"Scarlet; I give a *damn*" comes to mind. On 1/2/07, David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Zoltan Finks wrote: > I, and most given to contemplation, have analyzed what it is about certain > words that makes them unacceptable in society. The four letter word could be > "buck" just as easily as it could be "fuck" and if society has labeled it > profane, it's profane. In that respect, you're correct - it's all relative. > Many of the four-letter terms that are considered "profane" now were originally merely descriptive. But they were lower-class and vulgar and conveyed concepts that were not to be discussed in polite company in a more puritanical age. "Profanity" back then would have been the use of religiously blasphemous language. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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