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Posted by TofuEmmy on April 15, 2005, at 18:14:03
It does not stop "wiseass". Should it?
em
Posted by 10derHeart on April 15, 2005, at 18:35:07
In reply to Curse filter update Dr. Bob, posted by TofuEmmy on April 15, 2005, at 18:14:03
No filter can stop that...not if it's the one and only Emmy!
(sorry, sorry...I couldn't stop my fingers...hope I get by with that, 'cause I ONLY tease ya' if I like ya'...)
(takes one to know one?)
Posted by Dr. Bob on April 15, 2005, at 20:01:14
In reply to Curse filter update Dr. Bob, posted by TofuEmmy on April 15, 2005, at 18:14:03
Posted by TofuEmmy on April 15, 2005, at 21:06:23
In reply to Re: check the dictionary :-) (nm), posted by Dr. Bob on April 15, 2005, at 20:01:14
1 entry found for wiseass.
wise·*ss also wise-*ss ( P ) Pronunciation Key (wzs)
n. Vulgar Slang
A smart aleck.Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Most excellent doc...I can be a vulgar smart aleck??? :-) Happy day!!!
Posted by Dinah on April 16, 2005, at 18:31:24
In reply to Re: check the dictionary :-) (nm), posted by Dr. Bob on April 15, 2005, at 20:01:14
What is it that you don't allow then?
I want to make sure I'm as vulgar as I'm allowed to be...
Posted by Gabbi-x-2 on April 16, 2005, at 18:34:55
In reply to I thought you didn't allow vulgar, posted by Dinah on April 16, 2005, at 18:31:24
Posted by Spriggy on April 16, 2005, at 18:53:32
In reply to I thought you didn't allow vulgar, posted by Dinah on April 16, 2005, at 18:31:24
Posted by 10derHeart on April 16, 2005, at 23:34:48
In reply to I thought you didn't allow vulgar, posted by Dinah on April 16, 2005, at 18:31:24
Posted by crushedout on April 17, 2005, at 9:14:25
In reply to Re: check the dictionary :-) (nm), posted by Dr. Bob on April 15, 2005, at 20:01:14
I once got in trouble for saying "crazy-*ss" so now I'm pissed! (I guess "pissed" is ok. So, I bet, is "crazyass" if you take out the hyphen. Can anyone say "arbitrary"?)
Posted by NikkiT2 on April 17, 2005, at 10:16:20
In reply to Re: check the dictionary :-) » Dr. Bob, posted by crushedout on April 17, 2005, at 9:14:25
Sorry.. got to pop into this one..
Dr Bob hs said, and it does say in the FAq I believe, that he uses Merriam Webster's definition, so that no one can argue he is being "arbitary".
Merriam Webster doesn't have that word listed.
Nikki
Posted by Dinah on April 17, 2005, at 10:28:18
In reply to Re: check the dictionary :-), posted by NikkiT2 on April 17, 2005, at 10:16:20
the usually vulgar. :(
I don't understand.
Posted by crushedout on April 17, 2005, at 10:33:52
In reply to Re: check the dictionary :-), posted by NikkiT2 on April 17, 2005, at 10:16:20
Relying on an arbitrary source does not absolve a person of arbitrariness.
Posted by crushedout on April 17, 2005, at 10:37:08
In reply to Re: check the dictionary :-), posted by NikkiT2 on April 17, 2005, at 10:16:20
despite my lack of emoticons, i'm joking around here. i really don't care one way or another. although i think other people (e.g., dinah?) maybe really do.
Posted by Dr. Bob on April 17, 2005, at 12:39:39
In reply to But the FAQ say that he doesn't allow, posted by Dinah on April 17, 2005, at 10:28:18
> I guess "pissed" is ok. So, I bet, is "crazy*ss" if you take out the hyphen...
>
> crushedoutIf push came to shove, which I'd rather it didn't, taking out the hyphen might be considered bypassing the system...
> But the FAQ say that he doesn't allow
> the usually vulgar. :(
>
> DinahSorry, that means when Merriam-Webster OnLine considers it "usually vulgar".
Bob
Posted by Dinah on April 17, 2005, at 14:54:16
In reply to Re: check the dictionary :-), posted by TofuEmmy on April 15, 2005, at 21:06:23
ok i get it.
wiseass isn't listed as vulgar in merriam webster?
Posted by crushedout on April 17, 2005, at 22:40:12
In reply to Re: check the dictionary :-), posted by Dinah on April 17, 2005, at 14:54:16
Dinah, does it seem arbitrary and silly to you to allow wiseass but not crazy-*ss?It does to me.
I wasn't trying to bypass anything. I was just making a point. A trivial one, I'll be the first to admit. But I really don't care about saying curse words. I got over that around 4th grade.
Posted by Dr. Bob on April 17, 2005, at 23:20:19
In reply to Re: check the dictionary :-), posted by Dinah on April 17, 2005, at 14:54:16
Posted by alexandra_k on April 18, 2005, at 19:23:49
In reply to Re: right (nm), posted by Dr. Bob on April 17, 2005, at 23:20:19
What about b*llshit. Anyone think something is going wrong there???
Posted by Jai Narayan on April 18, 2005, at 20:44:38
In reply to Re: hmm » Dr. Bob, posted by alexandra_k on April 18, 2005, at 19:23:49
Posted by Racer on April 19, 2005, at 12:35:31
In reply to Re: the system, posted by Dr. Bob on April 17, 2005, at 12:39:39
I also had a filter, to filter out certain words and phrases...
Of course, as well as the real curse words, I also filtered or replaced certain other words...
It was a horse related board, so the word "horse" was rendered "*****" and other horse related words changed: "Mare" because "Monster", "Saddle" became "Sofa", etc.
Man, that was fun... It would almost be worth putting one up again, just for that!
Posted by Dr. Bob on April 20, 2005, at 13:26:05
In reply to Re: hmm » Dr. Bob, posted by alexandra_k on April 18, 2005, at 19:23:49
> What about b*llshit. Anyone think something is going wrong there???
Well, it just picks out the first vowel. Which is admittedly less than perfect...
Bob
Posted by alexandra_k on April 20, 2005, at 21:59:18
In reply to Re: hmm, posted by Dr. Bob on April 20, 2005, at 13:26:05
Heh heh, it cracks me up...
Still, I shouldn't push it.
Some people really are offended (sigh)
;-)
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