Can you unfilter a few words?

[Piratecat]

If people really want to use , they can substitute rooster instead.

Here's a funny carryover from the old Nutkinland, a tip of the hat to Ashtal: Snoweel's favorite word substitution "fluffy bunny" was on the list. I'd forgotten that. Over there, Snoweel was fond of a particular word that Ashtal (when she was admin) found offensize. She adjusted their profanity filters so that it always showed up as "fluffy bunny." Madcap hilarity ensued.

 

[diaglo]

you mean the other word for female pudendum?

 

[Plane Sailing]

If people really want to use , they can substitute rooster instead.

I remember reading that in the 19th Century there was a move towards extreme, er, sensitivity towards certain words. That is when rooster was invented, along with roach. I think that stomach was substituted for belly at around that time too (belly was too sensual).
Source: Mother Tongue, Bill Bryson

 

[diaglo]

Source: Mother Tongue, Bill Bryson

cool another Bill Bryson fan.


have you read a walk in the woods? dictionary of troublesome words? a short history of nearly everything? etc....

 

[Piratecat]

I remember reading that in the 19th Century there was a move towards extreme, er, sensitivity towards certain words. That is when rooster was invented, along with roach. I think that stomach was substituted for belly at around that time too (belly was too sensual).
Source: Mother Tongue, Bill Bryson

That's it - belly goes on the list!

 

[Hand of Evil]

If people really want to use , they can substitute rooster instead.

How about Gamecock

 

[Piratecat]

Gamecock falls under the same category as cockatrice.

 

[Psionicist]

My least favorite rockband is Alabama Thunderpussy.

Not the most common of words, though.

 

[Desdichado]

If people really want to use , they can substitute rooster instead.

I've had a situation where a character in a Story Hour was supposed to rooster his eyebrow...

That doesn't quite work.

I've also had Sidewinder games where the characters rooster their revolvers... that doesn't quite work either.

 

[Gez]

Isn't that other word for rooster also a verb for loading a crossbow, or something like that?