Please read... new board rule

[Dan Murphy]

Originally posted by jennyanydots
I'm Dan, considering the language you've been using here of late.

 

[legs22]

I'm glad when I did this it was not an immediate ban....just a warning. I did not know at the time that there was a word filter and I didn't want to type the whole word out so I did use an asterick or two. Bad girl...I got in trouble.
Next time I just typed the whole offensive word out and the filter worked.....it replaced the word with astericks except for the y at the end.

I feel bad for the people who honestly don't know about word filters and get immediately banned the first time they do this.

 

[jennyanydots]

Dan? what about that lovely comment you made about dogs and my car?

my bird thread

Dan Murphy
We Are Family

Registered: Apr 2000
Location: Chicago area, IL
Posts: 41476
Chin up, Robin, could have been a dog crapping on it.

Dan -- hey pot, meet kettle.

 

[Dan Murphy]

What about it, Robin??

 

[jfulcer]

hehehehhe, Dan said crapping. Lol, that's a good one Dan.

 

[peachgirl]

I don't get it..

Isn't this what we have moderators for? I would've thought if a reminder was needed, they'd be the ones to do it.

 

[Pugdog007]

Oh someone must be in big trouble

 

[Pooh67_68]

Just making sure everyone sees this.

 

[onecoolmama]

Originally posted by Dan Murphy
No, phorsenuf, I bumped it because of a reply post on your thread, and others similar to it. Not yours. I read what WM penny said on yours. I was bumping for another person, and others, so they don't get in trouble.

I am still waiting to tell someone they are full of crap. I haven't found a good time to use it.

 

[WebmasterAlex]

This rule has been modified slightly since I posted this originally. We now give people a warning prior to banning them to make sure that they understand the rule.

 

[Blondie]

So I guess crap is allowed, or it would come up as ****, correct?

 

[JessetheCowgirl]

okay by me

 

[WebmasterAlex]

For right now yes but we can and will revisit that at any time.

 

[KristiKelly]

Onecoolmama,

you could always pop in on some of the political threads, I'm sure there's someone there you could tell that to.

Or if it will make you feel any better, just tell me, I won't take offense - I've been told & called worse

 

[onecoolmama]

Originally posted by KristiKelly
Onecoolmama,

you could always pop in on some of the political threads, I'm sure there's someone there you could tell that to.

Or if it will make you feel any better, just tell me, I won't take offense - I've been told & called worse

LOL! Nope I wouldnt say that to you I have to find someone deserving of the term.

 

[Bob Slydell]

Originally posted by onecoolmama
LOL! Nope I wouldnt say that to you I have to find someone deserving of the term.

 

[tiggersmom2]

Originally posted by Blondie
So I guess crap is allowed, or it would come up as ****, correct?

Hmmmm..... I always thought crap was allowed but when I posted on the rumors boards, a moderator edited my post and took the word crap out - and replaced it with stuff!!!

 

[ohanafamily]

Originally posted by WebmasterAlex
This rule has been modified slightly since I posted this originally. We now give people a warning prior to banning them to make sure that they understand the rule.

Thank you so much for this modification Alex, I went on and on with Doc over this on the DB thread. My point about unintentionally misspelling a word and being summarily banned upset me. I am addicted to Dis-ing.....I thought it was a crappy deal (OK, I had to say it.....)

 

[onecoolmama]

Originally posted by tiggersmom2
Hmmmm..... I always thought crap was allowed but when I posted on the rumors boards, a moderator edited my post and took the word crap out - and replaced it with stuff!!!

Wow tiggersmom2 - that is bizarre. I mean this is a dierct quote from Dan

Originally posted by Dan Murphy
Well, we can still say frickin' and freakin' and pissed off, or on, and full of crap. But we can't say ****s anymore, so yes, I guess it's not what it used to be.

I wouldnt think that any poster has more rights to say things than any other

 

[Cliff Clavin]

All of this talk over the word crap had me thinking about how use of the word got started.

Crap is a wordy dird, but not as much of a wordy dird as ****, ****, OR ****. Those are just nasty, nasty words.

'Crap' is vulgar, but less so than ****. In addition to poop, it can be used to mean 'stuff' or 'things'. Like ****, it may also be used as an adjective: someone might describe something as being crap or crappy, in the same way they might describe something slightly worse as **** or ******. There are two possible origins for the word. The word has links to the Middle English for chaff, and the Middle Dutch 'to tear off' which is more suitable than ever in these days of velvet-soft toilet tissue. A second possible origin is the Victorian plumber named Thomas Crapper who gave the world the syphonic flush: British Standard 7357 (1990) still requires that 'Cisterns shall be supplied with an efficient flushing apparatus of the valveless syphonic type which prevents the waste of water.' Crapper left his name not only on toilet cisterns, but also on manhole covers across southern England. And thus a crapper is a toilet, and not the person who uses it.

Crap is obsolete slang for money, which is presumably the origin of the Craps game. So an American might 'throw a crap', that is they might throw a seven while trying to make a point. These American usages leaves Brits either s******ing or confused or both.

Crap is a noun rather than a verb, and Brits will 'have a crap', except when they are afraid, then they are 'crapping it'.

Confusingly 'crapulence' (from the Latin for being drunk) is sickness caused by heavy drinking. However it often also involves toilets.

I sure hope I don't experiece crapulence when I have some more beer later.

Cheers!