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OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
82. Sometimes it's more fucking posts
Tue Feb 3, 2015, 04:37 PM
Feb 2015

sometimes it's more posting fucks.

Add me to the list of posting fucks.

Why the DU vulgarity? [View all] Shemp Howard Feb 2015 OP
What the fuck do you mean? MohRokTah Feb 2015 #1
Hell if I know. ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2015 #90
It's a god damned mother fucking shame. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #92
Yeah, having a bitch of a time with this one. ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2015 #93
Fuckin' eh! kentauros Feb 2015 #96
What the fuck is your concern? nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #2
This whole thing seems to be completely fucked up shit. eom MohRokTah Feb 2015 #5
The OP should unfuck this. nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #8
However, I refuse to unfuck this post: kentauros Feb 2015 #28
Any thread that results in the posting of this video is a great fucking thread. cyberswede Feb 2015 #33
It was well on it's way to becoming a great fucking thread kentauros Feb 2015 #64
Oh @#$@#$!@#$ benz380 Feb 2015 #3
these threads usually end up with more fucking posts snooper2 Feb 2015 #4
Sometimes it's more fucking posts OriginalGeek Feb 2015 #82
WTFuck you going on about? bravenak Feb 2015 #6
Fuck is merely a word. "Vulgarity" is totally relative. PeaceNikki Feb 2015 #7
+1111111111111111111111111111111 NoJusticeNoPeace Feb 2015 #10
My family crest is: a pair of eyes rolling to the side, the GB Packer logo, & the word 'fuck'. PeaceNikki Feb 2015 #12
Anyone who is bothered by language should listen to George Carlin explain exactly NoJusticeNoPeace Feb 2015 #15
I think I was around 7 the first time I saw a Carlin routine. PeaceNikki Feb 2015 #27
Have you ever noticed how your shit is stuff and everybody else's stuff is shit? MohRokTah Feb 2015 #51
another classic NoJusticeNoPeace Feb 2015 #59
Anyone who tells others what they "should" or "should not" be offended by whathehell Feb 2015 #111
Bullshit, he constantly berated people for being ignorant, just the EXACT opposite of what you NoJusticeNoPeace Feb 2015 #112
Waaaahhh! whathehell Feb 2015 #115
I chose ignorant as a catch all, do you really want to challenge this? NoJusticeNoPeace Feb 2015 #116
That's where you went wrong, lol whathehell Feb 2015 #127
Words have power and one can be offended by more than whathehell Feb 2015 #110
whatthehell, indeed. PeaceNikki Feb 2015 #113
You betcha, lol. whathehell Feb 2015 #120
Why do you even bother to read what people write if you're just going to put your own spin on it ? PeaceNikki Feb 2015 #122
You can call it "spin" or whatever you like.. whathehell Feb 2015 #129
Jesus Christ, you just want to pick a fight. ok. PeaceNikki Feb 2015 #134
Over react much, LOL? whathehell Feb 2015 #199
Yes, you do. I am not your fucking 'dear'. You came into this thread like a total asshole. PeaceNikki Feb 2015 #200
I am in awe that was excellent. NT Kalidurga Feb 2015 #228
+1 truebluegreen Feb 2015 #237
Exactly! Liberalynn Feb 2015 #188
Recommended. H2O Man Feb 2015 #9
+1 -- one of my strongest, most dearly held beliefs. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #85
I agree. H2O Man Feb 2015 #88
I haven't been around DU long enough to be able to comment on the post quality trends. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #91
And yet the laws that oppress LGBT people in this country are crafted of the 'clean' language you Bluenorthwest Feb 2015 #195
Yet you are H2O Man Feb 2015 #197
"The second is more like a childish playground taunt." kentauros Feb 2015 #11
That's why I swear Liberalynn Feb 2015 #189
I would add shock to that, too. kentauros Feb 2015 #209
Definitely Liberalynn Feb 2015 #211
