# people who are adicted to four letter words **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 19, 2002, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-adicted-to-four-letter-words/104475 "2002-04-19T07:06:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-adicted-to-four-letter-words/104475/61 "2002-04-21T10:31:55Z")
Deeward, you remind me of a ‘Skyhooks’ song, circa 1972: It’s about wanking in the cinema, but the lines that are most pertinent to you are: ‘Better get a grip on yourself, You’d better pull yourself together’. That’s all. I know you have been warned by the mods, but apart from the formal caution, it might be worth your while to get a handle on yourself as well. ---
**Author:** ![reprise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@reprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reprise)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-adicted-to-four-letter-words/104475/62 "2002-04-21T10:48:03Z")
**kambuckta** , you know that it’s so totally unfair to invoke the _Skyhooks_ (hey boy, that’s Baldwyn callin…). The Merkins are never going to understand any of our culturally appropriate phrases - and sometimes that works to our advantage. reprise - who is - just living in the 70’s and she just got another disease… [/sub]Horror Movie, right there on my TV, shocking me right out of my brain[/sub] Bugger - on preview I’m seeing that [sub] and [sup] no longer work…but I refuse to indulge in the HTML shit… ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-adicted-to-four-letter-words/104475/63 "2002-04-21T11:44:15Z")
[sup]They would if you[/sup] [sub]coded them properly.[/sub] :::d&r::: ---
**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:** [April 21, 2002, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-adicted-to-four-letter-words/104475/64 "2002-04-21T11:53:07Z")
> [@](#): > > **(Atreyu)** PRESIDENT OF SOCIETY (turning to Speaker of the House): I thought [Englebert Humperdinck] was dead? \*:- Eddie Izzard nods ‘yes’ -: :- Eddie Izzard shakes his head ‘no’ -: :- Eddie Izzard nods ‘yes’ -: :- Eddie Izzard shakes his head ‘no’ -:\* 😃 ---
**Author:** ![occ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8c91f0/32.png) [@occ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/occ)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-adicted-to-four-letter-words/104475/65 "2002-04-21T16:33:45Z")
You know, I hate when people start threads like this and don’t even bother to check the fuck back on them. Everyone’s ragging ends up being for naught. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-adicted-to-four-letter-words/104475/66 "2002-04-21T17:13:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by kambuckta \* > \*\*Deeward, you remind me of a ‘Skyhooks’ song, circa 1972: > > It’s about wanking in the cinema, but the lines that are most pertinent to you are: > > ‘Better get a grip on yourself, > You’d better pull yourself together’. > > \*\* OH My God I had almost forgotten Skyhook until you mentioned them. I saw them about 1973 at Cincinnati Gardens—a place with probably the worst accoustics ever. They opened for Traffic. This concert holds a place in my memory as The Worst Concert Ever. The sound system was just awful and there could not have been a more incompatable pairing. The crowd was just not ready for pre-KISS men in make up and theatrical garb. I think their big hit at the time was “Ego is not a dirty word”. The crowd was restless and angry that day my friend and they were definitely NOT loving Skyhook. Traffic ended up doing just 3 or 4 songs before storming off the stage due to the aforementioned sound system problem. I think Riverfront Colluseum opened just about this same time, so not too many concerts took place at the Gardens after this. Ahh memories! ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-adicted-to-four-letter-words/104475/67 "2002-04-21T17:27:12Z")
Me am lk da to lr wd. To lr wd ar OK! Bt da fr lr wd? Fr lr wd ar no OK! Ar bd! Me lk to lr wd. To lr is gd. Fr is bd. OK? ---
**Author:** ![Cosmopolitan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/94ad74/32.png) [@Cosmopolitan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cosmopolitan)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2002, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-adicted-to-four-letter-words/104475/68 "2002-04-22T03:32:44Z")
Shit, man…What a bunch of fucking assholes. Talk about taking a godamned decent fucking joke & running it into the fucking ground. What a load of bullshit. It almost makes my cunt hurt. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2002, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-adicted-to-four-letter-words/104475/69 "2002-04-22T04:51:36Z")
Has anyone else noticed that **deeward** has used… wait for it… **a FOUR-LETTER WORD** in the title of this thread? :eek: :eek: :eek: _gasps in shocked horror_ I don’t know if this is irony or what, guys… but I’m just utterly amazed that **deeward** failed to edit the post title to remove all traces of four-letter words! (to say nothing of the OP) ---
