Vulgarity: the style of our days

The Remnant ^ | Marian T. Horvat, Ph.D.

[Lion Den Dan]

You are so right. I personally need to mind my words for they have fallen to poor repair. Some twit comments that this was an arrogant article. Hardly arrogant, but painful when it hits home so well. I shall undertake to mend my ways for my freedom of speech is not diminished through the use of polite speech.

[kms61]

It's a matter of tradition; they've been around for a long time and people adore them. To get rid of them in one swift kick i think would be a bad move.

I think adore is a bit strong. Affection for the Royals seems to increase in proportion to geographic distance. Certainly if it were put to a popular vote in Britain, the monarchy would stand a good chance of being abolished, according to polls I've seen.

[bimbo]

I didn't insinuate anything ... my point was that a lot happened to America in the 1970 - 1980 decade; most of it was not good. You really missed a lot if your main complaint with America in 1980 was the vulgarity of American women. I thought your complaint was trivial; those who had serious problems with America in 1970 didn't bother to return in 1980.

[homeschool mama]

"Cursing is the crutch of a conversational cripple."

[maxwell]

Bwaha, you'lll have o tick it in teh microwave now bro... I be trashed dude... Just got back from the bar damn that tequila taste good after long days work, yep workin on the lor'ds day i'm going to hell... Long day, did ytou see where tigersyee was ab0out to kick my happy arse on the other thread, I wa s shWQtting around with 30 and he goit his dander up! lol! Whew... I don't mess around with that sheeqt... ok done for me ;)

[SLB]

"Cursing is the crutch of a conversational cripple."

I might have to use this quote. Hope you won't mind.

[MeekOneGOP]

........did ytou see where tigersyee was ab0out to kick my happy arse on the other thread, I wa s shWQtting around with 30 and he goit his dander up! lol! Whew... I don't mess around with that sheeqt... ok done for me ;)

You mean on the In House fighting thread? Jeez, someone tryin' to pick a fight on a thread like that. Of all the nerve ! And I missed it........
I'll see ya later on, I guess..........

[homeschool mama]

It's not my quote (it's unknown) so you're welcome to it. Just use discernment in who you tell it to, k? I used the quote to a couple of boys in a grocery store and they had no idea what 'cursing or conversational' meant. dorks.

[homeschool mama]

Add to my last post...

Kinda of like having a *no soliciting* sign outside the front door but the solicitors don't know what soliciting means. more dorks.

[landerwy]

Good post! Imagine personal improvement and SELF discipline. Novel idea.

[MeekOneGOP]

Oh, I see what you're talkin' about now. No biggie, Max. You handled it A-ok!

[aconservaguy]

I think adore is a bit strong. Affection for the Royals seems to increase in proportion to geographic distance. Certainly if it were put to a popular vote in Britain, the monarchy would stand a good chance of being abolished, according to polls I've seen.

I wasn't aware of that. Thanks for the info. Do you think that abolishing the monarchy, even via referendum, would be a good idea?

[kms61]

I really don't have a strong opinion on that. If I were British, I think I'd come down on the side of abolition. Or at the very least, scale back the level of subsidy to the royals. A "monarchy-lite" on the level of Norway or Holland, for example might be the way to go. The people who argue strongest for the status quo often use the tourism angle, although I don't think the lack of a monarchy has hurt French or Italian tourism.

But like I said, I'm not British so my opinion doesn't matter. I think the last poll I saw had opinion pretty well split down the middle in Britain, although making such a radical change would probably require a substantial majority in favor for it to reach critical mass. So I don't realistically see it happening any time soon, if ever.