and was asked "How was that possible?" and I replied, "Well, it was the '70s.." in a anything goes sort of answer.
That was mild 50 years ago from what it is now <sigh!>.
I thought it was bad when people couldn't string three words together without one being "like", now its the F word.
In terms of language alone things have changed a lot.
People talk about sailors swearing, what I heard then was
mild to what I hear people say today. One seldom heard
the F word, only when someone was really upset. I thought
it was bad when people couldn't string three words
together without one being "like", now its the F word.
What triggered that for me a character in the tv series Ozark.
She uses the word in instances where she wants to appear serious
about something that seems wrong. "Oh, don't give me that
sh*t". "Are you still smoking that sh*t?", etc.
When I am amongst collegues, friends, or people with whom I can
be open about my thoughts, I'll throw in the odd sh*t word.
I've never spoken like that before. It's a 2020-2021 thing.
I've never spoken like that before. It's a 2020-2021 thing.
I have a coworker who uses F, S, etc in nearly every other word. And he's supposed to be educated. To me its intellectual laziness.
To me, profanity is the attempt of a feeble mind to express itself forcibly.
Egg-actly.
If it weren't for profane language a lot of people would have nothing to say.
To me, profanity is the attempt of a feeble mind to express itself forcibly.
Egg-actly.
If it weren't for profane language a lot of people would have nothing
to say.
But so much can be said with profanity. It's wonderful how a swear word is entierly contextual. The same word can mean a hundred different things just based on how it's used.
I do remember with the old calcuators, entering numbers, and turning
them upside down to form a word...such as 77345 to form SHELL. <G>
But is it necessary?
But is it necessary?
Not usually.
JOE MACKEY wrote to DARYL STOUT <=-
There was a list of words spelled out on calculators at one time.
But is it necessary?
There was a list of words spelled out on calculators at one time.
Ah, yes.. 58008.918
Things that kept teen boys amused.
But is it necessary?
In the Army, it's the lowest common denominator that everyone seems to understand. <G>
But so much can be said with profanity. It's wonderful how
a swear word is entierly contextual. The same word can mean
a hundred different things just based on how it's used.
But is it necessary?
It can make an impact to the right persons.
Afterall.. what those words? ..they basically just sounds.
daughter to cease her cussing. My aunt immediately broke out
with something like "F*ck, sh*t, p*ss, etc.. are just sounds.
It can make an impact to the right persons. For instance, if
someone were to try and mess with me in my shop, a simple "Get
the f*ck out!" ends all further discussion.
I do remember with the old calcuators, entering numbers, and turning
them upside down to form a word...such as 77345 to form SHELL. <G>
There was a list of words spelled out on calculators at one time.
I recall a mystery show (forget the show) but the clue was before he drew their last breath the dead guy typed out the killers name on a calculator the detective noticed when he was looking at the upside down machine.
But is it necessary?
In the Army, it's the lowest common denominator that everyone seems to understand. <G>
If words have no meaning and are just sounds why use them at all?
Why not just grunt and point?
calculator the detective noticed when he was looking at the upside down machine.
I wonder if they apprehended the killer??
mcalculator the detective noticed when he was looking at the upside down
achine.
I wonder if they apprehended the killer??
But of course. :)
Daryl Stout wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
I've heard of women whose tongues were so filthy, they'd make a
sailor blush!!
I have been trying to stop swearing when I get mad. A bad habit, both.
I have been trying to stop swearing when I get mad. A bad habit, both.
I would like to think of myself as being better than expressing myself
in such terms.
My wife says the f word too much, and she has an accent that makes her sound just like Al Pacino in Scarface.
I knew a woman once who could tell you to go to blazes in such a way
as to make you look forward to the trip. :)
Not a swear word ever used.
My wife says the f word too much, and she has an accent that makes her sound just like Al Pacino in Scarface.
It's like I'm being verbally assaulted by Tony Montana every day :)
I've heard of women whose tongues were so filthy, they'd make a
sailor blush!!
It's true.
I have been trying to stop swearing when I get mad. A bad habit, both.
I would like to think of myself as being better than expressing myself
in such terms.
If there is such a thing as "good cussing", it'd be the
way that Yosemite Sam swore. <G> You can search for that
on YouTube.
If there is such a thing as "good cussing", it'd be the
way that Yosemite Sam swore. <G> You can search for that
on YouTube.
Can't do YT at the moment (no more data quota), but I seem to
remember somebody using "heavens to mergatroid", or something
like that.
I knew a woman once who could tell you to go to blazes in such a way as
to make you look forward to the trip. :)
Not a swear word ever used.
Can't do YT at the moment (no more data quota), but I seem to
remember somebody using "heavens to mergatroid", or something
like that.
Was YS using "ornery", "idgit" and "frakin" most of the time?
In the old B&W movies, post-code, they used to tell people to "go to the Devil!" I remember Bettie Davis doing that in at least one movie.
