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[at-l] Swearing and the *&$#! (OT)

Subject: [at-l] Swearing and the *&$#! (OT)
From: shane@theplacewithnoname.com (Shane Steinkamp)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 10:55:29 -0600
In-Reply-To: <20020213164816.GA12023@cleekhouse.com>

I wondered the same thing about penis and dick.  Asking my 7th grade English
teacher got me sent to the office.  The principal couldn't explain it
either...

Shane

> You know, I've never really understood the whole idea of a "bad" word.
> When I was a child I would be scolded if I said "crap", but "darn" and
> "dang" were ok.  Why is that?  They both convey the same message, and
> since words are just symbols and the symbols represent the same
> thought/action, then what's the use?  Personally, I think the whole
> thing just sucks.  Or maybe I just don't like it very much.  Aaaah,
> socialization.

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