IMO, progressives may or may not see the best in people...it's ancillary to progressiveness HereSince1628 Feb 2015 #13
So much in so few words. Nice. nt. NCTraveler Feb 2015 #21
Unfortunately, I think it's true...it has led to dead people upon barricades HereSince1628 Feb 2015 #41
I also believe it to be true. NCTraveler Feb 2015 #48
Take cover Bobbie Jo Feb 2015 #14
Moe started it. pintobean Feb 2015 #16
"Vulgarity" has a place and time. NCTraveler Feb 2015 #17
We are angry and passionate... PasadenaTrudy Feb 2015 #18
I actually feel sorry for you. riderinthestorm Feb 2015 #19
I can't be humane and compassionate SamKnause Feb 2015 #20
We're all fucking adults here. Dawgs Feb 2015 #22
Dang, now you have the whole kindergarten riled up! Comrade Grumpy Feb 2015 #23
TO ALL THOSE WHO ARE RESPONDING WITH A VULGARITY... Shemp Howard Feb 2015 #24
And the fucking same to you! truebrit71 Feb 2015 #31
What did you expect? HappyMe Feb 2015 #34
Using 'ALL CAPS'' is considered vulgar by many on DU Brother Buzz Feb 2015 #35
Don't let it get to you. cwydro Feb 2015 #46
You might want to check your tone there, Ace. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2015 #55
Joan Baez? Had to look her up, you know it's fucking 2015 now right snooper2 Feb 2015 #67
Lolololololol, love that song & it is perfect for this OP. giftedgirl77 Feb 2015 #119
Perfect!!!!nt bravenak Feb 2015 #130
Great fucking scott! Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #151
You ignored rational discussion. Fuck that. PeaceNikki Feb 2015 #70
a rational discussion about an utterly fucking idiotic topic? Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 #73
I saw Patti Smith last night. zappaman Feb 2015 #77
now I'm crying too Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 #78
I wish someone would have stopped the concert and asked... zappaman Feb 2015 #81
I like your style, dude Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #152
Thanks! zappaman Feb 2015 #215
and the horse you rode in on. COLGATE4 Feb 2015 #79
You had better develop a sense of humor if you are going to get along on DU. Jamastiene Feb 2015 #102
Wait, don't you mean you're going to go listen to some more Joan Baez? kcr Feb 2015 #106
It is a game ann--- Feb 2015 #156
Yeah 'part of the game', your own words...opps right!? Rex Feb 2015 #223
Well, fuck me. AtheistCrusader Feb 2015 #245
Well that certainly billh58 Feb 2015 #265
What the fuck is wrong with using the word fuck? I don't got a fucking problem using it and Autumn Feb 2015 #25
It all started with Nilsson BeyondGeography Feb 2015 #26
No fucking clue.... truebrit71 Feb 2015 #29
Don't be silly eridani Feb 2015 #173
We are adults here. HappyMe Feb 2015 #30
Welcome. lovemydog Feb 2015 #32
The OP has been a member of DU since September 2013. merrily Feb 2015 #164
In my mind, and I don't speak for DU, I consider denoting certain words in speech Cleita Feb 2015 #36
What fucking "best" did you see in George W. Fucking Bush? WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2015 #37
You've been here since '13. How do you NOT know what kind of responses a thread like this will get? cherokeeprogressive Feb 2015 #38
I think you are giving the OP way too much credit. merrily Feb 2015 #168
You're not new, unless we're talking about your post count. LiberalAndProud Feb 2015 #39
To me there are far more vulgar words.. yuiyoshida Feb 2015 #40
Fuck yeah! JustAnotherGen Feb 2015 #43
+1000! nt Logical Feb 2015 #44
War. 'drone strikes'. 'collateral damage'. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2015 #128
Here are a few more: Brigid Feb 2015 #42
Yep! kentauros Feb 2015 #100
And it's off to Confession with the lot of 'em! Brigid Feb 2015 #103
Gobshite is one of my alltime faves! cwydro Feb 2015 #125
You will love this guy: Brigid Feb 2015 #131
"Fuckshite!" cwydro Feb 2015 #132
"Aw piss off, Sir. I'm goin' fer a pint." Tsiyu Feb 2015 #212
