>Nancy,
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>In answer to your question, I would say (on behalf of the sysops) you can use any language that can be broadcast on network TV (not cable, of course). The following "semi-profane" words are used on network television:
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>Damn (but not Goddamn)
>Crap (but not shit)
>Hell
>Ass (but not asshole)
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>...and a few others. Even though you refuse to be entertained or informed by one of the world's largest and most influential mediums, you probably still have a pretty good idea of what can and can't be said on TV just by absorption and being around people who do watch television (a majority of Americans).
>

But it's OK to call anyone a freaking maroon? The intent to insult is carried, and in most cases, it's a matter of manipulating the language to avoid a few naughty little fricatives that upset so many. It's at least as unpleasant, and perhaps more so, since someone thought about calling some a < expletive deleted > < mental insufficiency reference omitted > and made a substitution that carries the intended insult.

In addition to "The UT List of Nasty Word" we need a list of acceptable substitutes, with translations into a number of languages...