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Stuart G

(38,434 posts) Wed Jun 6, 2012, 11:16 PM Jun 2012

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About the word F***. An observation.

I think we will see it used more and more around here. In headlines and other places too.
It is just an observation.
I do not advocate it's use, or am I opposed to it.
It is a good word often used by many. I have used it many times. (end of observation)

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About the word F***. An observation. (Original Post) Stuart G Jun 2012 OP

ok.... quinnox Jun 2012 #1

F**kin' A Right there Stuart. Marie Marie Jun 2012 #2

Was it George Carlin who said something about this word..?? Stuart G Jun 2012 #4

This one? Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #14

I have an issue with it being used at times rufus dog Jun 2012 #3

Fuckin state basher! panader0 Jun 2012 #7

Well if you are a liberal in AZ, then you are acutely familiar rufus dog Jun 2012 #15

Fuck republicans! underseasurveyor Jun 2012 #5

Here's a good observation on the "F" word Harry Monroe Jun 2012 #6

I worry more that we are going to run out of apostrophes Lex Jun 2012 #8

The list of things that are no longer what they are called is very long Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #13

Here is a website for you, then...the Apostrophe Protection Society! Tanuki Jun 2012 #25

I know some forums that discourage profanities in Shankapotomus Jun 2012 #9

J.D. Salinger used it a lot in Catcher In The Rye lunatica Jun 2012 #10

The most useful spoken word in the English language. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #11

I say .... MrMickeysMom Jun 2012 #12

If you don't want to say fuck, Rincewind Jun 2012 #16

Skinner's post using the word was alerted! LOL! freshwest Jun 2012 #17

I think what my mom said is true: cwydro Jun 2012 #18

"It loses its power with overuse" is the main point for me. surrealAmerican Jun 2012 #21

I thought the word was given to us by the Dutch? Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #22

Fuck. nt Javaman Jun 2012 #19

It's a great way to show class and maturity! deaniac21 Jun 2012 #20

Fuck... the Documentary. -..__... Jun 2012 #23

What starts with F and ends in UCK? Aerows Jun 2012 #24

Post removed Post removed Jun 2012 #26

quinnox

(20,600 posts)

1. ok....

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Wed Jun 6, 2012, 11:19 PM

Jun 2012

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)

2. F**kin' A Right there Stuart.

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Wed Jun 6, 2012, 11:22 PM

Jun 2012

Stuart G

(38,434 posts)

4. Was it George Carlin who said something about this word..??

Reply to Marie Marie (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 6, 2012, 11:26 PM

Jun 2012

It has so many definitions that you need to clearly define what usage you are using.
Like..Oh F###. Like in Oh that is bad.
or..Why don't we F***? Now that might be good or bad depending on how and who you say it to.

Get the F****N drift?

Egalitarian Thug

(12,448 posts)

14. This one?

Reply to Stuart G (Reply #4)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 12:09 AM

Jun 2012

One of my heroes.

rufus dog

(8,419 posts)

3. I have an issue with it being used at times

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Wed Jun 6, 2012, 11:25 PM

Jun 2012

Like Fuck Wisconsin!

No

Fuck Arizona!
Fuck Alabama
Fuck Alaska
Fuck Florida

I won't go through all of the States, but there are quite a few in line before Wisconsin.

Perhaps the post should have stated, "Wisconsin, what the hell were you thinking? Go take a shower, sleep it off, we will still love you in the morning."

panader0

(25,816 posts)

7. Fuckin state basher!

Reply to rufus dog (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 6, 2012, 11:45 PM

Jun 2012

Liberal Arizonan here.

rufus dog

(8,419 posts)

15. Well if you are a liberal in AZ, then you are acutely familiar

Reply to panader0 (Reply #7)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 12:21 AM

Jun 2012

With being FUCKED.

underseasurveyor

(6,428 posts)

5. Fuck republicans!

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Wed Jun 6, 2012, 11:29 PM

Jun 2012

Harry Monroe

(2,935 posts)

6. Here's a good observation on the "F" word

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Wed Jun 6, 2012, 11:42 PM

Jun 2012

http://www.maniacworld.com/f-81.htm

Lex

(34,108 posts)

8. I worry more that we are going to run out of apostrophes

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Wed Jun 6, 2012, 11:49 PM

Jun 2012

due to their wild overuse. Perhaps even more overused than the word 'fuck.'

