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Why did I get barred for "intolerange"? |
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Roberta Dalek
Probably trouble
Join date: 21 Oct 2004
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03-03-2005 05:43
nah you'd just get banned for it. Offensive group name, or something.
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Willow Zander
Having Blahgasms
Join date: 22 May 2004
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11-25-2005 02:21
I wonder if Charlotte is somones alt
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Kris Ritter
paradoxical embolism
Join date: 31 Oct 2003
Posts: 6,627
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11-25-2005 02:25
I wonder if Charlotte is somones alt I miss Charlotte. BRING BACK CHARLOTTE GILLESPIE! |
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Sable Sunset
Prim Herder
Join date: 15 Apr 2005
Posts: 223
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11-25-2005 04:21
Reading through this thread had me wondering just *how* rude the 'C'-word (to avoid offending anybody) really is. One google later came up with this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A753527 Well, I found it interesting anyway!  |
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Candide LeMay
Registered User
Join date: 30 Dec 2004
Posts: 538
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11-25-2005 04:26
Last I heard Charlotte's puter (mac mini?) wouldn't run SL anymore. She complained about it on irc when 1.6 came out. But yeah, I'd like to see her back too
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Garnet Psaltery
Walking on the Moon
Join date: 12 Apr 2005
Posts: 913
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11-25-2005 04:45
Reading through this thread had me wondering just *how* rude the 'C'-word (to avoid offending anybody) really is. I find it horrendously rude. I don't think it's necessarily because of the generation to which I belong, as younger members of my family wouldn't use it either. Nor do I use the 'f' word, though it's marginally less offensive. Persephone and Charlotte, welcome to my Ignore list. _____________________
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Kris Ritter
paradoxical embolism
Join date: 31 Oct 2003
Posts: 6,627
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11-25-2005 04:59
*shrug* where I come from it's a term of endearment. At least, I think it is, cuz everyone calls everyone else it.
 If they really like you they call you an f'ing c. |
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Alain Talamasca
Levelheaded Nutcase
Join date: 21 Sep 2005
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11-25-2005 05:23
What is it today with thread necromancy??
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Willow Zander
Having Blahgasms
Join date: 22 May 2004
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11-25-2005 05:25
What is it today with thread necromancy?? B O R E D O M _____________________
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Mina Welesa
Semi-retired
Join date: 19 Dec 2004
Posts: 228
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11-25-2005 07:33
I think its HIGH TIME the word CUNT gets the liberation it deserves!!!. |
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Sable Sunset
Prim Herder
Join date: 15 Apr 2005
Posts: 223
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11-25-2005 07:44
*shrug* where I come from it's a term of endearment. At least, I think it is, cuz everyone calls everyone else it. If they really like you they call you an f'ing c. I work in an IT Department and this is certainly the case amongst the males that work with me - and male friends I have outside of work. Maybe a quirk of UK culture Kris?  |
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Kris Ritter
paradoxical embolism
Join date: 31 Oct 2003
Posts: 6,627
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11-25-2005 07:48
I work in an IT Department and this is certainly the case amongst the males that work with me - and male friends I have outside of work. Maybe a quirk of UK culture Kris? Well I certainly think it has a different 'strength' of offending tone depending on where you are. And probably your age. And as you say, very likely profession or certainly work atmosphere. But seriously, I hear it ALL the time. Day in, day out, several times hourly. So it's such a diluted word to me I don't think twice about it. |
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Sable Sunset
Prim Herder
Join date: 15 Apr 2005
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11-25-2005 08:23
Well I certainly think it has a different 'strength' of offending tone depending on where you are. And probably your age. And as you say, very likely profession or certainly work atmosphere. But seriously, I hear it ALL the time. Day in, day out, several times hourly. So it's such a diluted word to me I don't think twice about it. I'd agree with this completely. It reminds me of Stephen Fry appearing on Michael Parkinson's chat show and being asked to explain the use of swearing in one of his books. Fry explained that the use of swearing in his eyes is also purely emphatic. He put it something like (can't find an actual quote)... "The phrase 'I can't sing' does not convey the level of sheer frustration and anguish caused by the situation in quite the same way as 'I can't f**king sing'. The environment (possibly the generation too) that I grew up in, and the industry in which I work mean that swearing has little meaning to me beyond emphasis of a particular topic or to stress the emotional content of what is being said. I know where the words originate from, what they mean now, and the various meanings they've had in the past - yet I really can't say that I find them personally offensive in and of themselves. If used against me, say in an argument, it will be the emotion behind what is being said that they will convey, rather than me feeling personally insulted because of the individual word itself. Oddly, and partly because of the above, I don't tend to swear much myself. You know I am very, very upset if I do! |
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Ulrika Zugzwang
Magnanimous in Victory
Join date: 10 Jun 2004
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11-25-2005 09:17
gripe gripe gripe What is "intolerange"? ~Ulrika~ _____________________
Chik-chik-chika-ahh
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Kris Ritter
paradoxical embolism
Join date: 31 Oct 2003
Posts: 6,627
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11-25-2005 09:18
Here it is. The moment you have all waited for. Prepare yourselves. What is "intolerange"? ~Ulrika~ Charlotte asked the very same question in the edit comment of the original post. |
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Ursa Falcone
Rocket Scientist
Join date: 26 Mar 2004
Posts: 1,989
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11-25-2005 09:23
Intolerange:
a cook stove that will only allow certain skilled chefs to use it. Anyone not within its factory set tolerance levels will get burned, baked and then poked in the ash. _____________________
Jeska Linden: I'm closing this thread because it's obviously overstepped the boundaries of useful conversation, even for the off-topic forum. |
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Ulrika Zugzwang
Magnanimous in Victory
Join date: 10 Jun 2004
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11-25-2005 09:23
Charlotte asked the very same question in the edit comment of the original post. By the way your new forum icon is great. ~Ulrika~ _____________________
Chik-chik-chika-ahh
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Kris Ritter
paradoxical embolism
Join date: 31 Oct 2003
Posts: 6,627
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11-25-2005 09:33
By the way your new forum icon is great. Thanks. I stole it myself |
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Gabe Lippmann
"Phone's ringing, Dude."
Join date: 14 Jun 2004
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11-25-2005 09:55
Intolerange: a cook stove that will only allow certain skilled chefs to use it. Anyone not within its factory set tolerance levels will get burned, baked and then poked in the ash. Free Easy Bake Ovens for the cooking skills challenged! No more burning, baking and poking (don't get me wrong, I did some of that in college and it can be fun, I just don't want anyone getting hurt). _____________________
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Pathfinder Linden
Administrator
Join date: 15 Mar 2005
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11-25-2005 14:53
The language in this thread isn't appropriate for the forums. Please keep the discussions PG.
Thank you in advance. -Pathfinder _____________________
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