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Fork that crap.

>.>

Of course, it all depends on your personal definition of "cursing." Anyone think LA residents will catch on for more than a day or is this just another ruse to distract us from Villaraigosa sleeping with another Telemundo reporter? :tongue:

*laughs out loud*

Ok...*still laughing*.....How are they going to enforce this?!

*laughs out loud*

Ok...*still laughing*.....How are they going to enforce this?!

They're not, strictly honor system. The kid's a nice little idealist, to bad it won't last.

That's right up there with 'Earth Hour' in the 'Who Thinks Of This [expletive deleted by the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors]' category

This will prove as successful as "National Brotherhood Week". (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIlJ8ZCs4jY)

**** yeah, people are ****ing ****es with this day/week/month/year of the ****ing sumfn ****!

In the Netherlands, yesterday was "make a compliment day". I waited all day, but received none... :( :D

i'll celebrate 'no cussing week' provided we declare august 'holy fucking shit-balls' month

They're not, strictly honor system. The kid's a naive little idealist, to bad it won't last.

Fixed. Also, I say naive, because the kid doesn't realize that words have power because we give them power. Even by simply having a "no cussing week" that kid is giving the cuss words power.

i'll celebrate 'no cussing week' provided we declare august 'holy fucking shit-balls' month

I am Wilgrove and I approve this message.

I actually self-censor my speech when in public. However, rather than the lame "darn" substitutes, I just use foreign curse words. That way, I express what I actually want to, (knowing their meaning), no softening, but without sounding inappropriate.

They're not, strictly honor system. The kid's a nice little idealist, to bad it won't last.

The real problem is that the effects of "no cussing week" aren't quantifiable.

Two reasons:

It is negatively defined. You can't say that a cabbie NOT swearing at you made your day. If it was positively defined (eg, as "be forgiving week") then there might be distinct acts of kindness or forgiveness that some people would attribute to the week. And those might in fact make their day.
Whatever effect it does have would be below the "noise" level of measurement. The phase of the moon, whether the local team won in the ballgame, this week's company profit reports ... they're all going to drown out the positive affect of not hearing someone else curse. It's not quantifiable like a reduction of energy usage on "turn off your A/C day" might be.


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Fixed. Also, I say naive, because the kid doesn't realize that words have power because we give them power. Even by simply having a "no cussing week" that kid is giving the cuss words power.

That's a good point. But it isn't well-made with the "fixed" trick, which is usually sarcastic.

I actually self-censor my speech when in public. However, rather than the lame "darn" substitutes, I just use foreign curse words. That way, I express what I actually want to, (knowing their meaning), no softening, but without sounding inappropriate.

Plus also sometimes you score with the foreign chick.

Now, I don't normally curse, but in this case, the group can go fuck itself. ;(

Shit.

The real problem is that the effects of "no cussing week" aren't quantifiable.

Two reasons:

It is negatively defined. You can't say that a cabbie NOT swearing at you made your day. If it was positively defined (eg, as "be forgiving week") then there might be distinct acts of kindness or forgiveness that some people would attribute to the week. And those might in fact make their day.
Whatever effect it does have would be below the "noise" level of measurement. The phase of the moon, whether the local team won in the ballgame, this week's company profit reports ... they're all going to drown out the positive affect of not hearing someone else curse. It's not quantifiable like a reduction of energy usage on "turn off your A/C day" might be.


I think you're assuming that the point of No Cussing Week is to improve quality of life by having people not hear curse words, but based on the website (http://www.nocussing.com/) the point seems to be improving one's own quality of communication by not using curse words. Which is not a bad idea, actually, considering the way people use curse words to the point that they begin to lose their meaning. People generally don't go around shouting out the names of things they're looking at, but I've seen a person step in dog poop and say "Shit!", apparently not realizing he sounded like a toddler practicing his new word.

Hopelessly naive, but not actually a bad idea.

The real problem is that the effects of "no cussing week" aren't quantifiable.

Two reasons:

It is negatively defined. You can't say that a cabbie NOT swearing at you made your day. If it was positively defined (eg, as "be forgiving week") then there might be distinct acts of kindness or forgiveness that some people would attribute to the week. And those might in fact make their day.
Whatever effect it does have would be below the "noise" level of measurement. The phase of the moon, whether the local team won in the ballgame, this week's company profit reports ... they're all going to drown out the positive affect of not hearing someone else curse. It's not quantifiable like a reduction of energy usage on "turn off your A/C day" might be.


