# Fuck F\*ck. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 30, 2012, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-f-ck/626846 "2012-06-30T20:42:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-f-ck/626846/1 "2012-06-30T20:42:58Z")
Too lame for anywhere else, but who the hell can’t figure out those half-assed censoring attempts by facebookers, blogs, boards, or edgy product marketing to justify using “naughty words” by replacing the vowels with asterisks. I get that some forums censor words automatically, but I’m talking about the originator thinking “Gee, I want to say ‘Fuck’ here, but people would find that too offensive. So I’ll just type ‘F\*ck.’” That doesn’t make it a different word, like it’s some PG-13 version of the word “fuck”. And any kid over 7 years old can figure that shit out, so you’re not really protecting any innocence either. G_d d_mn, stop that f_cking sh_it. Swear normal, you’re wasting asterisks, but most importantly, you’re annoying me in a very trivial way. ---
**Author:** ![Strainger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strainger/32/244_2.png) [@Strainger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strainger)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-f-ck/626846/2 "2012-06-30T21:18:48Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > …sh\*it… Shait? Sheit? Shlit? Shoit? Shrit?🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-f-ck/626846/3 "2012-06-30T21:25:21Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > G_d d_mn, stop that f_cking sh_it. Swear normal, you’re wasting asterisks, but most importantly, you’re annoying me in a very trivial way. B_cause, as any Wh\*\*l of Fort_ne add_ct knows, v_w_ls can be v_ry exp_ns_ve (well, c_nson_nts too) while ast_r_isks are plent_ful nd vry cheap. They gr_w on trees, y_u kn_w. ---
**Author:** ![Jaledin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jaledin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaledin)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-f-ck/626846/4 "2012-06-30T21:32:25Z")
Shut the f\*ck up\>\> cout? Does that apply? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mr.Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Me)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-f-ck/626846/5 "2012-06-30T21:33:51Z")
You got a problem with [fsck](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fsck)? ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-f-ck/626846/6 "2012-06-30T21:37:28Z")
Fuck you you fucking censoring fuckheads. Quit wasting asterisks. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-f-ck/626846/7 "2012-06-30T21:54:52Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![heathen\_earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/13edae/32.png) [@heathen\_earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heathen_earthling)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-f-ck/626846/8 "2012-06-30T22:00:39Z")
The worst example of this was all the “F\*ck tuition fees” shirts/buttons I saw people wearing around campus. ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-f-ck/626846/9 "2012-06-30T22:13:51Z")
I just want to take this opportunity to say: _ **FUCK** _ you people who can’t take seeing swear words. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-f-ck/626846/10 "2012-06-30T23:32:37Z")
I fucking agree completely. I don’t mind as much things like typing out “f-ing” “effing” “frickin” etc. But the asterisks annoy me a whole lot more for some reason. Shit or get off the pot, but it’s unattractive to go pause halfway because you are unsure which way to go. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-f-ck/626846/11 "2012-06-30T23:45:11Z")
I don’t get what people are thinking pussy footing around fucking swear words. And, there really _does_ seem to be some mentality of, “Oh, whew, they used an asterisk. Now it seems less crude and more cute!” I think this deserves some psychological studies. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2012, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-f-ck/626846/12 "2012-07-01T00:04:49Z")
I blame the prudery censors (sensors, too) at work. And don’t get me started on WebSense… ---
**Author:** ![Enuma\_Elish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5e9695/32.png) [@Enuma\_Elish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enuma_Elish)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2012, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-f-ck/626846/13 "2012-07-01T00:17:25Z")
Booger!!! ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2012, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-f-ck/626846/14 "2012-07-01T00:24:02Z")
> [@Enuma\_Elish](#): > > Booger!!! Snot!!! ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-f-ck/626846/15 "2012-07-01T00:46:19Z")
I was thinking how when I was young, “fuck” and “cunt” were used when you were really really moved. Now that I just saw “motherfucker” in the latest New Yorker (discussing when those words first appeared in that publication), I realize we have no words that express such strong emotion. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2012, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-f-ck/626846/16 "2012-07-01T01:00:12Z")
> [@Hari\_Seldon](#): > > I was thinking how when I was young, “fuck” and “cunt” were used when you were really really moved. Now that I just saw “motherfucker” in the latest New Yorker (discussing when those words first appeared in that publication), I realize we have no words that express such strong emotion. I suggest **“!?#$@!”** ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2012, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-f-ck/626846/17 "2012-07-01T01:01:13Z")
B\*\*ger. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2012, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-f-ck/626846/18 "2012-07-01T01:03:36Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > B_cause, as any Wh\*\*l of Fort_ne add_ct knows, v_w_ls can be v_ry exp_ns_ve (well, c_nson_nts too) while ast_r_isks are plent_ful nd vry cheap. They gr_w on trees, y_u kn_w. Yeh, but, I keep looking around for the footnotes. This post is like reading _House of Leaves._ ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2012, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-f-ck/626846/19 "2012-07-01T01:07:01Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > B_cause, as any Wh\*\*l of Fort_ne add_ct knows, v_w_ls can be v_ry exp_ns_ve (well, c_nson_nts too) while ast_r_isks are plent_ful nd vry cheap. They gr_w on trees, y_u kn_w. \*e, ee, u, i, o, e, e, e, i, o, a, e, i [sic], i, a, e, o, o, o. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2012, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-f-ck/626846/20 "2012-07-01T01:24:02Z")
Do I mind self-censoring? He\*\* no!! (Of course I censored “Heck no” as I don’t believe in swearing; even in my own head.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-f-ck/626846.md?page=2)