To: sauropod
The author of this article is an effing idiot!!! :=), :-)Yeah, but he may be onto something.
The art of cussing has become so vulgar that it has lost its effectiveness.
Rather than elimination, I would suggest that people be taught to use it sparingly as a precious resource.
It is only when held in reserve for an appropriate moment that it truly communicates the intended meaning.
To: Willie Green
It is offensive enough to be prohibited on this Forum, or did anyone notice? (See rules below: "No profanity" and one would assume this includes obscenities). The use of symbols and asterisks essentially conveys the same profane message as the real words do to the readers. Writing "effing" or leaving out key letters is virtually the same as writing them out. What does Mr. Robinson say about this?
To: Willie Green
Yeah, but he may be onto something. The art of cussing has become so vulgar that it has lost its effectiveness. Rather than elimination, I would suggest that people be taught to use it sparingly as a precious resource. It is only when held in reserve for an appropriate moment that it truly communicates the intended meaning. Like the "big big dee" of HMS Pinafore?
66 posted on
05/11/2003 12:02:26 PM PDT by
supercat
(TAG--you're it!)
To: Willie Green; KLT; hellinahandcart
I agree with you.
My own opinon that the verb from which "effing" was derived be uttered as if one were uttering a royal proclamation ;-).
71 posted on
05/11/2003 3:57:15 PM PDT by
sauropod
(His Royal Podness is absolutely, positively, right! Homework for Cachelot: Find some verses on pride)
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