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The Velveteen Ocelot

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11. Then that's your problem.

Reply to bresue (Reply #6)

Sun May 21, 2017, 08:39 PM

May 2017

Maybe it would be more mellow here if people watched their language, but as I said, we all have different ways of expressing ourselves, and in stressful times like these, many will use rough language to blow off steam. Your demand to be spared offense will not prevent people from stating their opinions in colorful terms, and that's why the hide thread feature exists.

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Can I please request that... [View all] bresue May 2017 OP

sure. I'll try and watch myself better. I'm guilty of it . I'm just very frustrated. My apologies. luvMIdog May 2017 #1

IT IS GETTING VERY, VERY FRUSTRATING.... bresue May 2017 #4

Oh no problem. :) luvMIdog May 2017 #7

It's a message board. People express themselves in a lot of different ways. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #2

BUT I DON'T WANT TO HIDE ANY bresue May 2017 #6

Then that's your problem. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #11

they are just words. combination of letters. NRaleighLiberal May 2017 #14

I absolutely agree. elleng May 2017 #3

You can request anything. I have no desire to remain fucking calm when uppityperson May 2017 #5

I'm with you. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #8

True, that. procon May 2017 #9

I'm old so you're not going to clean up my language, especially with the Orange Disaster Warpy May 2017 #10

Great time to expand vocabulary-unlike Donald Trump delisen May 2017 #12

Put users who swear on Ignore, trash keywords, trash threads. All great options. emulatorloo May 2017 #13

How about these kind of expressions? F**k, S**t, etc. Jack-o-Lantern May 2017 #15

K&R discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2017 #16

Certain posters seem to think continual swearing ups their cred here. cwydro May 2017 #17

I am afraid we Democrats will appear bresue May 2017 #18