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All-Star Batman & Robin the Boy Wonder cuss like there's no tomorrow
Famous comic creators DC Comics has had to ask stores across the US to destroy all copies of a new Batman comic after a printing error meant there 'a slew of obscentitis' weren't properly censored.
Apparently, the comic's text was supposed to be blacked out, but because 2 different shades of black were used, the F, S & C- words could all clearly be read.
Some examples:
"Text every friend you've got, s- - -heads,"
"Sell your poison somewhere else. This here arcade belongs to the f- - -ing Batgirl."
It seems a bit silly to actually run the risk of this, surely they could just account for the word and instead of printing it just leave a space. Still, I bet there's some excited comic book geeks somewhere lusting over that their issue has now been recalled, and it's got swear words in it. Famous comic creators DC Comics has had to ask stores across the US to destroy all copies of a new Batman comic after a printing error... more -
Bosses can't f***ing swear, Italian Court rules
"The ruling came in a case in which a company director from Catania, Sicily, accused an employee of not understanding "a f***ing thing".
The employee sued his boss but a lower court in the Sicilian city said the row was covered by the statute of limitations which throws out cases when too much time has elapsed.
However, the court allowed the manager's statement to stay on the records.
Hoping to get himself off the files, the boss took his case to Italy's highest court of appeal, the Cassation Court. The court earned headlines last year by saying the F-word was OK to use because it was now "common usage" but changed tack a few months later by ruling bosses couldn't say employees were "doing f***-all."
Other past rulings on relations between bosses and staff include:
- June 11, 2003: Carabinieri officer convicted of insurbordination for telling superior he was fed up of being "ordered around by a child".
- January 19, 2007: appeal by employee who called boss a "criminal" turned down.
- November 14, 2007: manager who said employee had "broken his balls" convicted.
- December 12, 2007: psychiatrist who said boss was "completely out of it" convicted.
- February 21, 2008: head of meat department in Milanese supermarket sacked for telling workers: "bastards, sons of whores, bugger off." "The ruling came in a case in which a company director from Catania, Sicily, accused an employee of not understanding "a f**... more -
Churchill dog accused of swearing, oh yes!
The famous nodding bulldog from the Churchill insurance TV ads has kicked up a bit of a fuss over his apparent use of the word 'fuck'.
The dog mutters the expletive after his famous 'Oh, yes' catchphrase, while Whitesnake's 'Here I Go Again' plays in the background.
The insurance bosses are adamant all scripts are vetted at a high level and have released the following response:
'I can assure you that Churchill Insurance would never use foul or abusive language in any of its advertising,' a spokesman said.
'People are having a laugh but we would not seek to use that sort of profanity in our adverts.'
However, he could not explain what the word was supposed to be... The famous nodding bulldog from the Churchill insurance TV ads has kicked up a bit of a fuss over his apparent use of the word 'f... more -
Pub bans swearing?
A pair of Christian pub operators in England banned swearing in their establishment and ejected patrons who used salty language. This being a pub, sales plummeted. As a result, the pub's owners replaced the couple, but the couple has barricaded themselves in the building and has refused to leave. Seems like a simple swear jar might have solved a lot of problems ... A pair of Christian pub operators in England banned swearing in their establishment and ejected patrons who used salty language. This ... more
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Students get higher marks for writing 'F*ck off' on exams
Write ‘f*ck off’ on a GCSE paper and you’ll get 7.5%. Add an exclamation mark and it’ll go up to 11%.
One pupil who wrote 'f*ck off' was given marks for accurate spelling and conveying a meaning successfully.
His paper was marked by Peter Buckroyd, a chief examiner who has instructed fellow examiners to mark in the same way. He told trainee examiners recently to adhere strictly to the mark scheme, to the extent that pupils who wrote only expletives on their papers should be awarded points.
Hey, if you know how to spell 'f*ck off' and use it correctly in a sentence, you might as well use it to your advantage, right? Write ‘f*ck off’ on a GCSE paper and you’ll get 7.5%. Add an exclamation mark and it’ll go up to 11%. ... more -
A River(s) Runs Through S**t
Who doesnt like a 75-year-old woman with a mouth like a sailor? Daytime chat shows, and producers without a bleep button, thats who. Who doesnt like a 75-year-old woman with a mouth like a sailor? Daytime chat shows, and producers without a bleep button, thats wh... more
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F*ck the earth day
"In my opinion, the earths gone a bit soft these last few years. What we need to do is slap it around a bit. Make the earth our bitch." "In my opinion, the earths gone a bit soft these last few years. What we need to do is slap it around a bit. Make the earth our b... more
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You say Tomato; I say tomatoe, you say potato; I say F**K!