**Author:** ![Mikahw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Mikahw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikahw)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2002, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-adicted-to-four-letter-words/104475/70 "2002-04-22T05:15:33Z")
WARNING: Foul language ahoy! Don’t even think about reading this if you’re easily offended! Well, with that out of the fucking way… > [@](#): > > Why do so many have to use a four letter word to express themselves? How the fuck am I supposed to know? Assholes who use too many god damn four letter words should be locked up in a fucking jail cell for at least 20 years on the first offense. For the second offense, throw the fucking electric chair at them, or whatever the fuck is used these days. YES, I do feel a bit better now. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![JonScribe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@JonScribe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JonScribe)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2002, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-adicted-to-four-letter-words/104475/71 "2002-04-22T06:02:43Z")
**Og SMUT!** ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2002, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-adicted-to-four-letter-words/104475/72 "2002-04-22T06:25:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Cervaise \* > \*\*\*:- Eddie Izzard nods ‘yes’ -: > > :- Eddie Izzard shakes his head ‘no’ -: > > :- Eddie Izzard nods ‘yes’ -: > > :- Eddie Izzard shakes his head ‘no’ -:\* > > 😃 \*\* Damn, fuck, hell! I’ve being sitting on an Eddie Izzard’s reference for just the perfect time. Then you come in and use it. **IDDA!** ---
**Author:** ![Robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Robb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robb)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2002, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-adicted-to-four-letter-words/104475/73 "2002-04-22T18:10:13Z")
OgOg!! OgOg!! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2002, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-adicted-to-four-letter-words/104475/74 "2002-04-22T21:21:29Z")
_Fuck_ means never having to say you’re sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-adicted-to-four-letter-words/104475/75 "2002-04-24T21:52:24Z")
Somebody had to do it. **Why Do Porn Actors Have to Use Such Foul Language?** > [@](#): > > Like many people, I enjoy pornographic movies. But I’ve got a major bone to pick with the actors. It’s gotten to the point where you can’t watch a porno without being inundated by swearing. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve tried to enjoy a hardcore sex scene, only to have it ruined by the participants screaming, “F– my p–” and, “Oh, yeah, suck my big, hard you-know-what, baby.” Is it really necessary to resort to such foul language? See the rest of the story at: [http://www.theonion.com/onion3815/why\_do\_porn\_actors.html](http://www.theonion.com/onion3815/why_do_porn_actors.html) ---
**Author:** ![deeward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@deeward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deeward)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-adicted-to-four-letter-words/104475/76 "2002-04-26T23:41:27Z")
You just proved my point! Think about it:- what kind of a society is it when a lady can’t object to nasty language without being called unrealistic or self-rightious? Down , down , down we go. Make up your mind:- which side of the fence are YOU on? The sleazy side or the wholesome side? WHAT is your choice going to say about YOU??? Come on ! Ladies, mothers , wives, daughters sisters,…speak up! There must be plenty of you that see things my way! I am not a snob or self-rightious person; I’m just another woman trying to fight off things that degenerate our lives. Or is it down, down , down we go? God help us! ---
**Author:** ![Ferrous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Ferrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferrous)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-adicted-to-four-letter-words/104475/77 "2002-04-26T23:56:02Z")
My, **deeward** , you _are_ a glutton for punishment, aren’t you? Id’ve have let this thing stay dead, were I you. And while I’m here…fuckshitcuntdamnfartcrap! ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2002, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-adicted-to-four-letter-words/104475/78 "2002-04-27T00:12:14Z")
I love this thread. Please don’t get frustrated and leave, deeward. It may be unintentional, but your threads have to be among the funniest in recent memory. ---
**Author:** ![Kamandi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5daacb/32.png) [@Kamandi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamandi)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2002, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-adicted-to-four-letter-words/104475/79 "2002-04-27T00:18:12Z")
**deeward** ’s gotta be pulling our legs, right? … right? ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2002, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-adicted-to-four-letter-words/104475/80 "2002-04-27T00:32:12Z")
And now the weather … Thanks Bob, well it looks a lovely weekend ahead with a 75% chance of an Englerbert Humperdink reference. But we have to be on the lookout for what could be a nasty spell of selfrightiousness. With any luck, it’ll be prime weather for beating that dead horse of yours. Back to you, Walter … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-adicted-to-four-letter-words/104475.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-are-adicted-to-four-letter-words/104475.md?page=5)