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Postby Ilovebigcats » February 4th, 2008, 9:46 am

soulsearcher wrote:I'll never eat stuffed peppers again.


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Good one!! GROSS! Now my mind is corrupted by that word.
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Postby Dr. Ron » February 4th, 2008, 12:40 pm

And you don't want to ever go to England and say that you are just "piddling " around. You know what that might mean.

Also, the maids say that they will come by your room and "knock you up" when you ask for a wake up call.......how disappointed are so many servicemen.......
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Postby Full Quiver » February 4th, 2008, 12:48 pm

notice the smiley Gary :wink:

I will say this that people who smoke cigarettes do so because they are addicted. Jesus certainly can deliver them from such.
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Postby Pastor Gary » February 4th, 2008, 1:08 pm

Cpt. Jack wrote:I have a question for anyone who cares to answer. Is a cuss word in L.A. that is lower Alabama a cuss word in Africa ????? P.G. and Pauly I know you guys can weigh in on this. Having lived in several parts of the World I know cussing to one is not to another.


Over the years we have dealt with this subject here a few times, but -- no, words do not have universal impact... they are sometimes nasty in one country and innocuous in others.

In Hawaii, the word "bugger" is routinely used to describe a cantankerous old man or other uses: "Da old buggah made me mad!"

I remember an Alabama Youth Camp in which a young man from a sheltered background tearfully expressed his desire to go home because the guys in his cabin were cussing... they were saying the word "fart."

In other English-speaking countries "bugger" is a quite offensive sexual term for sodomy.

Our friends from Australia think it is HILARIOUS (and shocking) that Americans would name a male child "Randy", since that word means the exact same thing as an American means when we say "horny."

I have heard more than a few praise reports at the mic in Hawaii churches in which people said they were "p1$$3d-off" at the devil over this or that.

Sweet little old Asian Christian ladies in some countries excuse themselves to "go take a $41t"

National and regional context often determines what is or isn't acceptable language.
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Re: contextual

Postby MrDanger » February 4th, 2008, 1:35 pm

Pastor Gary wrote:Our friends from Australia think it is HILARIOUS (and shocking) that Americans would name a male child "Randy", since that word means the exact same thing as an American means when we say "horny."


:lol: That reminds me that during an introduction of our new GO in the hallway during our last Assembly, a few delegates from outside the states were sitting next to me. When the person next to me said, "I guess I need to start calling you Bishop Howard." To which he replied, "Oh no, I'm still Randy." This brought on laughter from those sitting by me and those of us that new why they were laughing. One poor woman's face was QUITE red. :lol:
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Postby Jennifer Smith » February 4th, 2008, 3:41 pm

I don't cuss... I don't even let my kids say "freakin'".. (I have a two-year old.
It wouldn't sound very good having her repeat her version of "freakin", say at church or someplace.) :)
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Postby Shellie » February 4th, 2008, 4:00 pm

I don't smoke, I don't chew, I don't go with boys who do. I don't cuss and I don't give anyone the finger.

But I do stick out my tongue at people, does that count?
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Postby MrDanger » February 4th, 2008, 4:12 pm

Shellie wrote:I don't smoke, I don't chew, I don't go with boys who do. I don't cuss and I don't give anyone the finger.

But I do stick out my tongue at people, does that count?


What finger are we talking about before I go committing to anything. I have been known to use the d key finger and the k key finger from time to time (sorry, I'm a typing teacher)
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Postby Ilovebigcats » February 4th, 2008, 4:15 pm

MrDanger wrote:
Shellie wrote:I don't smoke, I don't chew, I don't go with boys who do. I don't cuss and I don't give anyone the finger.

But I do stick out my tongue at people, does that count?


What finger are we talking about before I go committing to anything. I have been known to use the d key finger and the k key finger from time to time (sorry, I'm a typing teacher)


:o :shock: Is that accompanied with the space bar fingers????
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Postby Sherry » February 4th, 2008, 7:24 pm

MrDanger wrote:
Shellie wrote:I don't smoke, I don't chew, I don't go with boys who do. I don't cuss and I don't give anyone the finger.

But I do stick out my tongue at people, does that count?


What finger are we talking about before I go committing to anything. I have been known to use the d key finger and the k key finger from time to time (sorry, I'm a typing teacher)


You make me laugh....just thought I'd share that with you! :wink: :lol:
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Re: contextual

Postby soulsearcher » February 5th, 2008, 8:53 am

Pastor Gary wrote:I remember an Alabama Youth Camp in which a young man from a sheltered background tearfully expressed his desire to go home because the guys in his cabin were cussing... they were saying the word "fart."


:shock: :oops: Gary! You promised me you'd never tell! You old "poot"! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: contextual

Postby Pastor Gary » February 5th, 2008, 9:23 am

soulsearcher wrote:
Pastor Gary wrote:I remember an Alabama Youth Camp in which a young man from a sheltered background tearfully expressed his desire to go home because the guys in his cabin were cussing... they were saying the word "fart."


:shock: :oops: Gary! You promised me you'd never tell! You old "poot"! :lol: :lol: :lol:


Okay... that made me almost spit out my coffee. Have you seen the gum commercial where the woman calls her rival a "Cootie Queen"?
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Postby Paully_44 » February 5th, 2008, 10:43 am

MrDanger wrote:[sorry, I'm a typing teacher


They still have those?? 8) Do you still use a typewriter?
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Postby MrDanger » February 5th, 2008, 10:49 am

Sorry, meant KEYBOARDING type, because I teach kids to...um, keyboard :shock:
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Postby Paully_44 » February 5th, 2008, 11:00 am

MrDanger wrote:Sorry, meant KEYBOARDING type, because I teach kids to...um, keyboard :shock:


Just messin...

have to find something to replace the swearing since I am giving that up for Lent starting tomorrow. :wink:
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