Oh give me a break on 01/29/2004 04:52 PM CST
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SEND That's really nice, but maybe you can start with choosing another word to refer to those you dislike so much.

I coulda chose so many words, but nothing could describe the hatred my clerik has for some clerics. That one fit in soooo well, and figured it wasn't bad since I didn't get in trouble for it the last 3 days I've used it to express my anger. Maybe add a site to the home page that lists all the words we "can" use in this game.

Look, I don't think it's a big deal. I hear way worse then that word on a daily basis. But if it's not allowed, guess I'm gonna have to come up with something like, jerks, or dorks, or nerds...yeah...that'll get the emotion across.

Now what about using that word for stabbing myself in the foot or getting a splinter? Would it be allowed in that context? Just to clarify on that word.


The new Clerik
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Re: Oh give me a break on 01/29/2004 05:00 PM CST
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I'm suddenly intensely curious as to what exactly this word is.

- Player of Miki & Cael


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Re: Oh give me a break on 01/29/2004 07:05 PM CST
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Me too. <pops some corn>


~Dulcinia


"The best thing you ever did for the gals was get hit by that train!"

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Re: Oh give me a break on 01/30/2004 09:48 AM CST
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I'm just dazed and confused






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Re: Oh give me a break on 01/30/2004 04:36 PM CST
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Probably because of your burden, Woodie.


Jerevth

I can't fire them. I hired these guys for three days a week and they just started showing up every day. That was four years ago
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Re: Oh give me a break on 02/10/2004 11:51 AM CST
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Try just "Swear." You don't have to stun us all with the originality of the word, we can get the picture.

If you can't think of any better words, try buying a thesaurus. I'm sure there are plenty. There's some joy in insulting someone with an insult and having them not understand what you are saying because they are too stupid. (I asked someone what they were insinuating the other day, and they said nothing, because they didn't know what that meant...)

Or make up in "in character" oath or swear that can get your point across without getting the folks above mad. Really... it's not that hard not to swear in DR, folks. It's not like it "just slips out" like it does in real life. You have to physically take the time to type the 4 letters or so.

And let's not go to the "what words are ok" list because then that would put a limit on the freedoms of speech you DO have in DR.

Mckatelee



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Re: Oh give me a break on 02/10/2004 02:43 PM CST
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Not to disagree with your overall point, but in comment to the following:

>>If you can't think of any better words, try buying a thesaurus.<<

A thesarus shows words with similar meaning and not typically the same meaning. For instance, if I said the word "<expletive>", someone might tell me to use the word "poo-poo" instead since it means the same, but if the words actually meant the same thing then it really shouldn't matter which word I use. But as we all know, "<expletive>" means something much more angry than "poo-poo", and being the person who values honesty as I do, I would be more honest in using the word "<expletive>" to properly and acurately express what I feel sometimes.


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Re: Oh give me a break on 02/10/2004 03:41 PM CST
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My dad always used to say, "Profanity is the ATTEMPT of a weak and feeble mind to express itself forcefully."

I always hated that **er.

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Re: Oh give me a break on 02/10/2004 05:56 PM CST
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One would think, given that this is a text game, there would be a higher average of intellect present.
Alas, no. Complaining about not being allowed to curse is one among many. (But I love seeing them vanish mid rant when screaming at the heavens)

Being a sailor, there've been times I've almost typed out some pretty explicit verbage. It is a game with children playing as well as us fogeys, however. At least here is a place I can catch myself in time.


Jerevth

I can't fire them. I hired these guys for three days a week and they just started showing up every day. That was four years ago
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Re: Oh give me a break on 02/10/2004 05:58 PM CST
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I have this string: (\xact spouts off a rash of blistering obscenities so quickly that you can't hope to catch them all.\r) tied to one of my macro keys, because the "curse" and "swear" verbs are so wimpy.

(Katrenos spouts off a rash of blistering obscenities so quickly that you can't hope to catch them all.)

~Katrenos

The bottom line here is that cursing is fun, and thats whats important. Also breaking things over peoples heads is fun. So as long as we can all argue in a way that is both fun and obscene we can all have a good time. -Sigmer
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Re: Oh give me a break on 02/10/2004 09:36 PM CST
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Try the 'insult' verb. It's hilarious, and IC.

Usage: INSULT <person>


~Mystyria
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Re: Oh give me a break on 02/10/2004 09:42 PM CST
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INSULT or MOCK.






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Re: Oh give me a break on 02/10/2004 09:52 PM CST
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Call me crazy, but calling somebody a lumpish, sheep-biting rudesby or a haughty barnacle doesn't do much to alleviate aggression. I'll stick to supplementing things like "Blast" in the place of certain more objectionable words.

- Player of Miki & Cael


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Re: Oh give me a break on 02/11/2004 05:49 AM CST
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:;grins:: One great example of an IC oath I heard from Drongol- 'Kertigen's hairy armpits!'

Ryeka


Sometimes the key to happiness is not assuming it is locked in the first place- Ziggy

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Re: Oh give me a break on 02/11/2004 06:46 PM CST
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Anyone else remember Battlestar Galactica (I mean the original series) and their interesting way of getting vulgarity by the censors? What was the word Starbuck always used? Frak, wasn't it?

<red alert goes off in the middle of a poker game, and he's winning>
Starbuck says, "oh, frak ..."

Always made me snicker.

~~~Krin
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Re: Oh give me a break on 02/13/2004 11:06 AM CST
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<<Anyone else remember Battlestar Galactica (I mean the original series) and their interesting way of getting vulgarity by the censors? What was the word Starbuck always used? Frak, wasn't it?>>

Or how about Farscape ...what was it? "Oh, frell!"


~Chris

"If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are." -- Zen proverb
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