #150

So, how many New Yorkers does it take to screw in a light bulb/ eridani Jun 2014 #192

*snort* dorkzilla Jun 2014 #247

Exactly. laundry_queen Jun 2014 #36

I find it interesting treestar Jun 2014 #125

It's root suggests even more meanings: kentauros Jun 2014 #245

This is exactly my opinion. KitSileya Jun 2014 #138

Sure, nothing wrong, ... but very little right, either. It's basically noise and Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #225

Sure, I don't disagree. NuclearDem Jun 2014 #239

Democrats' rhetorical style here is supported by recent research. Deal with it. The Baldwin example ancianita Jun 2014 #19

excellent examples Duppers Jun 2014 #128

You claim to not use vulgar terms in your OP, but then actually use the term "Negro". NutmegYankee Jun 2014 #23

Because it was the title of the debate in 1965, duh. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #246

So when is DU going implement a wash out your mouth with soap dispenser? L0oniX Jun 2014 #25

LOL, sorry for the non comment here, but I literally started laughing my ass of reading that Dragonfli Jun 2014 #77

That's a great fucking suggestion. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #230

Sorry for the bad language, Mrs. Grundy SwankyXomb Jun 2014 #26

Oh my.... MaggieD Jun 2014 #27

I don't remember DU being so heavily populated by such delicate souls. newcriminal Jun 2014 #29

Same old me MaggieD Jun 2014 #34

+1. You were right on Kerry. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #233

Hahaha! Through the lens of time, there's always one, but babylonsister Jun 2014 #28

use of f-word kardonb Jun 2014 #30

i agree fuck the fucking fuckers GusBob Jun 2014 #31

Is that all you got? lumpy Jun 2014 #43

-20 Teamster Jeff Jun 2014 #35

LOL! Aldo Leopold Jun 2014 #96

But that is registering more that -20. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #234

K&R. Well said nt lunamagica Jun 2014 #37

I don't see that many 'vulgarities' on DU leftstreet Jun 2014 #38

That's my understanding, too: deurbano Jun 2014 #86

The issue isn't about "fuck" and "shit" -- It's more likely about gender slurs whathehell Jun 2014 #266

Public shaming is so medieval Generic Other Jun 2014 #39

charivari time! MisterP Jun 2014 #114

Notice the donkey by the bedside of the shamed Generic Other Jun 2014 #121

You can always trash the Fuckety Fucking threads Autumn Jun 2014 #40

do you understand that this whole imbroglio was about the Rude Pundit... mike_c Jun 2014 #41

How would DU react if it had been a Dem, not the Cheneys? leftstreet Jun 2014 #46

as I said, one expects that from the Rude One.... mike_c Jun 2014 #48

Yes. 840high Jun 2014 #87

well there's a reason the rude pundit is very popular leftyohiolib Jun 2014 #42

*expletive deleted* HomerRamone Jun 2014 #47

Well said n/t DawgHouse Jun 2014 #49

Well I'll tell you what pipi_k Jun 2014 #50

This^^^^^ Thanks pipi_k, just what I was thinking. nt Mnemosyne Jun 2014 #79

I think that's to avoid automated filters. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #171

In that case... pipi_k Jun 2014 #210

+1! Enthusiast Jun 2014 #236

.... DeSwiss Jun 2014 #51

AMEN packman Jun 2014 #52

Life is not a beach... ReRe Jun 2014 #54

I can understand the argument about using swear words as a substitute for an actual vocabulary. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #59

I like this very much. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #240

You betcha ReRe Jun 2014 #284

"Vulgarity" and "knowing how to use the English language" are not mutually exclusive. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #57

Exactly. Shakespeare was as vulgar as fuck. anneboleyn Jun 2014 #100

Just had a post hidden and verboten to post a topic for an hour Timez Squarez Jun 2014 #58

But, but but, you dared to point out a problem nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #63

I have always loved fucking fainting couches and that one is fucking lovely example. merrily Jun 2014 #208

