[Viking2002]

Hey, under certain circumstances, I can swear with the best of them; so much so, I tend to parallel Darren McGavin's character in 'A Christmas Story': I can invent profanity on-the-fly. LOL But throwing it around for simple shock value - on national television - is beyond the pale. It has nothing to do with free speech - it's anarchistic self-gratification at the expense of the cultural baseline.

[weegee]

Supposedly Shaq was dropping F-bombs on the air this weekend. When someone told him that he was on the air he reportedly said "I don't give a F---."

[wbill]

Swearing for swearing's sake makes it lose its effect. My dad can curse like a sailor if needed, however, I can count on two hands the number of times he's done it.

It was an attention getter, for sure.