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Re: [OT[UnOfficial Unsubscribe FAQ



On Sat, Jan 03, 2004 at 02:53:16PM -0500, Paul Morgan wrote:
> On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 13:09:42 -0600, Kent West wrote:
> 
> > Several words have been used in this thread (it happens in other threads 
> > also) that have traditionally been considered "foul language", at least 
> > in my Texan culture, although without a standard definition of "foul 
> > language" it's hard to claim with any absolute certainty that "this" 
> > word is foul and "that" word is not. Still, my momma would've whooped me 
> > good for using some of that language, and the FCC would have come down 
> > hard on any broadcaster using such language 10 or 15 years ago, although 
> > lately it seems to let almost anything on the airwaves. My general 
> > thought is that if most people would not say it in church or in front of 
> > a pastor/preacher/priest/rabbi/mom, it's foul language.
> 
> That's a pretty good definition.
> 

Except for the case of those words that many (would have,have) said to
those (Boston,other areas) priests.



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