Hey! Knock that fucking shit off... madinmaryland Feb 2015 #137
Well, there is someone here on DU, I don't remember who . . . Brigid Feb 2015 #138
Snort... madinmaryland Feb 2015 #142
Hey, it wasn't my dog. Brigid Feb 2015 #143
From Lenny Bruce... SidDithers Feb 2015 #45
So calling Bush on ruling like a spoiled brat is childish taunting? Orsino Feb 2015 #47
In the sentence, "Fucking Bush was wrong," the vulgar part is "George W Bush", not the F-word. FSogol Feb 2015 #49
I don't know ... LiberalAndProud Feb 2015 #118
Because fuck. Iggo Feb 2015 #50
Because we can. Why the intolerance Shemp Howard? Avalux Feb 2015 #52
Fuck fuckity fuck fuck fuck. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #53
I'll have you know... pipi_k Feb 2015 #54
No, but he certainly fucked you, kentauros Feb 2015 #63
And.... pipi_k Feb 2015 #196
Agreed & Rec'd Bonx Feb 2015 #56
My DU typing style is very similar to my speaking style City Lights Feb 2015 #57
It's a First Amendment issue. NT Trillo Feb 2015 #58
You may be a newbe!!! mstinamotorcity2 Feb 2015 #60
Lol! Jamastiene Feb 2015 #104
DUzy.... giftedgirl77 Feb 2015 #123
It is this level of illiteracy... CanSocDem Feb 2015 #190
the first thing DU mstinamotorcity2 Feb 2015 #248
Nobody needs education to participate here. Thus, the vulgar language as a substitute closeupready Feb 2015 #61
We are living in world that is looking for enemies to subdue nolabels Feb 2015 #62
I don't know a person alive who has ever scraped their knuckles Jamastiene Feb 2015 #108
Because "FUCK that FUCKING FUCKER McCain" gets about ten times more recs and replies Nye Bevan Feb 2015 #65
Hell...THIS thread is getting more replies... cyberswede Feb 2015 #68
OPs presuming to tell DUers how to post usually do get many replies, as well they should. merrily Feb 2015 #163
Shemp and his fried eggs. Rex Feb 2015 #224
I call bullshit on that fucking jive. merrily Feb 2015 #162
Personally, I think it's time for some Dead Kennedys kentauros Feb 2015 #66
"Now I got diaherrea" zappaman Feb 2015 #80
Well Dick Cheney started it. Lint Head Feb 2015 #69
I have to admit that my use of profanity increased exponentially when GW Bushie boy mnhtnbb Feb 2015 #71
This OP is some fucked up confused bullshit. Warren Stupidity Feb 2015 #72
It's what we do...It's who we are... ileus Feb 2015 #74
Beats the fuck outta me. zappaman Feb 2015 #75
I agree. Thanks, and welcome. elleng Feb 2015 #76
Well if that isn't a pack of fornicating elephants I dunno what is. Kalidurga Feb 2015 #83
Fucking Freedom - It's the shit lame54 Feb 2015 #84
Lots of giggly little boys think they are liberals. Jakes Progress Feb 2015 #86
And lots of cranky old farts think it's still 1968 and they need to go "clean for Gene" Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #148
You imply Jakes Progress Feb 2015 #230
You imply that the vast majority of DU that doesn't have a problem with the word "fuck", is Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #232
Wha? Jakes Progress Feb 2015 #252
Yeah, I thought so. Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #253
Thought didn't enter into it. Jakes Progress Feb 2015 #256
Addressing the things you asked in your post? What did you even ask? Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #259
Thought so. Jakes Progress Feb 2015 #268
bingo DrDan Feb 2015 #170
Right. Real liberals know about decorum Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #233
Most of the indecorous Jakes Progress Feb 2015 #250
Well, most of the sanctimonious, moralizing, purity crusaders I come into contact with Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #254
Me fucking too! zappaman Feb 2015 #255
This wasn't about sanctimony, morals, or purity. But you knew that. Jakes Progress Feb 2015 #257
Slack? SLACK? Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #258
