Au contraire. Add swearing just provides a differently dimensioned box. Your freedom and openness of thought should be independent of the level of swearing allowed.
In high school I used to say swearing was for those who hadn't the vocabulary not to swear. Then I met a very good friend who is now an extremely articulate well-read lawyer who still punctuates sentences excessively with cuss words. Now I have met lots of people who are articulate, yet swear seemingly unnecessarily... but then I worked at a lumber remanufacturing plant for awhile. I like the George Carlin reference, because he artfully asserts his position on language use in his comedy. If you need swearing to add colour to life, you really are in a box. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gadi Evron Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 9:39 PM To: Remo Cornali Cc: [email protected]; Alex Eckelberry Subject: Re: R: [funsec] Yup, works for us too! Why is swearing bad? And I don't mean insulting someone or inapropriately cussing, I mean adding colour to life. Some people get offended, and I respect that, but if I can't swear, my mind isn't as free in thinking outside of the box. On Thu, 18 Oct 2007, Remo Cornali wrote: > >> About 10+ years ago, there was also a study that concluded >> that swearing is good for promotions too, because they >> examined language use, and concluded that higher ranked >> managers swore more, with top-level execs swearing the most. > > Aren't we confusing cause and effect? > The peones (small fish) don't swear, because: > 1) it's a cultural no-no; > 2) they could get fired for improper behavior. > The big fish feel strong and free, and some assert their egos > by inappropriate behavior. > So I think that you don't get promoted because you swear, but that some > people start swearing because they feel they can get away with it. > > Ciao! > Remo > > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. > _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
