MetaFilter posts tagged with profanity

Oh, for F-bomb's sake

Tehanu — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:36:43 -0800

The current FCC case [PDF] before the U.S. Supreme Court presents a fascinating dilemma for the judges: how do you respectfully discuss the legality of profane words in the nation's highest court? And for reporters: how do you report on the specifics of the case? It seems decisions vary across publications: NYT, Washington Post (reg req), LA Times, Wall Street Journal, Slate, The Atlantic, Bloomberg, AP, McClatchy. As for the judges themselves, they opted to allow only substitute terms. PDF transcript with word count at bottom. Background.

BULLSH*T!

crunchland — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 09:22:19 -0800

BULLSHIT! Penn & Teller present their rational, libertarian bent views on diverse subjects, now available for free download on Google Video ::: profanity; creationism; alien abductions; conspiracy theories; recycling; gun control; endangered species; religion; the bible; family values; the apocalypse; signs from heaven; the occult; 12-step recovery programs; exercise v. genetics; environmentalism; hypnosis; ghosts; the war on drugs; feng shui / bottled water; college; PETA; and abstinence.

Son of Beetch! Shit!

fandango_matt — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:32:24 -0800

Goodness gracious and heavens to Betsy, it's The Swearing Festival!

Naughty!

growabrain — Sat, 16 Jul 2005 23:39:59 -0800

There are 7 words you can't say in kindergarden. Caution: contains foul language and political thought.

Are dictionaries the realm of the elite and the educated?

gregb1007 — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 17:06:18 -0800

Are dictionaries the realm of the elite and the educated? For a change of pace, there is an extensive dictionary of Russian swears with hundreds of words translated into French and German .. Oh and it's also two way - French swears and German swears are both translated into Russian. [More Inside]

Seven Minutes of Deadwood

srboisvert — Tue, 31 May 2005 08:43:39 -0800

Seven Minutes of Deadwood [NSFW] - one episode worth of Deadwood profanity.

Swearing Jesus

growabrain — Sun, 30 Jan 2005 23:44:49 -0800

Swearing Jesus - Is that what you got, pendejo?

Rude words

SealWyf — Wed, 16 Jul 2003 13:04:53 -0800

Improve your profanity with the aid of the guides and dictionaries in this Guardian compendium. As item 10 notes, the term zuffle is too crude to be described up front (and possibly NSFW, if your boss is looking over your shoulder), but it's a fascinating concept nonetheless.

How to do things with four-letter words.

Fat Elvis — Sun, 06 Apr 2003 15:56:51 -0800

How to do things with four-letter words. Why do we swear? Or, more importantly, why are swear words "bad" and other words are fine? Angus Kidman's thesus on the semantics of swearing in Australia - and most other English speaking places as well - tries to shed some light. Possibly NSFW.

moz — Tue, 09 Jul 2002 10:41:35 -0800

The Big Book of Sign Language (from rotten.com). Have you ever wondered how to sign phrases such as "I shovel shit all day long", "I want to pull the shrieking voices from my head and smoosh them", and "Unlock my legs and get it over with"? The Big Book shows you how. Inappropriate? Yes. Hysterical? Yes. (Portions may not be safe for work. Link via Magnetbox. Thanks, ben.)

KLAX — Tue, 27 Nov 2001 19:00:16 -0800

"Movie Mask Player is software that gives you the choice to watch any movie at your comfort level. If you don't want to hear profanity, view graphic violence, or see nudity or sexual content in the movies you watch, then mask (remove) those scenes with Movie Mask. You are now in control over the movies you choose to watch." I can't wait to see what it does to the first 20 minutes of "Saving Private Ryan."

kristin — Wed, 24 Oct 2001 03:08:17 -0800

When I got tired of saying the word Fuck all the time, I switched over to the word Fuckity. When my friends pointed out that perhaps Fuckity was a bit twee, I was in a deep funk, until one day, when I discovered Roger's Profanisaurus - the definitive thesaurus of all things Scatalogical, Sexual and Rude. Zuffled lately? Gone whitewater wristing? Expand your vocabulary!

Link via Scott

vitaflo — Fri, 19 May 2000 13:18:48 -0800

All you F****** A******* better proceed with F****** caution before clicking this Godd*** Mother F****** link. Bobby Knight, in his own words... (warning: extreme profanity)