Profanity

[warooa]

The most hollow statement in our language is the phrase, "I'm offended by that!"

What does that mean exactly?

I remember Stephen Fry giving a very good explanation of his thoughts on that phrase and its relative importance.

Marty

[manfredvijars]

Yes he did ... and rather good too!
Worthwhile looking up.

However, here endeth my input into this topic ...

[Heather]

In 1917 Henry Lawson wrote "The Ballad of the Casual Lunatic" and one word has been omitted and replaced with a ________. That word, blanked out for the ears of the sensitive was "damned".