Can't do YT at the moment (no more data quota), but I seem to
remember somebody using "heavens to mergatroid", or something
like that.
Was YS using "ornery", "idgit" and "frakin" most of the time?
Aug wrote --
It can make an impact to the right persons.
True.
I make a value judgement on people who use foul language as being less educated. (No matter how many letters they may have after their name).
I get the impression they are also not very bright.
Afterall.. what those words? ..they basically just sounds.
But words mean things.
They are a representation of something that is known.
Otherwise why have any language at all?
daughter to cease her cussing. My aunt immediately broke out
with something like "F*ck, sh*t, p*ss, etc.. are just sounds.
Then so the sounds of "love", "family", "honour", etc.
Then they don't mean anything either. If words have no
meaning and are just sounds why use them at all? Why
not just grunt and point?
English language was linked to fluency in swearing. In other
words, swearing may actually be a sign of greater intellect, not
less, and a more robust vocabulary.Jan 14, 2020
English language was linked to fluency in swearing. In other
words, swearing may actually be a sign of greater intellect, not
less, and a more robust vocabulary.Jan 14, 2020
With same dozen or so words? Mainly the same half dozen words.
Joe
English language was linked to fluency in swearing. In
other words, swearing may actually be a sign of greater
intellect, not less, and a more robust vocabulary.Jan 14,
2020
I did have a co-worker that could be quite creative with
his swear words. I think once he managed to get the F-word
into a sentence 15 times.
Maybe my aunt is a bad illustration. Her first language is NOT
english. So yeah.. I can understand that the common english
swear words can seem like "just sounds" to her.
and I have to chide him like a little child to please exercise
some resraint. He's in his 70s. He actually resembles (and
sounds like) Yosemite Sam (from the Bugs Bunny cartoons). I'll
have to play him the swearing mashup of Yosemite that Darly
pointed out.
sounds like) Yosemite Sam (from the Bugs Bunny cartoons). I'll
have to play him the swearing mashup of Yosemite that Darly
pointed out.
Darly is when I switch to the girls part when square dancing. <G>
I used to have a problen typing teh instead of the. Now I seem
do it with how instead of who, and other words that are supposed
to end wiith -ght such as thought instead of thought, etc.
The spellers in Thunderbird and Telegram catch them nicely, but
I don't have a spellcheck in OpenXP.
There was a movie with Jimmy Stewart, and this female
housekeeper said she was resigning because he swore at
her. All he said was that he was going to get some sun on
the beach. <G>
I (as a pre-schooler and early grader) could never
understand the joke in the Latin subtitles at the beginning of
each episode
In Hitchcock's North By Northwest (the one with a confrontation
that ends on Mt Rushmore), Hitchcock wanted to push the limits
on censorship
and after a few quips of innuendo, the final scene is the train
entering the tunnel. Apparenty, the censors couldn't say no to
that! <g> And by some stretch of the imagination, the message
may have been even clearer.
There was a movie with Jimmy Stewart, and this female
housekeeper said she was resigning because he swore at
her. All he said was that he was going to get some sun on
the beach. <G>
Mr Hobbs Takes a Vacation? I wasn't even in school yet when
that came out in theatres.
I enjoyed the Looney Tunes. The Roadrunner always perplexed me
and I (as a pre-schooler and early grader) could never
understand the joke in the Latin subtitles at the beginning of
each episode when they would stop the scene and post something
in fake Latin. Only decades later as an adult after getting a
VHS tape of Looney Tunes hit shows, did I finally "GET IT".
In Hitchcock's North By Northwest (the one with a confrontation
that ends on Mt Rushmore), Hitchcock wanted to push the limits
on censorship and have some kind of love scene at the end of the
film that implied more than the usual fair. The censors said no
to his material. So, Hitchcock placed the "lovers" on a train,
and after a few quips of innuendo, the final scene is the train
entering the tunnel. Apparenty, the censors couldn't say no to
that! <g> And by some stretch of the imagination, the message
may have been even clearer.
August Abolins wrote to Daryl Stout <=-
I enjoyed the Looney Tunes. The Roadrunner always perplexed me
and I (as a pre-schooler and early grader) could never
understand the joke in the Latin subtitles at the beginning of
each episode when they would stop the scene and post something
in fake Latin. Only decades later as an adult after getting a
VHS tape of Looney Tunes hit shows, did I finally "GET IT".
Sort of like watching the old Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons today.
There were soooo many jokes in there that kids just would not get.
Sort of like watching the old Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons today.
There were soooo many jokes in there that kids just would not get.
Sort of like watching the old Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons today.
A fellow class mate, back in the day, (late '50s/early '60s) was
really popular since his parents had a colour tv and kids would go his place to watch the after school cartoon shows on it. :)
Let's not forget the Fractured Fairy Tales by Edward
Everett Horton...and all the puns that went with it. :P
I enjoyed the Looney Tunes. The Roadrunner always
perplexed me and I (as a pre-schooler and early grader)
could never understand the joke in the Latin subtitles..
