“I must admit I find the word quite useful these days. Seems increasingly appropriate in reference to most things.

My gripe is the way the Chron censors the Greek work for 'same' (as in ****nym, homosexual, ****genous); which, unfortunately happens to be the same as Latin for 'man' (as in **** sapiens). Why not the opposite prefix - hetero?”

“I have noticed Mr L replaces 'O's in certain words with "0" (Zero). Until the Chron sorts this censorship faux pas out We may be forced to say "h0mosapiens" and "B0llocks".”

“But it seems you can say homosexual! Homosexual! Homosexual! So .... the only time you can use a perfectly good Greek (or Latin) prefix is when it's associated with sex. Hmm.”

“I will attempt a little "Father Jack" quoting (from the classic comedy series Fr Ted)-

****, Feck, Drink, Girls!”

“No.. A. R. S. E. is also not acceptable:( But delighted to see the harmless. non swearing "feck" is allowed).”

“****, pron, ****. I think I prefer B'locks to B0llocks.”

“Ah. They're wise to the old trick of replacing an I with a 1, or an a with an @.”

“******!”

“Our sentiments exactly deniro! I am wondering if perhaps the offending word is added to whether it will become acceptable (Although Moe has found this difficult with ****sapiens for example).

Test 1. ****wipe.
Test 2. Ass (as in the biblical donkey”

“So it seems pronunciation of the West Country/ Irish 'Ass' with the obligatory 'R' inserted is swearing. In America this would be the reverse. I sense some manner of regional prejudice on the forum. Who shall I contact to put right this terrible wrong I wonder?”

“The R makes it sound much more sweary. My theory is that's because well-mannered posh people can't pronounce it. 'Ass' has become the socially acceptable home-counties version of the far more uncouth *R**, which is associated with the kind of thick, working class regional accents which still include the correct pronunciation of the letter 'R'.”

“The **** sapiens thing is annoying me now. I understand how (Greek for 'same') might be used in a derogative way; but surely censoring the name of an entire species is the most racist thing imaginable?

Or am I reading too much into this?”

“No Moe, you're perfectly right to be alarmed by this. The same can also be said for ****erectus. We have thus far identified various ways in which the "swearing" censorship has not only caught our species in its tangled web, but also the greek nation and an entire class of people. To eradicate both humans and regional, working class dialects from the forum via this attack on our freedom of speech is exactly what I've come to expect from Northcliffe.

The whole thing is completely unacceptable and quite simply ********!”

“Mine spelt 'Boll' and ox'”

“Thanks for clearing that up deniro, so all manner of ******** are banned however spelt!

It's a travesty that we are expected to communicate with *'s. The double guessing and misunderstandings that could be a result of this are to the detriment of serious debate in Bath and nationwide.”

“Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication. The scientific study of language in any of its senses is called linguistics. Approximately 3000–6000 languages are spoken by humans today. When used as a general concept, "language" refers to the cognitive faculty that enables humans to learn and use systems of complex communication. Language is thought to have originated when early hominids first started cooperating, adapting earlier systems of communication based on expressive signs. The use of language has become deeply entrenched in human culture and, apart from being used to communicate and share information, it also has social and cultural uses.

I could go on for ages, but.................

I have to ask this therefore:
Why do we get censored?

Swearing doesn't hurt or harm and if people are completely honest almost every one of us swear at some point every day! Plus, we are/mostly all intelligent adults!”

“And if people get offended, then they can go and **** off!”

“Deniro- "Plus, we are/mostly all intelligent adults", very much so in some cases. To be treated like wayward school pups by Northcliffe is more than a bit patronising.

Only today a poster has had "u***jective" censored mid word due to the placement of the knob without a 'K'.
I'd like to remind them that we wouldn't have paid any attention to the knob without a 'K' had not someone snorting deliriously in Northcliffe towers spent entire days identifying double entendres and slightly rude words to banish.”

“My daughters great ancestor was listed as being as "a ******* of the parish", upon research I discovered she is distantly related to the Rees Moggs (through marriage only thankfully). I wonder if I'm allowed to use this official though outdated term on this forum?

Apologies if not of course.”

“Aah, the offspring of unwedded parentage in times of yore are also censored?!”

“I see Anil's use of the word shyte seems to get through.”

“This is good news, I think shyte is an important yet mild use of slang which only the strictest of swearophobes could find offensive. I will be using Anil's word wherever appropriate.”

“Is it not axiomatically sexist that there is no equivalence given to a mild expletive version of the female ovaries?”

“Ah well, interesting point Mr Cupis and clearly demonstrated by the forum not censoring "ovaries". Ovaries are a hidden and rarely seen wonder. I assume this resulted in them not being subject to much mirth and comparisons in ye olden dayes as B'lox. But as you raise the issue, I wonder why slang for male genitalia is deemed much less offensive than the slang for external female genitalia which scores high indeed on the swearometer (and rightly so)!.

Therein lies the the perplexing "sexism" question with relation to swearing.”

“French anyone............Bolleaux”

“Bolleaux!!! I like it. I assume it's in the region of L'arsse by the Buttoque mountain region?”

“I had the first four letters of analysis censored. Bazinga !!”

“This is a travesty 1946, human body parts and references to these are vetoed by the forum. It will make future stories on scientific tests carried out during alien abduction almost impossible to publish....... Aha, this would explain why there are no reports of the occurence on here!”

“Just checking if I can write Fart, as in the breaking of wind.... Or are all bottom based words censored?”

“Just testing- Dick Dastardly. ***** up your ears etc. Richard head. dick with small "d".”

“You cant write p. rick :(”

“well, we need to find alternatives. How about "painfully penetrated by a thrusting sharp object"?”

“Well that just flows off the tongue Moe!”

“I was thinking of using it as a response on another thread where deeply hurtful comments were aimed at we of "the Left" persuasion. Something along the lines of "When you painfully penetrate us by a thrusting sharp object, do we not bleed"?"”

“Maybe we should use the word Balls instead? Then we would all become "muttering idiots".”

“That's an unpleasant thing to say about a man with a well documented and largely conquered speech impediment Symbiot.....

Perhaps I should start insulting the Tories on a personal level rather than their policies to reciprocate.”

“The height of agony:-

Sliding down a Razor Blade using your b******s as brake blocks !

The old ones are the best ....”