There's also a small matter of defining "cussing". Fuck? Pretty readily agreed upon. God damn it? More debatable, but sure. Oh my god? Offends some people deeply, but not most. And of course, if "hell" is viewed as a curse word, us NorCal natives are going to lose in the first five seconds.

Oh my god. That's it! This is all an elaborate scheme by L.A. to get the word "hella" out of the language! Well fuck you, L.A.! That shit is hella weak!

This is why kids shouldn't vote.

*laughs out loud*

Ok...*still laughing*.....How are they going to enforce this?!

well... considering this is California... Los Angeles...

**** yeah, people are ****ing ****es with this day/week/month/year of the ****ing sumfn ****!

In the Netherlands, yesterday was "make a compliment day". I waited all day, but received none... :( :D

You are fined five credits for a violation of the Verbal Morality Statute.

Shit.

You are fined one credit for a violation of the Verbal Morality Statute.

I think you're assuming that the point of No Cussing Week is to improve quality of life by having people not hear curse words, but based on the website (http://www.nocussing.com/) the point seems to be improving one's own quality of communication by not using curse words. Which is not a bad idea, actually, considering the way people use curse words to the point that they begin to lose their meaning. People generally don't go around shouting out the names of things they're looking at, but I've seen a person step in dog poop and say "Shit!", apparently not realizing he sounded like a toddler practicing his new word.

Hopelessly naive, but not actually a bad idea.

You are fined one credit for a violation of the Verbal Morality Statute.

There's also a small matter of defining "cussing". Fuck? Pretty readily agreed upon. God damn it? More debatable, but sure. Oh my god? Offends some people deeply, but not most. And of course, if "hell" is viewed as a curse word, us NorCal natives are going to lose in the first five seconds.

Oh my god. That's it! This is all an elaborate scheme by L.A. to get the word "hella" out of the language! Well fuck you, L.A.! That shit is hella weak!

You are fined seven credits for a violation of the Verbal Morality Statute.

Now, I don't normally curse, but in this case, the group can go fuck itself. ;(

You are fined one credit for a violation of the Verbal Morality Statute.

i'll celebrate 'no cussing week' provided we declare august 'holy fucking shit-balls' month

You are fined two credits for a violation of the Verbal Morality Statute.

now... all we need are...

1 earthquake to create the city of San Angeles
a fast food war that would leave Taco Bell the only survivor...
Pesident Ahnold!

;)

I bet this kid got his lunch money stolen all the time.

But you are fined sixty credits for violating the No Fining Dragons For Made-Up Reasons Statute! :p

But you are fined sixty credits for violating the No Fining Dragons For Made-Up Reasons Statute! :p

I didn't make those up (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106697/quotes).

I'm still trying to figure out how the three seashells work? :confused:

I didn't make those up (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106697/quotes).

It's form a movie I haven't seen, so it doesn't count. :eek:

It's form a movie I haven't seen, so it doesn't count. :eek:

you gotta watch it. :p

"oh I wish I were an oscar meyer weiner..."

Edit: You are an incredibly sensitive dragon, who inspires joy-joy feelings in all those around you.

What the heck?! They're violating our freedom of speech, dagnabit! Any red-blooded American should be incensed that they're screwing over our Gosh-given right to cuss! We should find the rutting person who did this and make him eat his own merde!

All right, so it loses some of its effect, but euphemisms can be hilarious. Especially once you start getting creative (I didn't, but you're welcome to submit revisions).

I actually self-censor my speech when in public. However, rather than the lame "darn" substitutes, I just use foreign curse words. That way, I express what I actually want to, (knowing their meaning), no softening, but without sounding inappropriate.

Or you'll just sound like a pretentious tosser and/or nutcase.

I actually self-censor my speech when in public. However, rather than the lame "darn" substitutes, I just use foreign curse words. That way, I express what I actually want to, (knowing their meaning), no softening, but without sounding inappropriate.

I use "frak", as in "This is a frakking stupid idea!".

Galactica RESPECT. This fucking idea is a piss-ass jpiece of shit.