Enjoy swearing? So do celebrities! Check out this hysterical video of some famous faces expressing what their favorite swear word is on camera.
WARNING: This OBVIOUSLY contains graphic language so if you are going to be offended, don't watch! Thanks! ;-) Enjoy swearing? So do celebrities! Check out this hysterical video of some famous faces expressing what their favorite swear word is... more -
Steven Pinker on profanity
"Steven Pinker discusses profanity."
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Swearing Aussie chef
Outtakes from some 80's adverts with the TV cook Peter Russell Clarke. Warning: Contains the use of the word "G'day' as well as most swear words ever invented. Outtakes from some 80's adverts with the TV cook Peter Russell Clarke. Warning: Contains the use of the word "G'day... more
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Why we swear
F*cking great essay.
Also kind of reminds me of the southpark when they count how many times they can squeeze "sh*t" into an episode.
By way of Daringfireball.net. F*cking great essay. ... more -
Swearing at work can 'cut stress'
Swearing at work helps employees cope with stress, academics at a Norfolk university have said. A study by Norwich's University of East Anglia (UEA) into leadership styles found the use of "taboo language" boosted team spirit.Professor Yehuda Baruch, professor of management, warned that attempts to prevent workers from swearing could have a negative impact.But Professor Baruch discouraged swearing in front of customers. Swearing at work helps employees cope with stress, academics at a Norfolk university have said. A study by Norwich's University o... more
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Swearing at work boosts team spirit, morale
What a f**king great study!
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Regular swearing at work can help boost team spirit among staff, allowing them to express better their feelings as well as develop social relationships, according to a study by British researchers Yehuda Baruch, a professor of management at the University of East Anglia in eastern England, and graduate Stuart Jenkins studied the use of profanity in the workplace and assessed its implications for managers. What a f**king great study! -------- ... more -
Swearing at Work Boosts Team Spirt, Morale: Research
Eff yeah!
"Regular swearing at work can help boost team spirit among staff, allowing them to express better their feelings as well as develop social relationships, according to a study by researchers."
The people at my office who I've heard swear the most? The two named partners of the law firm. Haha! Eff yeah! ... more -
Woman Arrested for Swearing at her Overflowing Toilet
What luck. Her toilet is overflowing, she's swearing as she tries to deal with it ... and her neighbor is a cop. A cop who won't stand for four letter words. The cop arrests her for disorderly conduct and she is facing 90 days in jail and a $300 fine. For her potty mouth (cheesy pun totally intended.)
"It doesn't make any sense. I was in my house. It's not like I was outside or drunk," [the woman] told The Times-Tribune of Scranton. "The toilet was overflowing and leaking down into the kitchen and I was yelling (for my daughter) to get the mop."
Eff yeah, I'd be swearing, too.
The ACLU is coming to her defense, thank god. Because if what she did could get her a few months in the slammer, I'm looking at a life sentence. What luck. Her toilet is overflowing, she's swearing as she tries to deal with it ... and her neighbor is a cop. A cop who won�... more -
Swearing boosts office morale. No Shit.
LONDON (AFP) - Regular swearing at work can help boost team spirit among staff, allowing them to express better their feelings as well as develop social relationships, according to a study by researchers. LONDON (AFP) - Regular swearing at work can help boost team spirit among staff, allowing them to express better their feelings as well... more
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What the F***? (Why we swear)
There are a bizarre number of different ways in which we swear. There is cathartic swearing, as when we slice our thumb along with the bagel. There are imprecations, as when we offer advice to someone who has cut us off in traffic. There are vulgar terms for everyday things and activities, as when Bess Truman was asked to get the president to say fertilizer instead of manure and she replied, "You have no idea how long it took me to get him to say manure." There are figures of speech that put obscene words to other uses, such as the barnyard epithet for insincerity, the army acronym snafu, and the gynecological-flagellative term for uxorial dominance. And then there are the adjective-like expletives that salt the speech and split the words of soldiers, teenagers, and Irish rock-stars. There are a bizarre number of different ways in which we swear. There is cathartic swearing, as when we slice our thumb along with the... more
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Dog Gravestone Is Poo-Pooed By Cemetery
"No different than somebody named Dick, or Peter".
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