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'the f-word is everywhere'
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Sun Jan 12, 2014 7:59 amby code monkey
Re: 'the f-word is everywhere'
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Sun Jan 12, 2014 8:45 amby cid
F--- this...
...oh, come on...like you thought NOBODY was gonna chime in on this in this particular manner?
If you believe that, I've got some land for sale in Florida...it's real nice when the tide's out...
Re: 'the f-word is everywhere'
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Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:00 pmby SciFi Chick
Roy Peter Clark has captured exactly why I love that word. I use it rather frequently, though I'm easily able to edit myself depending on the company I keep. It's rather like speaking different languages to communicate with people. In fact, I first started using the word 'fuck' to communicate with people that cursed on a regular basis.
I'm still mightily amused when I go, with my husband, amongst men, and they suddenly feel the need to edit their language. It's rather sweet but highly unnecessary.
Re: 'the f-word is everywhere'
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Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:31 pmby FZR1KG
It's because we have fucking respect for women.
Too fucking right we do.
Re: 'the f-word is everywhere'
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Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:59 pmby code monkey
cid wrote:F--- this...
...oh, come on...like you thought NOBODY was gonna chime in on this in this particular manner?
If you believe that, I've got some land for sale in Florida...it's real nice when the tide's out...
don't be silly. of course i expected that someone would respond in precisely that manner. i had, however, hoped for something not so obvious from you.
Re: 'the f-word is everywhere'
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Sun Jan 12, 2014 11:18 pmby cid
...surpriiiiiise...
On another tack, I've been known to cry bullsqueezin's, and let fly the f-bombs of grammar on occasion. I try not to sprinkle the
term liberally, as I was taught not to use words of that style (uncouth, penalties abound, etc). I'm of the opinion that the word gets used far far more
for shock value than proper emphasis.
I got to see Red Skelton in concert once. In two hours, he used ONE four-letter word (and a relatively mild one at that), in proper
context to emphasize a concept. One of the more pleasant evenings I've spent, but I often recall just how well
someone can use The King's English without resorting to "gutter language". If that's all they use because that's all they've got,
it reflects very poorly on them IMNSHO....
Re: 'the f-word is everywhere'
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Thu Jan 16, 2014 6:11 pmby FZR1KG
But sometimes, the gutter is all we've got.