I do.

Now as you may know, I'm British and also charming, witty and intelligent, so I very rarely swear, and when I do, it's usually as part of some hilarious satirical point or other.

But what about that other type of swearing? You know, the type that has no comedic quality and would not be missed from the sentence were it omitted. Sure, it serves a purpose as a means of inducing disdain and spontaneous cringing fits in coherent, articulate folks, but is that reason enough to do it?

Dis-cuss.

'hilarious' is in the eye of the beholder.

NPGMC doesn't allow profanity, and it's a prince fan site. it's the official one, in fact!

perhaps you'd be better served there? just a thought.

Anxiety said:

I've been there, they don't allow satire. People sent me IMs just to weep.

well, what can i tell you. life is hard.

NoodleSoup said:

But only in my mother language.

I can sing along Prince's pre-JW songs. No problem at all. But I would never say those words in Spanish It's not like me,

Anxiety said:

Isn't it. Makes me wanna holler, throw up both my hands.

PurpleThunder said:

I was raised charming, witty, intelligent, and of course, British.

Billy Connolly-style profuse swearing is great. Most UK humour with swearing is usually funny because there is some intelligence behind it.

Swearing for the sake of swearing isn't really funny to me.

Aggressive swearing Chris Rock-style swearing...I'm less likely to laugh at that, too. I find that kind of abrasive swearing just....well, abrasive and unecessary. And unintelligent.

Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor and even Robin Williams already did that much better 20+ years ago, but with substance.

NoodleSoup said:

Well I may be a potty mouth but doesnt mean that I wasnt raised well. My parents are awesome and hardworking and my family worked hard for all the luxuries they have. I am not ashamed of them cause they swear and even tho they do swear once in awhile my mom still bitches at me when I swear around her. I dont think swearing means you were raised improperly. I think my parents did an awesome job of helping me be the person I am today. I may have a potty mouth but I know when to not use it and Im a professional and I have great people in my life who are sophisticated and were raised by snobby parents and they swear. I think if you look at that and not take the time to look at the person behind it then you're missing out.

so would it be considered profane if i said someone was on my [expletive deleted] list?

*coughcough* http://www.prince.org/msg/7/138862 *coughcough*

just askin'.

Anxiety said:

Absolutely! That right there is an abomination.

What's worse, however, is when an already dull joke depends upon a perma-tongued-cheek orger being genuine in his conception of a thread.

if something so much as a profane word (or anything that may resemble one) affects you this bad, it may wind down to just you. everything begins and ends with yourself.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
--Eleanor Roosevelt

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I don't feel offended by it as there is no reflection upon me unless I'm the one swearing.

So, in summary, no.

NoodleSoup said:

well, the gist of your question could pose it as such. you're not the only one in the world who swears, therefore you fall in with it too. not swearing at the moment don't grant you clemency from the question.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Yes, and I also said "Sure, it serves a purpose as a means of inducing disdain and spontaneous cringing fits in coherent, articulate folks, but is that reason enough to do it?", an impossibly aloof comment if ever there was one.



Wait there, let me run and get my degrees so that we can really analyse this thing and break it down.

NoodleSoup said:

if you curse for the mere sake of cursing, then something's wrong wit'cha. me, i swear whenever i'm either angry or annoyed at something. my vocabulary is peppered with the stuff at times otherwise, but it ain't like i swear for the sake of swearing or just because the words exist or to make folks ill. that's silly.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

What the fuck is your sig all about?

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I agree. There are times when it adds force to a statement, and at other times humour.

I think the best thing is for me to apologise to anyone I've offended by being charming, witty and intelligent (oh, and British) and for you to lock up the thread. I'll go and ply my wares over at NPGMC. They seem like open-minded folks.

NoodleSoup said:

I'll take that apology.

2the9s said:

ever heard the song "wordy rappinghood" by tom tom club? it's the little sing-songy hook that's in it. it's been in my head all damned day.

2the9s said:

It's the only one you've had!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Ever heard the song 'Last Night A Moderator Jacked My Thread'?

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

tom tom club!

i fuckin' love that song!

JasmineFire said:

You kids today with your crazy Tom-Tom music...

NoodleSoup said:

it's 9s's fault.

2the9s said:

JasmineFire said:

(cringe)

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

banned!

now you must eat the peeps.

NoodleSoup said:

got you...