# Obscenity

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscenity/88183>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [October 18, 2001, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscenity/88183 "2001-10-18T09:14:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![curious\_george](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b487fb/32.png) [@curious\_george](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curious_george)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2001, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscenity/88183/21 "2001-10-22T21:07:20Z")

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Duck Goose, excellent cites. You must be a lawyer or something.

I am not saying this sight should be shut down. I am saying there are some inconsistencies and confusing items in the rules. I am currently in a struggle to understand the rules, esp parts about trolling, copyright, what we can say and can’t. It seems a lot of the “rules” are unwritten or not as clear as they should be. I just want to be a good citizen here.

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**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2001, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscenity/88183/22 "2001-10-24T11:09:01Z")

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> I am saying there are some inconsistencies and confusing items in the rules.

How can there be inconsistencies in the rules when there’s only _ **ONE** _ (basic) rule?

Hey, maybe that new Jet Li movie is about our rule! I can see it now… the words “don’t be a jerk” leaping around, kicking ass, swinging motorcycles like they were steak knives…

Anyway, Ol’ George, it’s not very difficult. Just keep repeating it to yourself, over and over… “Don’t be a jerk, don’t be a jerk.” I have utmost confidence in you. I believe in you. Someday, someday, you will finally get it. “Don’t be a jerk, don’t be a jerk…”

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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2001, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscenity/88183/23 "2001-10-24T13:18:53Z")

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> swinging motorcycles like they were steak knives…

Er, _cough_ Spoofe, I think that’s Jackie Chan who does the “unusual objects” thing…

I don’t think Jet Li would be caught dead at the SDMB, but I bet Jackie would fit right in. 😃

[and, actually, though it’s killing me to admit it, we did all technically agree not to be vulgar when we registered]

[so from now on I wanna see all Dopers posting with pinkies properly extended, no more posting in the nude, and if you must call someone a goat-humping son of a Shanghai street whore–do try not to be _vulgar_ about it]

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**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2001, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscenity/88183/24 "2001-10-24T20:10:13Z")

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Nope, **DDG** , it’s definitely [Jet Li.](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0267804) Go [here](http://us.imdb.com/Trailers?0267804) and watch the trailer.

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