Peace on you. Jakes Progress Feb 2015 #264
I used to get tight Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #266
LOL. TransitJohn Feb 2015 #183
How old are you? Jakes Progress Feb 2015 #229
43. No idea. Not very. Never enough. TransitJohn Feb 2015 #231
Read your own posts. Jakes Progress Feb 2015 #251
You don't like the word "fuck", and yet, you do seem to like the word "duck" Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #260
I like ducks. Jakes Progress Feb 2015 #269
why do you drive on the parkway, and park on the driveway? Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #235
I once spent an entire day working and talking with Joan Baez, whose language was not 'pure' by any Bluenorthwest Feb 2015 #87
What the hell? Damn, what the fuck is this shit you're bitching about? TheKentuckian Feb 2015 #89
I fucking love this goddam discussion Sheepshank Feb 2015 #94
+fucking1 F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #99
Condescending Nonsense ProfessorGAC Feb 2015 #95
It's a generational thing, largely. Smarmie Doofus Feb 2015 #97
OMG Skittles Feb 2015 #98
What the fuck are you talking about? Jamastiene Feb 2015 #101
LQQK at the fecking mess you caused.... Historic NY Feb 2015 #105
Totally agree with the poster locks Feb 2015 #107
Gimme an F U C K antiquie Feb 2015 #109
Come on... countryjake Feb 2015 #114
One of the best songs ever. polly7 Feb 2015 #136
Sit back and relax, this is nice .... polly7 Feb 2015 #117
Maybe what this thread really needs is a closing song: kentauros Feb 2015 #147
Love it! polly7 Feb 2015 #155
Found it! kentauros Feb 2015 #208
We have a great bar! polly7 Feb 2015 #213
You live in the world of "Cheers" kentauros Feb 2015 #214
Absolutely! polly7 Feb 2015 #216
The "wall art" reminds me of a place we used to have here, kentauros Feb 2015 #217
Sounds like an awesome place, great name lol. polly7 Feb 2015 #218
If your clientele will respect the repainted walls enough kentauros Feb 2015 #225
The ladies washroom walls are so pretty and inspirational ... it's fun watching strangers polly7 Feb 2015 #238
That's odd that it wouldn't open for you in Canada, kentauros Feb 2015 #240
FreeCycle sounds like a great thing. polly7 Feb 2015 #241
I might just have to do that! kentauros Feb 2015 #242
It is sooo cold here right now, New Zealand sounds like absolute heaven. polly7 Feb 2015 #243
Ooooooohhhhh! You done did it now! nt tblue37 Feb 2015 #121
Well thanks for your concern. GoneOffShore Feb 2015 #124
DU can and is used to vent as all as to discuss, share, learn, snark. I cuss here uppityperson Feb 2015 #126
Words don't scare me. blogslut Feb 2015 #133
I don't know. Why do some people have steal screen names from famous dead people notadmblnd Feb 2015 #135
How was Joan Baez? MrMickeysMom Feb 2015 #139
She was FUCKING AWESOME Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #150
The OP has been a member of DU since September 2013. merrily Feb 2015 #166
Put all these fuckers on ignore iwillalwayswonderwhy Feb 2015 #140
So you are... 99Forever Feb 2015 #141
I don't know, but I love your DU name. NaturalHigh Feb 2015 #144
Well fuck me nekkid! BubbaFett Feb 2015 #145
It's a cherished tradition. Don't fuck it up. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #146
Oh for fuckitty fuck fuck's sake. Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #149
You take your username from a guy who settled arguments by jamming his finger into peoples' eyes Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #153
Why I oughta... Orrex Feb 2015 #159
I agree with you ann--- Feb 2015 #154
Oh, please. Orrex Feb 2015 #158
That's your ann--- Feb 2015 #165
Well, why don't you educate us all as to what "civilized discourse" is. Orrex Feb 2015 #167
Discussion ann--- Feb 2015 #174
That's a circular definition. Orrex Feb 2015 #180
