Brilliant!  Those victorians were great weren't they.

Is that word banned?  Titter, want to write it but then I can't be mean to Santa.  Opps, nearly did....

That is a really, really horrible word. 

I heard a four year old use it once against the adult he was with Well, she was dragging him along by his hair at the time.

No sure.  My post was purely anecdotal and I've not checked it out myself.  I will, though.

And it is a a bad bad word.   Naughty copper!  At least the Profane Cucumber caught it in time!

I think 'the word that must not be named' is nicer than cucumber.  Cucumber makes you think of boys bits, ewwwww.

Hmmm.  Maybe I didnt think that last post through.

Anyway, point is, I don't think the word is bad.  On that note, I must get to work and start shuffling some deadlines... 

Byesie bye.

Has she gone yet?

It's NASTY, NASTY I tell you.

Ok...  I will concede that the C word, along with the F word and many other words (yes, including p*ssflaps, Santa) are just words and that words of themselves are not offensive. 

Like the difference between poo, crap and sh*t.  You might say poo to your gran, but you sure as hell wouldn't say sh*t to her.  It's the context of the word that makes it offensive. 

Therefore, asking someone, with whom you have an appropriate relationship, for an F, is not offensive, but telling them to F off is.  Similarly, using the C word (which I still don't like) to factually describe a part of one's anatomy is, in appropriate company acceptable.  Calling someone one is not.

er.

ok.  Finished now.

in Glasow th' c word has been used t' replace "swabbie", th' good old Glasgow slang ye cant beat it fer expletives.
Ya swabbie!

My pirate translator turns person into swabbie btw

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Originally posted by: Susan
"Eeek, I'd best steer clear of Glasgow then. "

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i think that's good advice generally, isn't it? *agonising memories of studying Glasgow at school*

Nah, great place!