# Eat Shit, Family Policy Network **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 28, 2006, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-family-policy-network/350291 "2006-03-28T20:38:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-family-policy-network/350291/1 "2006-03-28T20:38:57Z")
[Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit.](http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/14205956.htm) That’s pretty much the extent of my rant. I’m wondering if an excessive use of “the s-word” will cause these shitheads to shrivel up like a slug getting salt poured on it. > [@](#): > > with sponsorships for beer, sex-enhancing drugs and other questionable advertisers at an all-time high Then sponsor a car, shitstains. > [@](#): > > The championship points taken from drivers made little or no difference in the final standings. Championships have been decided by fewer than 10 points. Payout differentials, in the tens of thousands of dollars, have been decided by less than 25 points. 25 points can decide who does and does not qualify for a race. You’ve documented no less than 5 instances of “profane” behavior. Then why the hell do you still watch? You should know to avoid it, if it offends you so. Fool you once, shame on us. Fool you twice, shame on you. It’s pathetic enough that some people only watch NASCAR for the wrecks. But to watch, waiting for someone to swear? You fucks make them look good. What’s next? Complaining because the broadcaster says the batter has two balls? ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-family-policy-network/350291/2 "2006-03-28T20:40:41Z")
“It’s too bad NASCAR and Fox aren’t determined to keep profanity off of the air.” What the fuck are they on about? ---
**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-family-policy-network/350291/3 "2006-03-28T20:57:42Z")
This is worth a pitting? Some uppity group says something uppity? Did they get NASCAR taken off the air? Do they have any effect on anything at all? If not, who cares what they say? ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-family-policy-network/350291/4 "2006-03-28T21:13:20Z")
> [@Slacker](#): > > This is worth a pitting? There is no “Point and Laugh” forum. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-family-policy-network/350291/5 "2006-03-28T21:20:39Z")
So what is “the S-word”? Socialism? Shibboleth? Sunday? Secular? Inquiring minds want to know. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-family-policy-network/350291/6 "2006-03-28T21:27:37Z")
> [@Casey1505](#): > > You’ve documented no less than 5 instances of “profane” behavior. Then why the hell do you still watch? You should know to avoid it, if it offends you so. Fool you once, shame on us. Fool you twice, shame on you. While I agree with you that this organization is a waste of time and resources, let’s be reasonable here. You can’t lambast them for continuing to watch despite knowing that they will find objectionable material, because that’s what they _do_. They have a job–admittedly, a ridiculous one–to watch TV and inform the offensible public about the evils therein. And they’re doing it; you have to give them credit for that. ---
**Author:** ![Roland\_Orzabal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-family-policy-network/350291/7 "2006-03-28T21:36:41Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > So what is “the S-word”? Socialism? Shibboleth? Sunday? Secular? Inquiring minds want to know. [Spoom](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoom). It’s [yummy](http://www.kookjij.nl/upload/images/113-ds_spoom_citroen.jpg). [Make some](http://www.recipesource.com/desserts/07/rec0764.html). ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-family-policy-network/350291/8 "2006-03-28T21:40:40Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > Inquiring minds want to know. It’s code, for “[one of the most offensive words in the English language, the broadcast of which is likely to shock the viewer and disturb the peace and quiet of the home](http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/14205864.htm).” They’ve posted the audio, complete with the “vulgar excretory term so grossly offensive to members of the public that it amounts to a nuisance and is presumptively profane,” on their [website](http://familypolicy.net/us-a/?p=421). With at least 4 different links. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-family-policy-network/350291/9 "2006-03-28T21:58:36Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > So what is “the S-word”? “Snugglebunnies” ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-family-policy-network/350291/10 "2006-03-28T22:52:55Z")
> [@Robot Arm](#): > > “Snugglebunnies” _dies_ ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-family-policy-network/350291/11 "2006-03-28T23:13:31Z")
If they manage to get NASCAR taken off the air for this, that would be ter— It would be a traves— A disas— No. I can’t even fake it. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-family-policy-network/350291/12 "2006-03-28T23:39:06Z")
NASCAR isn’t going anywhere, no matter how many people want it to. 😃 Just another noisy nut-group bitching about the death of Life As We Want It To Be. ---
**Author:** ![buttonjockey308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@buttonjockey308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buttonjockey308)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-family-policy-network/350291/13 "2006-03-28T23:46:36Z")
This is amusing, really it is…basically, you’ve got what amounts to a conglomerate of overpaid gearheads and ridge runners, their gearhead mechanics, their gearhead mechanic crews, and the associated gearhead hangers on gathering every sunday to get their highly powered vehicles on a track and drive them at speeds no normal person could ever achieve in a normal vehicle. Now, every single gearhead I’ve ever known in my life (including myself) has been a drinkin’ swearin’ fightin’ carousin’ and generally rowdy individual. What in the holy hell do these people think NASCAR is? A church ice cream social? I don’t like anything remotely related to NASCAR, and I think that the “in-car feed” bit just invites this kind of thing. Just like any sport (not that I believe driving is a sport, mind you) it’s meant to be seen, not listened to. We’ve become a nation of fucking busybodies who, now that we’re able to listen, are SHOCKED at what we’re hearing. Watch the race, cheer your particular hillbilly, and leave the scanner at home. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-family-policy-network/350291/14 "2006-03-28T23:53:29Z")
I think I heard the incident in question. A race car had just been in a crash, and FOX tuned into the in-car communications when the crew chief, or somebody, by way of saying they were done for the day, declared the car “a piece of shit.” He didn’t say it with a FOX microphone in his face. FOX was eavesdropping on the intra-team radio. The commentators immediately apologized for the rough language. It is the cost of having mikes and cameras everywhere that you will see and hear a thing or two not suited for a 9-year-old. If I were a crew chief who had seen his hopes for winning big bucks reduced to a heap of crumpled steel that would cost a lot of overtime to repair by next Sunday, I reckon I might say something off-color. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-family-policy-network/350291/15 "2006-03-29T00:42:31Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > So what is “the S-word”? Splunge! ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-family-policy-network/350291/16 "2006-03-29T01:21:18Z")
> [@Casey1505](#): > > Fool you once, shame on us. Fool you twice, shame on you. Fool you three times, fuck off and melt. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-family-policy-network/350291/17 "2006-03-29T01:29:43Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > NASCAR isn’t going anywhere… Which is kinda ironic, if you think about it. ---
**Author:** ![DKW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dkw/32/3118_2.png) [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-family-policy-network/350291/18 "2006-03-29T08:28:56Z")
Well, it’s pretty cut and dried, so I’m just going to add one thing… How long? **How freaking long** have there been live in-car feeds? Only _now_ two-thousand-freaking-six, these goobers manage to get off their butts and raise a stink? The only thing worse than a priggish busybody group is a priggish busybody group several goddam years behind the times. The flap over the Haitian gansters in Grand Theft Auto Vice City also comes to mind. buttonjockey308 - You’re a racer? Tell us about it, please! ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-family-policy-network/350291/19 "2006-03-29T09:08:35Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > NASCAR isn’t going anywhere One day they’ll figure out it’s 'cause the track makes a circle. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2006, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-family-policy-network/350291/20 "2006-03-29T09:12:10Z")
All this raises a bigger question: Are there really, honestly, truthfully _actual_ real people out there who A) Don’t swear and B) Are offended by hearing swear words that, in the rest of the English-speaking word, people’s grandmothers would say if they dropped hot tea on the cat? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-family-policy-network/350291.md?page=2)