# On profanity against non-posters \[\[edited thread title\]\] **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 25, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-profanity-against-non-posters-edited-thread-title/540739 "2010-05-25T19:58:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-profanity-against-non-posters-edited-thread-title/540739/61 "2010-05-27T22:26:08Z")
**Sapo** said: > [@](#): > > xxxxx xxx for your response then. No thanks, I don’t swing that way. **LurkMeister** said: > [@](#): > > And of course online you can’t detect a poster’s tone. He said sarcastically. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-profanity-against-non-posters-edited-thread-title/540739/62 "2010-05-27T22:38:44Z")
How did you guess? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-profanity-against-non-posters-edited-thread-title/540739/63 "2010-05-28T03:10:54Z")
Amusingly, this isn’t the first time this issue has come up- certain innocuous words have been banned in other forums outside of the Pit because they were disruptive and/or because they’ve been specific insults to others. And of course, there’s always the ever so fun “Regards” issue, but that’s died down in the last year or so. ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-profanity-against-non-posters-edited-thread-title/540739/64 "2010-05-28T14:21:23Z")
> [@mlees](#): > > Sugarplum is a masked insult? > > I live a sheltered life. > > What is it replacing? Bless your heart, pumpkin. (Now everybody’s grandma is looking dirty) ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-profanity-against-non-posters-edited-thread-title/540739/65 "2010-05-28T14:58:10Z")
New meme for us to all _ **grossly** _ overuse now: xxxxxxxx For additional points, try: xxxxxxx, and shit. Or, how about: 1. xxxxxxxx 2. xxx xxxxxx 3. Hi, Opal 😃 😃 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-profanity-against-non-posters-edited-thread-title/540739/66 "2010-05-28T15:02:04Z")
Or just “And xxxx.” ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-profanity-against-non-posters-edited-thread-title/540739/67 "2010-05-28T15:10:50Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Or just “And xxxx.” Now _ **that’s** _ a good one! 😃 [coffee spew::::::::] ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Poster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-profanity-against-non-posters-edited-thread-title/540739/68 "2010-05-28T15:53:27Z")
Kudos to anyone who works this out. Easier than it looks: xx xx xx xxx xx xx– xxxx xx xxx xxxxxxxx: xxxxxxx 'xxx xxxxxx xx xxx xxxx xx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxx xxx xxxxxx xx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxx, xx xx xxxx xxxx xxxxxxx x xxx xx xxxxxxxx xxx, xx xxxxxxxx, xxx xxxx. xx xxx, xx xxxxx xx xxxx – xxx xx x xxxxx xx xxx xx xxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xxx xxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxx xxxx xxxxx xx xxxx xx – ‘xxx x xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xx xx xxxxxx. xx xxx, xx xxxxx xx xxxxx, xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxx. xx, xxxxx’x xxx xxx, xxx xx xxxx xxxxx xx xxxxx xxxx xxxxxx xxx xxxx, xxxx xx xxxx xxxxxxxx xxx xxxx xxxxxx xxxx, xxxx xxxx xx xxxxx. xxxxx’x xxx xxxxxxx xxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xx xx xxxx xxxx. xxx xxx xxxxx xxxx xxx xxxxx xxx xxxxxx xx xxxx, xx’ xxxxxxxxx’x xxxxx, xxx xxxxx xxx’x xxxxxxxxx, xxx xxxxx xx xxxxxxxx xxxx, xxx xxx’x xxxxx, xxx xxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxx, xxx xxx xxxxxx xxxx xxxxxxx xxxxx xx xx’ xxxxxxxx xxxxx, xxxx xx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxx xxxxxxx xxxx xxxx x xxxx xxxxxx? xxx xxxxx xxxxxxx xxxx, xx xxxxx xxx xxxxx xxxxx x xxxxx xxxx, xxx xxxx xxx xxxxx xx xxxxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxx, xxx xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxx xxxxx xxxxx xx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxx, xxxxxxx xxx xxxx xxx xxxxx xx xxxxxx xxxx xxxxx xxxx xx xxxx xxxx xxx xx xxxxxx xxxx xx xxxx xxx xx? xxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxx xxxx xxxxxxx xx xx xxx, xxx xxxx xxx xxxxxx xxx xx xxxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxxx x’xx xxxx xxx xxxx xxxx xx xxxxxxx, xxx xxxxxxxxxxx xx xxxxx xxxxx xxx xxxxxx xxxx xxxx xxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx xxxx, xxx xxxx xxx xxxx xx xxxxxx.—xxxx xxx xxx! xxx xxxx xxxxxxx! xxxxx, xx xxx xxxxxxx xx xxx xx xxxx xxxxxxxxxx. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-profanity-against-non-posters-edited-thread-title/540739/69 "2010-05-28T15:55:50Z")
Reading only the first line, my guess is: To be or not to be … What do I win? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Poster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-profanity-against-non-posters-edited-thread-title/540739/70 "2010-05-28T16:05:09Z")
You got it, and you win kudos. Postage and packaging extra 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-profanity-against-non-posters-edited-thread-title/540739/71 "2010-05-28T19:24:12Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Or just “And xxxx.” so xxxx xxx gets you warned but xxx xxxx is hilarious. I feel repressed. Would it help if after xxxx xxx I add this smilie: x ? ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-profanity-against-non-posters-edited-thread-title/540739/72 "2010-05-28T19:25:19Z")
> [@Happy\_Poster](#): > > You got it, and you win kudos. Postage and packaging extra 😉 I hope you had some way to do that automatically. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Poster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-profanity-against-non-posters-edited-thread-title/540739/73 "2010-05-28T19:26:25Z")
> [@Sapo](#): > > I hope you had some way to do that automatically. Search and replace on notepad. Skillz! ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-profanity-against-non-posters-edited-thread-title/540739/74 "2010-05-29T03:52:11Z")
> [@Sapo](#): > > so xxxx xxx gets you warned but xxx xxxx is hilarious. I feel repressed. > > Would it help if after xxxx xxx I add this smilie: x ? Referring over to the “smilie” thread, it needs to use the characters “:x” ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-profanity-against-non-posters-edited-thread-title/540739/75 "2010-05-29T03:54:54Z")
> [@Happy\_Poster](#): > > Search and replace on notepad. Skillz! You da 1337 Haxorz, dood! ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-profanity-against-non-posters-edited-thread-title/540739/76 "2010-05-29T03:59:16Z")
> [@Cheshire\_Human](#): > > … > Or, how about: > > 1. xxxxxxxx > 2. xxx xxxxxx > 3. Hi, Opal > > 😃 😃 😃 Rereading this, I feel like someone should tell **Opal** to look in here, on this thread. She’s been mentioned, after all… 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-profanity-against-non-posters-edited-thread-title/540739.md?page=3)