I wasn't making any complaint about the word - just the trouble someone had gone through to explain an implausible acronymic derivation thereof.

If you wanna hear such words on TV then come to the UK; after 9.00 pm it seems the rule is that it HAS to be used (esp. in the "reality" progs), along with "shag" (which I'm sure will escape the UT filters) and, occasionally, the "C" word. It's only when the US progs come on that we get relief from this bombardment!

And as for a "tasteful" use of the word - Whaddafu you on about? :-)

>I do not see anything at all wrong with using the "F" word tastifully. It adds emphasis and can relax the the audience. I know "Wired" magazine and some of the coll tech blogs use it quite effectively.
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>To elegantly imply the "word" (with a phrase) eats a bunch of pentameter and may loose the attention of the audience.
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>I remember when I made a board score on "Centipede", there were all the "fuk" initials. Of course the games only allowed for three initials.
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>US quasi reality hyposisis TV now just bleeps - no music on MTV - we are bombarded with the quasi reality of the rich and famous with coming out parties and sweet 16 nose & boob jobs and beeps when the fat girl yells to her boyfriend "Tell em I gave you the best oral "beep" you've ever had."
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>The predictions of "Robocop" are coming true: "Now I'd pay a dollar for that!"
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