FUCK YOU!
American english is never a “struggle.”
Are you sure? I thought that was what we were supposed to say now instead of “war”? :dubious:
Bah!! All you anti-Americans make me puke – and wish the SDMB would finally ackowledge the most expressive smiley on Libr’ul America’s demented agenda:
Bush puts ‘war on terror’ back in vocabulary
Learn your place, pinko bigot!
PS-Night sweetie 
Lonesome Polecat, you may not care that much for the opinion of an elderly retired English teacher, but I still rather like “FUCK YOU” as a general response. It has served me well since I was about ten. And red is my favorite color.
What makes “FUCK YOU” such a reliable all-occasion response is the ambiguity of the statement. We never know for certain the subject of the verb fuck in that sentence. Most assume that there is an implied I, as in I fuck you. But if that is true, then you get fucked too, and I don’t know that that is exactly what you are wanting to say in this particular instance. Hmm. Maybe you should reconsider in this case.
Always remember to consider your audience. The message sent is not always the message received.
Spelling, conciseness and consistency were good, but you need to work on originality and pertinence.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m about to be "old and gray and full of sleep, and nodding by the fire… "
This is something I’ve never understood. From roughly the age of nine (in my case, anyway) until somewhere in elderlyhood, what most men want most is sex. So how has it come to be that “Fuck you” has come into being as an insult? It always strikes me as though one were saying “Eat lobster!” or “Drink Dom Perignon, you sonofabitch!”
As the Bush-voter-backer-bot that you are, the answer lies in the query.
Signed:
Your friendly, neighbourhood Zen-Masterdebater.
No need to thank me.
BTW, how the hell are you?
I’m just fine, Red, thanks for asking. And you?
I guess it’s time for the obligatory lecture on the history of the f-word
And pleasant dreams to you, you spittle-flecked munchkin. 
Starving Artist! Go Dance the Night Away!
And the same to all who love ya!
Thank you, dahling.
Starvin’ Marvin is doing Tullulah Bankhead? Medication. Must have medication. Now.
Actually, I envisioned myself in black tie and tails, elegantly twirling about the dance floor with the lovely and talented Zoe, speaking in my patented upper-crust accent…but on reflection, I see what you mean. (Besides, Tallulah herself was rather partial to black tie and tails if I recall correctly.)
Oops, I mean, Zoe.
Sorry, dahling!
Of all the message boards in all the World, why does an useless ignoramus like Lonesome Polecat have to wander in to ours?
Or in short, the letter is sent, but the envelope is empty.
Apparently, according to the same thread, LP considers me a “pointy headed bigot”. How did he find out? Miss Jane, Miss Jane, have you been blabbing about my true identity again?