Certain... friends... shall we say already have taken a distaste to this... child's insane and naive ideas. Did you know he actaully believes cussing lowers intelligence? I'm sorry, but not swearing (who says cussing?) around children in a playground maybe, but I'll have you know that I won't FUCKING stand for some SHIT-for-brains failed abortion telling me with his wretched stuck up GODDAMN (this is a swear word in most forums) face that he's going to solve the world problems by stopping my FUCKING right to form basic words that express a strong MOTHERFUCKING oppinion. But seriously, the whole thing is run by his parents, he's just a puppet of sorts. I don't know what kind of sick FUCK thinks this is a normal and acceptable way of making money.

Certain... friends... shall we say already have taken a distaste to this... child's insane and naive ideas. Did you know he actaully believes cussing lowers intelligence? I'm sorry, but not swearing (who says cussing?) around children in a playground maybe, but I'll have you know that I won't FUCKING stand for some SHIT-for-brains[/b] failed abortion telling me with his wretched stuck up GODDAMN (this is a swear word in most forums) face that he's going to solve the world problems by stopping my FUCKING right to form basic words that express a strong MOTHERFUCKING oppinion. But seriously, the whole thing is run by his parents, he's just a puppet of sorts. I don't know what kind of sick FUCK thinks this is a normal and acceptable way of making money.

This is the most unintentionally funny thing I've read on the forums today.

well... considering this is California... Los Angeles...



You are fined five credits for a violation of the Verbal Morality Statute.



You are fined one credit for a violation of the Verbal Morality Statute.



You are fined one credit for a violation of the Verbal Morality Statute.



You are fined seven credits for a violation of the Verbal Morality Statute.



You are fined one credit for a violation of the Verbal Morality Statute.



You are fined two credits for a violation of the Verbal Morality Statute.

now... all we need are...

1 earthquake to create the city of San Angeles
a fast food war that would leave Taco Bell the only survivor...
Pesident Ahnold!

;)

...and the three seashells.

Certain... friends... shall we say already have taken a distaste to this... child's insane and naive ideas. Did you know he actaully believes cussing lowers intelligence? I'm sorry, but not swearing (who says cussing?) around children in a playground maybe, but I'll have you know that I won't FUCKING stand for some SHIT-for-brains failed abortion telling me with his wretched stuck up GODDAMN (this is a swear word in most forums) face that he's going to solve the world problems by stopping my FUCKING right to form basic words that express a strong MOTHERFUCKING oppinion. But seriously, the whole thing is run by his parents, he's just a puppet of sorts. I don't know what kind of sick FUCK thinks this is a normal and acceptable way of making money.

:rolleyes:

Way to be a perfect example of why the kid in the OP link got his hare-brained idea in the first place. None of your expletives express anything but the adolescent giggle-juice that doing something others consider "naughty" gives you.

Please check your number and dial again, or ask a dictionary to assist you.

The idea started with 15 year old McKay Hatch of South Pasadena who founded the "No Cussing Club" at his school. He already has 10,000 members and hopes his effort to clear the air will continue to catch on.

*Runs into room and yells "Fuck!"*

It's no cussing week? SHIIIIIT, WHY THE FUCK DIDN'T ANYONE TELL ME? CUNTS! :mad:

BTW, Metallica's "Cunning Stunts" is one of my favorite DVD names. Unless you've practiced, you ain't gonna ask for stunts.

I bet this kid got his lunch money stolen all the time.

If it hasn't happened yet, it will.

I think you're assuming that the point of No Cussing Week is to improve quality of life by having people not hear curse words, but based on the website (http://www.nocussing.com/) the point seems to be improving one's own quality of communication by not using curse words. Which is not a bad idea, actually, considering the way people use curse words to the point that they begin to lose their meaning. People generally don't go around shouting out the names of things they're looking at, but I've seen a person step in dog poop and say "Shit!", apparently not realizing he sounded like a toddler practicing his new word.

Hopelessly naive, but not actually a bad idea.
If that is the case, I think the English-speaking world would be better served by a No Um, Uh, Like, Y'know Week.

You fucks are...

Oh dam...

Shi...

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Indeed, more point less stuff. :D

Why bother? I heartily approve of swearing.

Fucking arsehole wanker. :)

If that is the case, I think the English-speaking world would be better served by a No Um, Uh, Like, Y'know Week.

Totally. Know what I'm sayin'?