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Originally Posted by Ducimus
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Because I don't appreciate being told what to do by someone who isn't my boss, immediate supervisor, etc.
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That explains your reaction to me, which is more than fair, but it doesn't explain the use in the first place.
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When there are kids around, or if its a family enviorment, Sure, i watch my language. But when it's just a bunch of guys talking amongst themselves?
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But there are kids here. Which is not the reason for my reaction. More on that later.
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that's yours or his porogotive, but im not going to sit here like a welp with my tail between my legs simply because you don't like my choice of words.
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Not my prerogative at all. I have no authority or power to do anything but whine.
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I will not be scared or intimidated into doing anything. Truth be told, my profanity level has decreased through the years. 15 years every other word I uttered would be words you seem to get up all in arms over.
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Nor should you be intimidated. For me it's a matter of respect is all. Well, maybe a little more than that. More on that later.
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The thing is, ive seen in just about every sub forum that you seem to be the profanity monitor. Someone slips so much as "****", which is censored, you then proceed to have a cow.
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Very true. On the other hand people use useless language just because it's there. On the one hand they defend it by saying it doesn't mean anything, but on the other why say things that don't mean anything? As I see it it serves no purpose at all, so when I smash my thumb with a hammer, sure; but just to throw it out there? Useless.
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EVERY TIME. And every time i think, "Lighten up for christ sakes!".
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And to me that's the worst. If you believe in Christ, that's offensive. If you don't, why offend? Just because you can? (wait, I used that one already).
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Seriously man, if a small amount of profanity ruin your day, you must walk through life gritting your teeth.
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I do walk through life gritting my teeth. Not mainly because of that (though it's part of it), but because of the rules. I don't believe in racial or national characteristics, but I have a friend who insists that they are real, and that my German ancestry makes me more "law-and-order" than most other people. So yes, seeing the rules broken makes me grind my teeth and pull my hair more than just about anything else.
Obsessive-compulsive? Somewhat.
Better-than-thou? No, I avoid that one like a plague, but sometimes it slips in and then slips out of its own accord.
Closet Nazi? (oh no, what's-his-name's law strikes again!) Quite possibly, in that I hate disorder more than almost anything.
So I try to control it, but when something annoys me I have to say something. If that offends you, I apologize. My only choices however, are to say something, develop an ulcer, or go away. The last one isn't going to happen, the second one I avoid at all costs, so the easiest thing is to criticize.
So there.