Sort of like watching the old Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons today.
There were soooo many jokes in there that kids just would not get.
Let's not forget the Fractured Fairy Tales by Edward
Everett Horton...and all the puns that went with it. :P
OH!... I loved watching that. I doubt that I understood it
all. The art and animation was fun to watch just the same.
The episodes are loaded with puns! I'm laughing pretty hard -
mostly because their actually pretty good, and partly because I
missed those back then!
Anyway.. this shit is pretty good with the puns! :D
And, especially when you realize that late in the week,
you're "S)o H)appy I)t's T)hursday". <G>
August Abolins wrote to Ron Lauzon <=-
OMG. I just started watching a compilation of Rocky Bullwinkle
that was offered on YT. I remember many of the animations and
intros of the various shows: Mr Peabody, Aesop and Son, etc..
But I have to say that I do NOT remember any of the puns. At my
age back then I don't even think I knew what a pun was.
OMG. I just started watching a compilation of Rocky Bullwinkle
that was offered on YT. I remember many of the animations..
Ya, the puns were where most of the "adult" stuff was. As
a kid, they were just dumb. But, like I said, as an adult,
I **got** the puns. And, ya, they were really bad puns
(but that's what makes them funny).
And, especially when you realize that late in the week,
you're "S)o H)appy I)t's T)hursday". <G>
That one can be used twice a week! S) H) I) T)ue/hu.
as an adult, I **got** the puns. And, ya, they were really bad puns
(but that's what makes them funny).
Daryl Stout wrote to August Abolins <=-
And, especially when you realize that late in the week,
you're "S)o H)appy I)t's T)hursday". <G>
That one can be used twice a week! S) H) I) T)ue/hu.
It only works if Wednesday is your Friday. <G>
And, especially when you realize that late in the week,
you're "S)o H)appy I)t's T)hursday". <G>
That one can be used twice a week! S) H) I) T)ue/hu.
It only works if Wednesday is your Friday. <G>
Any day is a good day for S)pecial H)igh I)ntinsity T)raining.
Especially if you are on the F)ast A)ction R)esponse T)eam.
On the other side, it was "The Tiger". The plot is where
this man kidnaps this woman, and "the tiger is dominating
the tigress" at the beginning of the play. But, as the play
progresses, the scales tip, and it's the other way around
at the end. I did the lighting and sound for that play,
using music from the Piano Concerto #1 in B-flat minor by
Peter I. Tchaikowsky.
The very last part of the final movement was for the scene
where he's getting her onto this brass bed. She says "no",
but he says "yes" (I didn't know how to spell what they
said in French).
..Then, after the big finish, the lights come back up, she
is sitting at the table, and he walks onto the stage. She
asks "When will I be seeing you again??". It brought the
house down in laughter. <G>
When a woman says "no" and the man says "yes", there would be a
lot of backlash these days.
That's certainly a very dramatic musical piece. I can imagine
the scene with the music.
One film that I recall were classical music is featured quite a
bit is Clockwork Orange. The music set to the fast-motion sex
scene with the two girls is memorable.
When a woman says "no" and the man says "yes", there would be a
lot of backlash these days.
..Then, after the big finish, the lights come back up, she
is sitting at the table, and he walks onto the stage. She
asks "When will I be seeing you again??". It brought the
house down in laughter. <G>
There are quite a few older films that depict that reversal too.
I can't remember his name at the moment. But he was always saying that and "exit, stage right/left."
I can't remember his name at the moment. But he was always saying that andxit, stage right/left."
Snagglepuss.
I can't remember his name at the moment. But he was always saying that and"e
xit, stage right/left."
Snagglepuss.
One of the teen girls came right up into his face, blowing off eveery kind of expletive dircted at my friend for being ild fashioned & not understandsing modern speech, & that she would have her friends speak any ****in' way they want, as that's proper & he
My captain uses that sort of language all the time. Ever other word
is GD, F, etc. But being a superior officer its not my place to tell
him to cut it out.
Any more females are often times worse than the guys.
Women want to be treated like a man (when it suits them) and use that
sort of language to make them appear cool, hip, with it. In fact it shows the
opposite.
We've had people in parking that use that sort of language and I take
them aside (the first day) and tell them that sort of language is
unacceptable. You would be amazed how quickly they drop that language and tal
like
somewhat educated people.
My captain uses that sort of language all the time. Ever other word is
GD, F, etc. But being a superior officer its not my place to tell him to
cut it out.
But, yeah, more likely just his unthinking habit.
Yup, it's tough with a higher up; you just have to grin(grit) & accept it.
I used that language, as a kid
& as a teen, hanging out with 'the bad crowd',
my partents, even at my worst.
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