On 31/03/06, Allen <slackwarewolf@comcast.net> wrote:
On Friday 31 March 2006 5:04 am, Kevanf1 wrote:
Erm, the foul language bit is above:
the term 'WTF' means 'What The F**k'.
And as far as you know I meant What The Freak, What The Fudge... Eye of the beholder. And we alread went over people being offended. And that huge ass thread, which lasted far to long, showed me one thing:
Very true, unfortunately, general terminology states that the letters WTF stand for what I hinted at. Or do you believe that you can create your own language and have everybody miraculously know what you mean?
It's not OK to offend anyone, it's only OK for everyone else to offend you. A lot of things were said that offended me terribly, and hardly anyone cared at all. So if fuck annoys you or makes you think it's naughty, might I suggest Windows where freedom of speech wasn't the basis of what started it?
Then you go and spoil things by swearing gratuitously. Yes, that word does upset me. I feel that it is used way too much in so called polite and civilized society. Why should I go to Windows? I already use Windows when it suits me, what does it have to do with anything?
FUCK is the basis that is GCC (Gnu C Compiler) it's what Stallman was going to use as the base. It's "Free University Compiler Kit"... Again the sarcasm rings like a bell.
Try this on a bash prompt after installing bsd-games:
wtf is wtf
Hit Enter
Why should I? It has nothing to do with the above other than you trying to squirm out of a situation that somebody has taken umbrage with.
I'm not trying to do shit it's 5 in the morning and I'm sitting here responding to mails when someone was "offended" by a word that appears in the Dictionary.
And don't go grab some college one either, I mean the REAL dictionary. But out of curiosity, what was I trying to "squirm" out of?
For the record, I have worked in many manual labouring jobs during my life. I have heard extremely foul and coarse language in my time and even used it myself. It doesn't mean that it is right, it doesn't mean that it is clever. It is IMHO a rather lazy way of insulting people including the user.
So you used it but you're offended when I do? Another double standard. "When I say it it's because I'm stressed out or because it was maybe called for but when anyone else does it's foul".... Get real.
Might I suggest you save up some cash and buy a personality?
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Your response is roughly what I expected. I shall no longer make any more additions to this forking of the original thread as it is pointless. I have no wish to fall out with anybody least of all you, Allen. We have opposing views that's how it will be, I've said it many times in the past that we are all human and all different.. -- ============================================== I am only human, please forgive me if I make a mistake it is not deliberate. ============================================== Xmas may be over but, PLEASE DON'T drink and drive you'll make it to the next one that way. Kevan Farmer Linux user #373362 Cheslyn Hay Staffordshire WS6 7HR