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| Who wants a review of the word filter? |
| Yes, get rid of "smeg" |
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Bwana
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Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:47 am
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| 42101 wrote: | MGH™™ you have never ridden a school train or been at a bus stop during after school hours then  its more like stopping the brats swearing their rotten little heads off in front of adults nowdays. |
In fairness I think we (as a generation) swore a lot more than out parents would have liked us to. Now that our generation ARE the parents, the kids have to go the extra yard to shock. I agree with MGH™, it's not something to encourage, but I also agree with the others in that it's probably a lost cause.
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ParkesHub
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Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:00 am
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| 8050 wrote: | I have a suggestion for the C word...... Courtesy of Kevin Bloody Wilson:
CaringUnderstandingNinetiesType. |
or See You Next Tuesday!
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xxxxlbear
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Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:22 am
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May I relate to this wondeful thread, some thoughts by the show Red Dwarf's creator.
He states:
| Quote: | | The show's creator Grant Naylor [a collective name for writers Rob Grant and Doug Naylor] explained their reason for choosing "Smeg" saying "We wanted to invent a futuristic curse word which had the right sort of consonant and vowel arrangement to make it sound like a genuine . . . curse word." Doug Naylor later mentioned during an online chat session that "I think it's Latin for clean, also there's an Italian washing machine company called Smeg. Also each of the letters S-M-E-G stand for smelting metal and something to do with the washing machine process." Some fans of the series have claimed that "Smeg" is a derivation of the word "Smegma" but reportedly, the authors have denied that interpretation. The Random House Dictionary 2nd Edition Unabridged describes "Smegma " as "a thick, cheese-like sebaceous secretion that collects beneath the foreskin or around the [specific part of the female reproductive organ]*." Smeg! |
*My italics.
Link: http://www.tvacres.com/languages_scifi_smeg.htm
So, going on the 1st idea put out by the creator, Smeg is word designed to be a futuristic swear word.....which means Railpage Australia™ is replacing a selection of swear words with another swear word!
Some swear words are unique to a geographic location, or ethnic group, so in practice, there should be no diference between a swear word used in these situations, and one used on a tv show! Each has the same impact of a swear word whether used on the streets of Melbourne, or on a tv show.
Just some food for thought 
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8050
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Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:21 pm
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Then there is the company ''Fuchs''.
Correct authority was obtained for all photographs in rail corridor and depots. note that some are taken from the cab.
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michaelgreenhill
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Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:01 pm
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| 42101 wrote: | | MGH™™ you have never ridden a school train or been at a bus stop during after school hours then its more like stopping the brats swearing their rotten little heads off in front of adults nowdays. |
I work in a high school, I know what they're like 
Like I said, I didn't say the kids don't swear, rather that we shouldn't be encouraging it.
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tbohlsennswssrg
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Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:19 pm
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We wouldn't want kids to know the real meaning of the F Word now do we ? 
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David Peters
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:00 am
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Methinks they could tell us all a thing or two!
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