Well, as a medic, back in the Cambrian, smeilling salts nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #209

I can do without the smell of ammonia, but, as a child, merrily Jun 2014 #215

Back in the cambrian nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #218

and it deserved to be hidden TorchTheWitch Jun 2014 #123

Post removed Post removed Jun 2014 #204

Because favors are not done to advance in careers nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #211

The words do not matter: it's all about meaning. mnhtnbb Jun 2014 #61

Profanity is Old Codger Jun 2014 #64

Bullshit. cheapdate Jun 2014 #69

I see Old Codger Jun 2014 #84

Your proposition cheapdate Jun 2014 #107

"Profanity is and (sic) attempt of a weak mid (sic) to express itself forcibly...." NealK Jun 2014 #140

At one time it was considered the mark of a gentleman to swear for 5 minutes without repeating. hobbit709 Jun 2014 #88

it was also Old Codger Jun 2014 #94

So you're equating swearing with slavery? hobbit709 Jun 2014 #95

About the same as you Old Codger Jun 2014 #98

I just love people that want to emulate Bowdler. hobbit709 Jun 2014 #101

Geez. Give the rest of us a chance, willya? OilemFirchen Jun 2014 #102

HooEE I'd LOVE to read a transcript of that historical tidbit!. . n/t annabanana Jun 2014 #141

.... 840high Jun 2014 #89

This has been debunked. NutmegYankee Jun 2014 #155

No doubt you've put Jon Stewart, John Oliver, Lenny Bruce, and many merrily Jun 2014 #195

not exactly Old Codger Jun 2014 #283

This whole controversy stared over Rude Pundit's work, not day to day conversation but a satrical Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #324

Actually Old Codger Jun 2014 #332

Studies have disproven that. Hissyspit Jun 2014 #274

I love how fuck bombs are more of an affront than the very real bombs.. frylock Jun 2014 #65

Word! shanti Jun 2014 #112

You are surprised? Jamastiene Jun 2014 #127

My dear old Grandmother was the proprietor of a downtown bar, cheapdate Jun 2014 #66

There's one way to look at this. bearssoapbox Jun 2014 #67

Too many people here think they are Lewis Black. Throd Jun 2014 #68

Ah, the 'judgement of others' aspect of the Inquisitionary mindset Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #154

Then, go on with your virtuous bad self. merrily Jun 2014 #196

This is a clever ruse Oilwellian Jun 2014 #72

Baise oui! R. Daneel Olivaw Jun 2014 #73

Swear words aren't used to add extra meaning to concepts LittleBlue Jun 2014 #74

... Chan790 Jun 2014 #76

Fuck is a perfectly good anglo-saxon word. Now war---that's vulgar. McCamy Taylor Jun 2014 #78

Psst - we have an election coming up in November.... Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2014 #80

All will be forgotten...... DeSwiss Jun 2014 #296

Language is big enough for everyone Android3.14 Jun 2014 #81

Obscenity is the crutch of inarticulate motherfuckers... alterfurz Jun 2014 #83

You win! Enthusiast Jun 2014 #248

Totally agree with you. n/t truedelphi Jun 2014 #290

Bravo!!! 1monster Jun 2014 #85

At least vulgarity is active aggression Aldo Leopold Jun 2014 #90

Profanity is never a good come back polynomial Jun 2014 #91

Are you serious?? Really. Are you really serious?? This is a discussion board madinmaryland Jun 2014 #99

Warren Blake: Have you ever noticed the number of things dad is capable of expressing just with... Ellipsis Jun 2014 #103

Urine, Excrement, Vomit, Pus, Spittle, Discharge. OilemFirchen Jun 2014 #104

May I please have a ticker parade? MrMickeysMom Jun 2014 #105

Okay, kentauros Jun 2014 #134

Wow, you sound like the life of the party. Jamastiene Jun 2014 #106

The crowd who thinks it's okay to start sentences with "And" has won. enki23 Jun 2014 #108