agree - I tend to ignore those posts with inconsequential profanity DrDan Feb 2015 #172
I just wanted to say that I feel you were under-represented in the Stooge canon Orrex Feb 2015 #157
Fuckty fucking fuck Katashi_itto Feb 2015 #160
For me, it was OPs like yours. merrily Feb 2015 #161
LOL cyberswede Feb 2015 #192
No joke. It was a few OP's scolding DUers about using "fuck" and similar words that got me cussing. merrily Feb 2015 #194
Amen. And if it works as a sort of "asshole repellent"? Awesome. PeaceNikki Feb 2015 #202
Then, the word "asshole" may itself be a sort of asshole repellent. merrily Feb 2015 #204
Fuck, yeah!! PeaceNikki Feb 2015 #207
Takes skill to really insult someone and make them appreciate it. One_Life_To_Give Feb 2015 #169
My answer: LWolf Feb 2015 #171
Great reply. It's too bad that the OP didn't *really* want to discuss or know profanity is used here PeaceNikki Feb 2015 #177
Henry Miller: "Everybody says sex is obscene ... betsuni Feb 2015 #175
From the point of view of linguistics, few words in the English language are as versatile KingCharlemagne Feb 2015 #176
afuckingmen. PeaceNikki Feb 2015 #178
I have no fucking clue what part of speech that KingCharlemagne Feb 2015 #182
it's also the universal middle name: Jesus Fucking Christ, PeaceNikki Feb 2015 #186
OT, but have you heard about the "Kee-rist' bird? So-called KingCharlemagne Feb 2015 #187
Sweet. Another fucking prude. TransitJohn Feb 2015 #179
I think this thread breaks the record for 'F' words. Paper Roses Feb 2015 #181
When you get a chance, listen to George Carlin's epic routine, "The Seven KingCharlemagne Feb 2015 #185
And yet, old timers like you remember when if someone said 'I'm gay' they'd be arrested Bluenorthwest Feb 2015 #193
Thing is, we are not children and the OP is not our mom or our authority figure. merrily Feb 2015 #201
how else can you possibly modify war criminals, torture, warrantless surveilance et al? reddread Feb 2015 #184
"...The second is more like a childish playground taunt." KansDem Feb 2015 #191
When I am mad enough to swear Liberalynn Feb 2015 #198
Oh no, this will start a DU Fuck Storm, worse than a blizzard! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2015 #203
As a serious answer jeff47 Feb 2015 #205
Yes, Shemp Howard, there is profanity here. Tsiyu Feb 2015 #206
An interesting argument, but perhaps historically inaccurate planetc Feb 2015 #219
It is glorious and noble to have high ideals for society Tsiyu Feb 2015 #227
"F*cking Bush not just wrong but ewww. Oh and Bu$h WAS fucking wrong. SammyWinstonJack Feb 2015 #210
Are you going to own up to the fact that you never REALLY wanted 'rational discussion' on this? PeaceNikki Feb 2015 #220
That's a fair question. Shemp Howard Feb 2015 #261
So, have we converted you? polly7 Feb 2015 #263
When dealing with shrink wrap, recalcitrant computers, or politicians, profanity is a useful tool. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2015 #221
Oh look...it's Shemp Howard. Rex Feb 2015 #222
Have you discovered our Ignore feature? I'm using it on you. Buh-bye. nt valerief Feb 2015 #226
Deal with it in your own special way tabasco Feb 2015 #234
There are very few things it is possible to get a majority of DU to agree on, these days. Warren DeMontague Feb 2015 #236
Damned if I know damnedifIknow Feb 2015 #239
No, it's "Bush was fucking wrong". Alternatively, "Bush is a lying motherfucker and a mass AtheistCrusader Feb 2015 #244
Republicans are vulgar, inhumaine creatures. PowerToThePeople Feb 2015 #246
Buck Fush. roamer65 Feb 2015 #247
Never fear, Shemp Howard! Arugula Latte Feb 2015 #249
Michel de Montaigne ~ TBF Feb 2015 #262
I find homophobia, racism, sexism, etc much more offensive than the f-word Blaukraut Feb 2015 #267
Looks like you need some Sons of Butcher for that ailment... Turborama Feb 2015 #270
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