mild expletives

[DaveMage]

Wow - with all the smileys, this has become the happiest thread ever!

 

[STARP_JVP]

Now you're just talking out of your donkey.

LOL!

 

[Mark CMG]

Yup. Just a flaw in the filter that I'm sure will get rectified.

Rectified? Damn near Kill-ified!

 

[Psionicist]

O you pretty Bang Bang
Bang Bang, we love you
And in Bang Bang
Bang Bang, what we'll do
Near, far, in our motor car
O what a happy time we'll spend
Bang Bang, Bang Bang
Our fine four fendered friend
Bang Bang Bang Bang
Our fine four fendered friend

 

[STARP_JVP]

That's just childish. And I want in. To whit:

There was a young woman from Venus
Who liked to on a
But the was ed
So she ed instead
Which is an unusual genus...

 

[diaglo]

Rectified? Damn near Kill-ified!

that's my line.

 

[Mark CMG]

that's my line.

Didn't I see two of you at the ENnies...?

 

[Dog Moon]

How come they're smiley faces? Shouldn't they be like FROWNING at people swearing? Or better yet: the for being angry at people swearing?

Okay, this is only PARTIALLY in jest and partially a serious question.

 

[Mark CMG]

How come they're smiley faces? Shouldn't they be like FROWNING at people swearing? Or better yet: the for being angry at people swearing?

Okay, this is only PARTIALLY in jest and partially a serious question.

I think it is meant to remove the word and intention by creating an absurd juxtaposition to the likely attitude of the poster. Nothing takes the "mean" out of an expletive like someone insipidly smiling, I guess.

 

[Henry]

Lesson #1: Just because you CAN do a thing, doesn't mean you SHOULD.

if you have a history of not using profanity, then when you do use it, it goes a long way, and I dare say jumps out at the listener or reader. Constant use of it, and it sounds odd to the ear when you DON'T use it.

"Ass" is fine, as is the creator of Elric, Michael Moorcock. Calishite merchants rejoice that they can proclaim their nationality, though Morrus' favorite faux pas about keeping the finances straight, called "Acoing" by some, is still forbidden.