Author Topic: Question for Dan re swear words (Read 7188 times)

Jeannine · « **on:** March 24, 2007, 16:55:23 »

Dan, I often see words on here, not just in the watershed that are a bit ripe to me , I am not moralising here but I find it a bit odd that on the two occasions I have used a certain word you have put stars in and taken letters out. eg d**n (you will no doubt take out the letters a , m , n ,)

I know I was out of the country a long time but is that a really bad word. I can't say the f word,or the the c word, I just couldn't. I can't say either of the 2 b words either. I can't even say the f word meaning wind which I see all the time.

I am confused,please someone tell me , about the d*** word( as in d*** and blast) as is one I do use, am I being really bad without realising it.. This is a serious question by the way. I shall stop using it if it on a bad word list somewhere . HELP
XX Jeannine
XX Jeannine

saddad · « **Reply #1 on:** March 24, 2007, 17:24:30 »

Contraction for "Damnation" Jeannine... use your own judgement... did it get through the filter without censoring?

Hyacinth · « **Reply #2 on:** March 24, 2007, 17:32:56 »

(low-voiced testosterone-fuelled reply here......Dan in Drag looks ever such a lot like me ::))

Jeannine, you go with the flow on this one....the automatic censor's bananas. and possibly American bananas?...and furthermore it's got a FILTHY mind ::)....but if you can get over the barrier, it's really great fun :) I sort of think on some sites the Webowner can add/delete to the 'banned' list?

But why give Dan loads more work?.....don't think you'd have many takers there :-\

Me, I've wanted 'housework' to come up all starred and verboten for a long time now....

I hate h******rk, me ;D

mc55 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 24, 2007, 17:54:28 »

one of the dance forums that belong to changes the word for a female dog beginning with a 'b' to pregnant dog !

lorna · « **Reply #4 on:** March 24, 2007, 17:57:54 »

Jeannine I don't think any word you post will offend any member. As Lish has said.. automatic censoring (I think). Sometimes I have wondered why a certain word has been censored, obviously a reason. I don't think Dan would have the time to do the censoring as he always seems so busy.
Yes now and again there are a few ripe words but when you think how many members are on A4A we (IMHO) we do have a great site to enjoy.
So if d**n is a favourite you go ahead and use it ;D
Lorna.

Jeannine · « **Reply #5 on:** March 24, 2007, 18:00:22 »

Well, fancy that, I had no idea it was autommatic, no problem Dan. I fit is not a bad word I won't worry about using it in public now, I shall just find a new one for on here.. Oh knickers, I spelt auomatic wrong XX Jeannine

Thank you for educating me.

By the way the b word for female dog is not used in North America, I always found that funny at dog shows...I wonder if it will go on here. lets try, this is fun now

pregnant dog

XX Jeannine

Jeannine · « **Reply #6 on:** March 24, 2007, 18:02:04 »

It did it all by itself.Xx Jeannine

Jeannine · « **Reply #7 on:** March 24, 2007, 18:04:54 »

Oh I should just add, I don't mind the use of ripe words, I just can't do them, I think I expect a thunder bolt!! When I was kid I remember standing in front of the mirror and trying the f word, I just couldn't get it out.

XX Jeannine

greyhound · « **Reply #8 on:** March 24, 2007, 18:29:51 »

It is ludicrous to substitute "pregnant dog" for the word which means female dog. Why not just use, er, "female dog"?

And I cannot understand why we aren't allowed to mention a male chicken either. Or a girl thingy cat. (See what I mean? Personally I find their alternative much more offensive! ;D)

Shirley · « **Reply #9 on:** March 24, 2007, 19:26:07 »

We have a pub in this town called "The Black B**ch" (I had to type the * as I put the full word and the censor changed it to pregnant dog!)

Gillysdad · « **Reply #10 on:** March 24, 2007, 19:33:40 »

The joke about Tony Blair got through unchanged......for now. ;D ;D ;)

Jeannine · « **Reply #11 on:** March 24, 2007, 20:55:19 »

Do you mean I can't write girl thingy Willow

Jeannine · « **Reply #12 on:** March 24, 2007, 20:56:18 »

Can I write Puss in Boots

Jeannine · « **Reply #13 on:** March 24, 2007, 20:59:13 »

This is a gardening forum and I can't write P U S S Y Willow..

It comes out as girl thingy Willow

What if I do girl thingy Willow

I can't make up my mind if this is fun or daft, I could spend hours on here just trying it

Jeannine · « **Reply #14 on:** March 24, 2007, 21:04:20 »

So I can write p u s s puss

But I can't write p u s s y girl thingy

And I can't write p u s s i e girl thingy

If I try the last two it changes it to girl thingy

Oh I just have to stop laughing,this is too much for me, shows how much I know about forums

XX Jeannine

emmy1978 · « **Reply #15 on:** March 24, 2007, 21:22:12 »

Laughing so much here it hurts!

Jeannine · « **Reply #16 on:** March 24, 2007, 21:23:26 »

What hurts, I bet you can't write it XXX Jeannine....Mine hurts too

honeybee · « **Reply #17 on:** March 24, 2007, 22:17:55 »

Jeannine

P u s s y willow are blue t i t are the two things that make me boil on this gardening site.
Personally i find it ridiculous as they are of course used in context and it spoils the train of thread when the words are substituted.

Jeannine · « **Reply #18 on:** March 24, 2007, 22:20:04 »

But I have learned from you I have only to put one space between and it works, thank you,it is b l o o d y daft isn't it. Do they censor the Pm,s too XX Jeannine

gary · « **Reply #19 on:** March 24, 2007, 22:34:57 »

It's all madness I use the screwfix plumbers forum and you cannot use stopcock.

Gary

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