Hermit Posted January 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 5 hours ago, Lord Liaden said: Hermit, you did realize this thread would spiral like this when you started it, right? Cancer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 How about cussing in languages no-one else understand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 I claim Orkish! And I say we all go over to the d20 boards and do some chaggunk to those plogzo icosahedron-lovers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted January 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, L. Marcus said: How about cussing in languages no-one else understand? I realize the majority of posters on this site (I believe) are American and probably monolingual (maybe not?) but what if some kid from Germatinacanastan decides to give say Champions a chance only to end up being told to stay away from that filth because they speak that language? Please, think of the young Germatinacanastanis! BoloOfEarth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 ... Not even in dialect? I've got a reeeally obscure one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted January 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 Don't get cocky, little known fact, one of the Administrators is 1/8th Obscure wcw43921 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 Those guys gets everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 Here and I thought that Hermit was in tune with small town values. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 One of the wines we sampled last night was from the Pflucken Estate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted January 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 I have a friend who dare not go to Fuddruckers restaurant, or at least dare not speak its name. She will mangle it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 49 minutes ago, Hermit said: I realize the majority of posters on this site (I believe) are American and probably monolingual (maybe not?) but what if some kid from Germatinacanastan decides to give say Champions a chance only to end up being told to stay away from that filth because they speak that language? Please, think of the young Germatinacanastanis! Germatinacanastanites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasBroot Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 As an aside I remember during BSG's new run how the use of 'frak' in the show was so obviously meant to be a replacement for the big F and used so heavily, often in a clearly sexual manner, that some censors started getting concerned about it. If everyone knows what you meant what defines the vulgarity of a curse? Time its used by a culture? Is the F-Bomb taboo where Frak isn't because of depth of cultural linguistic penetration? Could one day with enough adoption could frak be as censored as its predecessor? ... in any case, no using the f word. Easy rule to follow and appreciated - I'm one of those people who keep the censors on in an MMO. Not because I'm offended, per se - I just prefer that expletives be saved for times which deserve their emphasis (you know, like the cancer exception. Or falling off a cliff.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 The husband tries not to swear in real life (his substitute of choice is "Frell" from Farscape), so when he drops an actual F Bomb, I know something's bad for him. DasBroot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 If you are in pain, then you are allowed to swear. You know like if you hit your finger with a hammer or you are giving birth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 Grading exams? assault 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 6 minutes ago, Pariah said: Grading exams? Nope. Sorry. ( ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeropoint Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 Swearing has a scientifically validated pain relief effect . . . or at least a pain tolerance boosting effect. Or so I hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 I remember them testing it on "Mythbusters". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 9 hours ago, L. Marcus said: How about cussing in languages no-one else understand? What, you mean like ALGOL or Lisp? rjcurrie and assault 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 COBOL? Ternaugh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 I've worked with Fortran. It certainly had the effect of inducing profanity, in my experience. Ternaugh, assault and Cancer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 Or ... another F-word ... FORTRAN Ternaugh and Pariah 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 Pascal? BASIC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 3 hours ago, Cancer said: Or ... another F-word ... FORTRAN Or, if we want to irritate Starlord.... FOURTRAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 There was someone in my county of Vietnamese descent with the name Phuc (though the u was pronounced like "oo" would be) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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