Swearing on The Cocklebur

There's nothing wrong with that word.

I recall hearing a story about President Harry S Truman giving a speech in which he used the phrase "horse manure."

Afterwards, a reporter approached Truman's wife, Bess, and said, "Mrs. Truman, can you get him to stop using that phrase in public?

Mrs. Truman said,"You're joking, aren't you? It took me 30 years to get him to use that phrase."

Perhaps we should leave well enough alone. The Cockleblur should never become X-rated or even R-rated, but a bit of PG-13 humor doesn't hurt occasionally.

I think your request is fair, Nick. We all need to be mindful of that fact that what may not offend us personally does offend many who read The Cocklebur.

I know I've pushed the boundaries a few times myself in the past. Here's to doing a better job of using BACKSPACE before I hit SUBMIT on some of my posts.

I suppose he could change the name to Hemorhoid.  Now who can take issue with the medical term for PITB?

And if anybody bothers you, douse'em with Preparation H. 

No, Wyatt, what's disappointing is that YOU have no idea how offensive some of those words are to the majority of the people in Anderson County. If you can express a thought WITHOUT offending, then why not do it? If you can't, then why even try?

You have a lot of good ideas, Wyatt, and you've become something of a community leader. Why run the risk of chasing away potential allies by being obstinate on your perceived Constitutional right to use profanity on a privately-owned forum like The Cocklebur?

 "Profanty is the sign of a feeble mind trying to express iteself."

Aww, JD  I knew you liked me ( in your own twisted way anyways)

My expression of reply is that during common talk, on the streets, in the bar, during a foottball game, or between two guys at the check-cashing joint, is laced with cursing and profanity.  A study recently presented showed foul language is more prevalent now than ever before.  Even the president has been caught duringbites uttering swear words.  Does that make him that the leader of the free world a feeble dolt?  ( wait, I recind that reference...)

Cursing is commonly accepted, and natural. It is in movies, in television, in radio and video, and in print.

And having the butt reference in this blog title is ludicris to begin with....