To sound another note, I have a question: enki23 Jun 2014 #109

I am offended, hurt and saddenned by the use of the work fuck in DU. mysuzuki2 Jun 2014 #116

�Profanity is the attempt of a lazy and feeble mind to express itself forcefully� undeterred Jun 2014 #118

Even though the actively-posting membership of DU skews older and prudish TransitJohn Jun 2014 #119

"older and prudish"?! Which era do you think we "older" grew up in? Try THE SIXTIES. WinkyDink Jun 2014 #144

That was 50 years ago TransitJohn Jun 2014 #167

Oh, for fuck's sake... cui bono Jun 2014 #122

Notice, too, that this member's shortening of their phrase to FFS kentauros Jun 2014 #133

Yeah, that's why I edited my post to spell that out. n/t cui bono Jun 2014 #291

You left out... freebrew Jun 2014 #182

I agree; I don't see why using vulgarisms means anything treestar Jun 2014 #124

Good comedians use it as a tool to, among other things, shake up merrily Jun 2014 #184

DU was created to vent and kvetch... Barack_America Jun 2014 #126

Thank you! kentauros Jun 2014 #132

This No.1 Best Seller in 2011 must have had your knickers in a bunch. Duppers Jun 2014 #135

Now Morgan Freeman is on my shit list. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #250

We're like the Justice League, but with ...fuck that, we're exactly like the fucking Justice League. Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #136

This site have jumped the fucking shark. Again. NealK Jun 2014 #142

So you yourself are not above using the same words to make YOUR point. Can you say "irony"? WinkyDink Jun 2014 #143

oh, a scolding. KG Jun 2014 #145

Meh. This is an adult board, and that's how adults sometimes talk... SidDithers Jun 2014 #146

Hyperbole commonly substitutes for intellect here. Nt hack89 Jun 2014 #148

I miss the unrec button. Scuba Jun 2014 #149

I agree, these selfish FUCKS are fucking up DU n/t itsrobert Jun 2014 #151

This message was self-deleted by its author AngryAmish Jun 2014 #152

Do you read any books? Have you read any at all since the 50's? Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #153

self referential axiom fail. Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #156

lol nt BootinUp Jun 2014 #219

To be fair. Puglover Jun 2014 #157

This is a big fucking deal! eom MohRokTah Jun 2014 #158

Be careful climbing off of that horse you're on... giftedgirl77 Jun 2014 #159

Effing Meta antiquie Jun 2014 #160

I'm no prude. but when I go to the Latest page & the thread titles are full of CrispyQ Jun 2014 #162

That has never happened except in some people's imagination CBGLuthier Jun 2014 #180

Thanks. SusanCalvin Jun 2014 #166

Really??? How did this post take guts? cui bono Jun 2014 #292

Well, for one thing SusanCalvin Jun 2014 #336

I saw the post you replied to, that's why I was surprised by what you said and asked about it. cui bono Jun 2014 #339

You are absolutely correct - SusanCalvin Jun 2014 #348

Well, it's good to know that you are the final arbiter of moral fiber and propriety Bettie Jun 2014 #168

I am profane on occasion reflection Jun 2014 #170

Its damn irritating when a good topic/thread gets derailed over someone's outrage with one word riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #172

Profanity is a linguistic crutch... Gary 50 Jun 2014 #175

When obscenity is the first resort, there usually is very little else. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #173

627 posts in ten years? I can only admire your restraint. merrily Jun 2014 #176

S/he would have posted more but they couldn't find a way to express themself without cui bono Jun 2014 #293

Could be. merrily Jun 2014 #295

Censorship is not a Democratic value. nt tea and oranges Jun 2014 #177

And him expressing his opinion is not censorship. Squinch Jun 2014 #181

In what category does an attempt to control the content of other people's posts by shaming fall? merrily Jun 2014 #199

I don't know, but it certainly isn't censorship. Squinch Jun 2014 #217

I agree that it is not censorship, but I think it's a kissing cousin. merrily Jun 2014 #228

