# Did Willie say "shite"? (Simpsons) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 24, 2004, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-willie-say-shite-simpsons/246719 "2004-05-24T00:33:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Lobelia\_Overhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@Lobelia\_Overhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobelia_Overhill)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-willie-say-shite-simpsons/246719/61 "2004-05-25T19:20:18Z")
> [@GorillaMan](#): > > Was that in Ireland or the UK? I’m pretty sure it wasn’t censored here…it certainly wasn’t for pre-watershed TV the other day Not sure, possibly both, it’s hard to tell when the trailers are on Sky - since they are both Irish and UK, but I definitely remember it (Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me) being bleeped/obscured on this side of the Atlantic ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-willie-say-shite-simpsons/246719/62 "2004-05-25T21:15:33Z")
> [@Lobelia Overhill](#): > > No it’s not … shite is what they say over here, shit is what they say in the US. Nothing to do with accent. Same as ass and arse are not two different pronunciations of the same word … “Ass” and “arse” are not two separate words…it’s just like “check” and “cheque”. They’re spelled a little differently, and prounounced a little differently due to custom and dialect, but a little kid in the states is going to get their mouth washed out with soap for saying “Shite” to their mother just the same. “Color” is to “colour” as “shit” is to “shite”. There’s no excuse for the censors letting it go other than they were just too lazy or didn’t give a damn. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-willie-say-shite-simpsons/246719.md?page=3)