Egalitarian Thug

(12,448 posts)

13. The list of things that are no longer what they are called is very long

Reply to Lex (Reply #8)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 12:03 AM

Jun 2012

and growing longer every day. A byproduct of living in fantasyland.

Tanuki

(14,918 posts)

25. Here is a website for you, then...the Apostrophe Protection Society!

Reply to Lex (Reply #8)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 11:08 AM

Jun 2012

http://www.apostrophe.org.uk/

Shankapotomus

(4,840 posts)

9. I know some forums that discourage profanities in

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Wed Jun 6, 2012, 11:55 PM

Jun 2012

subject lines but allow them in posts. I have personally adopted the same approach at DU. Though, I do sometimes use profanities in posts, I will keep them out of subject lines. But I'm not inflexible to giving profanity a rest if that ever became the policy at DU.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)

10. J.D. Salinger used it a lot in Catcher In The Rye

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Wed Jun 6, 2012, 11:59 PM

Jun 2012

It's been a popular word for a long time. It's my favorite cuss word and if anyone were to follow my posts they would probably expects me to use it as least one fucking time.

Egalitarian Thug

(12,448 posts)

11. The most useful spoken word in the English language. n/t

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 12:01 AM

Jun 2012

MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)

12. I say ....

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 12:01 AM

Jun 2012

Everybody needs a good FU at least once a day...

Don't cost nothin...

Rincewind

(1,203 posts)

16. If you don't want to say fuck,

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 01:01 AM

Jun 2012

don't say fuck. I don't give a fuck either way.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

17. Skinner's post using the word was alerted! LOL!

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 01:12 AM

Jun 2012

cwydro

(51,308 posts)

18. I think what my mom said is true:

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 01:30 AM

Jun 2012

the constant use of profanity shows a deplorable lack of vocabulary.

If I see that word more than once in a post, I tune out. Some posters seem unable to compose a sentence without it...

I use the word (more than I should), and it's a good old Anglo Saxon word, but not as a verb and a noun in the same sentence. It loses its power with overuse.

(edited to add: my opinion does not apply to facebook rants, one friend of whom uses the word frequently...and I enjoy her rants immensely. This post addresses DU postings.)

surrealAmerican

(11,361 posts)

21. "It loses its power with overuse" is the main point for me.

Reply to cwydro (Reply #18)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 09:37 AM

Jun 2012

Profanity is only meaningful if it's a bit of a shock. When used frequently, it fades into the background.

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

22. I thought the word was given to us by the Dutch?

Reply to cwydro (Reply #18)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 09:39 AM

Jun 2012

Javaman

(62,530 posts)

19. Fuck. nt

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 09:04 AM

Jun 2012

deaniac21

(6,747 posts)

20. It's a great way to show class and maturity!

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 09:32 AM

Jun 2012

-..__...

(7,776 posts)

23. Fuck... the Documentary.

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 11:03 AM

Jun 2012

A word so controversial they had to go and make a movie about it...

Fuck (styled as FUCK, F★CK or F*CK) is a 2005 documentary by director/producer Steve Anderson and Rainstorm Entertainment about the social, political, personal, historical, linguistic and artistic significance of the word fuck. It features commentary by a variety of individuals, including linguists, comedians, artists, musicians, filmmakers, authors, porn stars, politicians, and media personalities as well as clips from George Carlin, Scarface, Country Joe and the Fish's Woodstock performance, President George W. Bush's one-fingered salute to a camera, various Lenny Bruce performances, U2's Golden Globe acceptance, Paul Robert Cohen's protest and Nipplegate, accompanied with animated segues created by Bill Plympton. The movie was shown for the first time on November 7, 2005 at the AFI Film Festival.

The word "fuck" and its variations are used 857 times throughout this 90 minute documentary, making an average 9.52 occurrences per minute, making it the film that uses most frequently the word "fuck" to date.[2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuck_%28film%29

Aerows

(39,961 posts)

24. What starts with F and ends in UCK?

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 11:07 AM

Jun 2012

Firetruck.

What were you thinking?

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