It doesn't depend on the specifics of the situation. It depends on the conviction of the person Squinch Jun 2014 #242

Well, now you've moved the goalpost. My first post referred to "an attempt." merrily Jun 2014 #251

*Sigh* Oh, dear. "Moving the goalposts" "why the strawman?" Squinch Jun 2014 #253

"*Sigh* Oh, dear"? Interesting reaction. merrily Jun 2014 #262

:/ Go Vols Jun 2014 #178

Sometimes nothing says it better than a good ol' FUCK (nt) sunnystarr Jun 2014 #179

I didn't know there was a Fuckety Fuck Squad! 6000eliot Jun 2014 #183

There is now and you have to choose sides in the Great Fucking War of 2014 Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #207

Fuck if I know! 6000eliot Jun 2014 #238

Me neither, and I really had to laugh pipi_k Jun 2014 #214

If you wish to join, you need to be "sworn" in: kentauros Jun 2014 #260

Excellent! +1000! 6000eliot Jun 2014 #319

"As though we were all on the same side" < I'm not on your side. Never will be. n/t jtuck004 Jun 2014 #186

Sometimes, though, its just just the right fucking word. marble falls Jun 2014 #191

Thank you for your concern. GoneOffShore Jun 2014 #206

I wish I could 'rec' this post 1000 times! Bravo! ColesCountyDem Jun 2014 #226

Oh for phuks sake liberal N proud Jun 2014 #231

why we lose The Traveler Jun 2014 #241

The profanity on this site is the reason why I can't recommend it to some friends totodeinhere Jun 2014 #254

"Deadly wrong?" Hissyspit Jun 2014 #273

Anyone care to contribute to the "Fuck Every Word" Project? Blue_Tires Jun 2014 #256

I just smoothly scroll past lexington filly Jun 2014 #261

And it gives the RW Christiaqns more ammo. ErikJ Jun 2014 #264

Thanks for the responses, giggle. planetc Jun 2014 #267

You don't want censorship. Control-Z Jun 2014 #316

Post removed Post removed Jun 2014 #270

What a pile of shit. Hissyspit Jun 2014 #271

Well said MissDeeds Jun 2014 #275

Yes, it is well said. Hissyspit Jun 2014 #277

"He's not going to say fuckstick in front of the children, is he?" Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #278

And someone held a gun to your head to force you MyNameGoesHere Jun 2014 #280

Calls for civilty on message boards are generally TBF Jun 2014 #294

Replace fuck with fek The Wizard Jun 2014 #300

Especially if they're fans of "Father Ted" kentauros Jun 2014 #317

big fan (NT) The Wizard Jun 2014 #318

While I agree with the sentiment that profanity can be overused on this discussion board... elzenmahn Jun 2014 #301

planetc...I want you to consider this. Chan790 Jun 2014 #310

Chan 790 wants me to consider ... planetc Jun 2014 #322

No. Chan790 Jun 2014 #323

Ah, Chan says ... planetc Jun 2014 #326

"much of the populace doesn't see the need for it" - So you say, as a "survivor of the 60s". Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #340

Warren says that old probably means out of touch (?) planetc Jun 2014 #341

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #347

If you're going to crap blood over profanity, then politics is not for you. Arkana Jun 2014 #311

I prefer no knownow Jun 2014 #312

Damned Vulgarians! opiate69 Jun 2014 #314

I love the downward spiral of some over some hidden posts. NCTraveler Jun 2014 #333

Is that what the OP is about? Profanity in a hidden post? merrily Jun 2014 #335

Not sure they know why they are outraged at this point. NCTraveler Jun 2014 #345

Thanks. Good grief, is all I can say about starting a thread like this over a hidden post. merrily Jun 2014 #346

If you don't like swear words, don't venture into posts with swear words. Arkana Jun 2014 #342

I really couldn't care less, Blue_In_AK Jun 2014 #343

The eff word loses its power when used promiscuously. Don't be an eff word whore. yellowcanine Jun 2014 #344