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California Legislature Declares "Cuss-Free" Week

shewfig writes "The California legislature, which previously tried to ban incandescent light bulbs, just added to the list of banned things ... swear words! Fortunately, the measure only applies for the first week of March, and compliance is voluntary — although, apparently, there will be a 'swear jar' in the Assembly and the Governor's mansion. No word yet on whether the Governator intends to comply."

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  1. CA must be on easy street by Monkey-Man2000 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    what a fucking waste of time

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    1. Re:CA must be on easy street by brainboyz · · Score: 4, Funny

      No fucking shit. Especially since this forsaken shithole is practically broke because of these dim witted bitches and their cock-biting agendas.

      On a related note, the Facebook response is a group called "Fuck Week." I didn't join, but I was quite amused.

    2. Re:CA must be on easy street by Mistlefoot · · Score: 4, Funny

      California? As in:

      "For some time now I have lamented the fact that major issues are overlooked while many
      Unnecessary bills come to me for consideration. Water reform, prison reform, and health
      Care are major issues my Administration has brought to the table, but the Legislature just
      Kicks the can down the alley.

      Yet another legislative year has come and gone without the major reforms Californians
      Overwhelmingly deserve. In light of this, and after careful consideration, I believe it is
      Unnecessary to sign this measure at this time."

    3. Re:CA must be on easy street by j-turkey · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Those California legislators are totally un-politically correct. This bill is insensitive to people with Tourette syndrome.

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    4. Re:CA must be on easy street by mmontour · · Score: 4, Funny

      WARNING: This thread contains words known to the State of California to cause offense and hurt feelings or other psychological harm.

      Please ensure that future discussions on this topic are RoHL (reduction of harsh language) compliant.

    5. Re:CA must be on easy street by tomhudson · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I can just see a few hundred robocallers swearing at california.

      They wouldn't be noticed among the tens of thousands of humans calling every day to swear at the gubbimint.

    6. Re:CA must be on easy street by tomhudson · · Score: 5, Funny
      You missed the point. Here, let me fix it for you,

      For some time now I have lamented the fact that major issues are overlooked while many
      Unnecessary bills come to me for consideration. Water reform, prison reform, and health
      Care are major issues my Administration has brought to the table, but the Legislature just
      Kicks the can down the alley.

      Yet another legislative year has come and gone without the major reforms Californians
      Overwhelmingly deserve. In light of this, and after careful consideration, I believe it is
      Unnecessary to sign this measure at this time."

    7. Re:CA must be on easy street by bertoelcon · · Score: 5, Funny

      Half the words in the dictionary can "cause offense and hurt feelings or other psychological harm", if used the right way.

      The other half can "cause offense and hurt feelings or other psychological harm" if used in the wrong way.

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  2. May I be the first one to say by mudshark · · Score: 3, Funny

    Fuck that.

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    1. Re:May I be the first one to say by russotto · · Score: 3, Insightful

      And that makes it ok to deliberately offend people?

      If people are offended by swear words not directed at them, the problem lies with them and not the speaker.

      "That f-ing dog bit me!"

      Given that the dog was not actually attempting to copulate with anything, using the expletive adds no meaning to the sentence.

      Number one, it's a dog; it probably was trying to copulate with something, perhaps the leg of the victim. Number two, conveying emotion is a perfectly valid use of language.

      Use of expletives as an intensifier, as in "You're a fucking moron", is also a perfectly valid use of language. If you object to deliberately offending people, it's not the expletive which is the problem.

  3. Fuck you, asshole by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Give me your clothes.

    1. Re:Fuck you, asshole by Dark_Gravity · · Score: 4, Insightful

      How delightful. The first post to be moderated offtopic quotes cussing uttered by the governor of California in one of his better known roles, thereby making it relevant to the subject on two levels Where are my mod points when I really need them?

  4. Of course by camperdave · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Of course, this story is going to generate the largest collection of cuss-word containing posts that Slashdot has seen in months. Maybe even all but one of the posts will contain cuss-words.

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    1. Re:Of course by Arthur+Grumbine · · Score: 3, Funny

      Maybe even all but one of the posts will contain cuss-words.

      Not this one. Belgium.

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  5. Granola by ArhcAngel · · Score: 4, Funny

    Fruits,
    Nuts,
    Flakes,
    Pelosi
    .
    .
    .
    Profit?

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  6. working hard...or by TornCityVenz · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Good to see that with schools going down the toilet, a budget spirally out of control and more and more companies moving out of the area...the legislature is hard at work.

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  7. Voluntary.... by headkase · · Score: 3, Insightful

    .... For now.

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  8. Re:God damn idiots by MightyMartian · · Score: 3, Insightful

    They're doing that because they can't do anything else. Governments with their backs against the fiscal wall frequently start banning everything in sight. Banning is cheap, because inevitably they never put any money into enforcement, or in cases like cell phone driving bans, they let the cops go crazy with fines as a backdoor revenue generator. In any case, when you see a government get on the "ban this ban that" bandwagon, it means they're broke, can't actually pass any legislation that would in fact do anybody any good, but still need to justify their salaries.

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  9. Role Models by Tsiangkun · · Score: 4, Funny

    Frequently I like to embrace the role models in our government and
    use word placement to make a point. Arnold did this, and it was
    clear what his intentions were. I applaud our government for
    keeping their promises on this critical piece of legislation.

    Year after year tax payer money gets thrown away on
    one stupid idea after another. Unless we can educated the
    uneducated, these movie stars will continue to rule.

    America needs leadership that can dedicate a week to getting
    results. A week just to stop swearing at each other, that is
    not even a good start. We need a week away from faith in
    our markets to fix everything. We need a week of using
    logic to solve problems. We need to vote third party, the
    democrats and republics are colluding, but they call it compromise.

  10. Take credit cards? by Ostracus · · Score: 5, Funny

    " Fortunately, the measure only for the first week of March, and compliance is voluntary — although, apparently, there will be a 'swear jar' in the Assembly and the Governor's mansion. No word yet on whether the Governator intends to comply.""

    Governors office:
    Scene: Two aides about to get chewed out.
    Governor walks over to the swear jar and puts in a $100. Apparently it's going to be a long night.

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  11. Shades of "Demolition Man" by Locke2005 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Give them at ticket every time they swear, and at least they'll have something to wipe their ass with!

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  12. Re:Does anyone have the text of the resolution? by Hatta · · Score: 4, Funny

    Tits? seriously? Piss doesn't seem like a swear word anymore either.

    Tits doesn't even belong on the list, you know. It's such a friendly sounding word. It sounds like a nickname. 'Hey, Tits, come here. Tits, meet Toots, Toots, Tits, Tits, Toots.' It sounds like a snack doesn't it? Yes, I know, it is, right. But I don't mean the sexist snack, I mean, New Nabisco Tits. The new Cheese Tits, and Corn Tits and Pizza Tits, Sesame Tits Onion Tits, Tater Tits, Yeah. Betcha can't eat just one. That's true I usually switch off . But I mean that word does not belong on the list.

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    The reason Piss and Cunt are on the list is that a long time ago certain ladies said 'Those are the two I am not going to say. I don't mind Fuck and Shit, but P and C are out. P and C are out.' Which led to such stupid sentences as 'OK, you fuckers, I am going to tinkle now.'

    RIP George, you dead fucker.

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