Perhaps one of the most interesting and colorful words in the English language is the word "fuck". It is the one magical word, which, just by its sound, can describe pain, pleasure, love and hate. In language, "fuck" falls into many grammatical categories. It can be used as a verb, both transitive (John fucked Mary) and intransitive (Mary was fucked by John). It can be an active verb (John really gives a fuck) or a passive verb (Mary really doesn't give a fuck); or an adverb (Mary is fucking interested in John), and as a noun (Mary is a terrific fuck). It can be used as an adjective (Mary is fucking beautiful). As you can see, there are very few words with the versatility of "fuck".
Besides its sexual connotations, this incredible word can be used to describe many situations:
Greetings How the fuck are you?
Fraud I got fucked by the car dealer.
Dismay Oh, fuck it!
Trouble Well, I guess I'm fucked now.
Aggression Fuck you.
Disgust Fuck me.
Confusion What the fuck...?
Difficulty I don't understand this fucking business.
Despair Fucked again.
Incompetence He fucks up everything.
Displeasure What the fuck is going on here?
Lost Where the fuck are we?
Disbelief Unfuckingbelieveable.
Retaliation Up your fucking ass.
Telling time I have to work till 5 o-fucking-clock.
It can be used in an anatomical description -- "He's a fucking asshole."
It can be used to tell time -- "It's five fucking thirty."
It can be used in business -- "How did I wind up with this fucking job?"
It can be maternal -- as in "Motherfucker".
It can be political -- "Fuck George Bush."
And, never forget General Custer's last words: "Where did all them fucking Indians come from?"
Or the Mayor of Hiroshima: "What the fuck was that?"
And last, but not least, the immortal words of the Captain of the Titanic: "Where is all this fucking water coming from?"
The mind fairly boggles at the many creative uses of the word. How can anyone be offended when you say fuck?
Use it frequently in your daily speech; it adds to your prestige.
Today - say to someone "Fuck You!"
Agree, disagree... It seems to me that this issue has been dealt with by Soooooo many over the last few decades in one form or another.
IMHO if you look at the results from a bucket load of surveys done over the same period, the studios should be hammering out the damn files themselves. Look at some small bands that have release mp3 files of thier music - take 30 Odd Foot Of Grunts - admitedly, Russell Crowe has popularised the band with his movie fame, but nevertheless, there are a lot that have done this. It has INCREASED sales of their cds.
Most people that download movies end up going to see the thing in the cinema more than once anyway.
So lets get it straight now, this issue is not about infringement of copyright, it is about CONTROL! Yes there are people who will abuse the system, but by and large studios and record labels end up making more out of the whole download scene than they otherwise would. If they didn't there would be a LOT of legal cases in the courts and people WOULD BE GETTING SUED!
As someone else has already posted, the same issue came up when the VCR was released. So what, are we going to jail or fine EVERYONE that owns a VCR? The machine is designed for one purpose - the copy and distribution of copyrighted material. If this is such an issue why dont't they only make Video Cassette PLAYERS instead of Video Cassette Recorders? A. Because it is ludicrous, that's why. The average family does not copy stuff to sell, distibute or rip ANYONE off. They do it to watch at a later time or a more convenient place. It IS illegal to record the news without getting permission! Does anyone really care... NO.
The most popular movies that come out also get downloaded... this much is probably true. Do they still make box office records of milions and millions of dollars... YES. How much is enough?
If people are out there making buckets of money out of ripping DVD's and cd's and depriving artists of a living, in say China for arguments sake, go get 'em! Sue them, lock them up etc etc. But to say that the average pimply faced youth downloading a crap resolution cinecam video with swahili subtitles or some mp3's of their favorite music is a criminal mastermind and should be fined and jailed for copyright breach. Seriously - go catch a terrorist! There are far bigger problems in the world that NEED addressing.
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Perhaps one of the most interesting and colorful words in the English language is the word "fuck". It is the one magical word, which, just by its sound, can describe pain, pleasure, love and hate. In language, "fuck" falls into many grammatical categories. It can be used as a verb, both transitive (John fucked Mary) and intransitive (Mary was fucked by John). It can be an active verb (John really gives a fuck) or a passive verb (Mary really doesn't give a fuck); or an adverb (Mary is fucking interested in John), and as a noun (Mary is a terrific fuck). It can be used as an adjective (Mary is fucking beautiful). As you can see, there are very few words with the versatility of "fuck". Besides its sexual connotations, this incredible word can be used to describe many situations: Greetings How the fuck are you? Fraud I got fucked by the car dealer. Dismay Oh, fuck it! Trouble Well, I guess I'm fucked now. Aggression Fuck you. Disgust Fuck me. Confusion What the fuck...? Difficulty I don't understand this fucking business. Despair Fucked again. Incompetence He fucks up everything. Displeasure What the fuck is going on here? Lost Where the fuck are we? Disbelief Unfuckingbelieveable. Retaliation Up your fucking ass. Telling time I have to work till 5 o-fucking-clock. It can be used in an anatomical description -- "He's a fucking asshole." It can be used to tell time -- "It's five fucking thirty." It can be used in business -- "How did I wind up with this fucking job?" It can be maternal -- as in "Motherfucker". It can be political -- "Fuck George Bush." And, never forget General Custer's last words: "Where did all them fucking Indians come from?" Or the Mayor of Hiroshima: "What the fuck was that?" And last, but not least, the immortal words of the Captain of the Titanic: "Where is all this fucking water coming from?" The mind fairly boggles at the many creative uses of the word. How can anyone be offended when you say fuck? Use it frequently in your daily speech; it adds to your prestige. Today - say to someone "Fuck You!"
IMHO if you look at the results from a bucket load of surveys done over the same period, the studios should be hammering out the damn files themselves. Look at some small bands that have release mp3 files of thier music - take 30 Odd Foot Of Grunts - admitedly, Russell Crowe has popularised the band with his movie fame, but nevertheless, there are a lot that have done this. It has INCREASED sales of their cds.
Most people that download movies end up going to see the thing in the cinema more than once anyway.
So lets get it straight now, this issue is not about infringement of copyright, it is about CONTROL! Yes there are people who will abuse the system, but by and large studios and record labels end up making more out of the whole download scene than they otherwise would. If they didn't there would be a LOT of legal cases in the courts and people WOULD BE GETTING SUED!
As someone else has already posted, the same issue came up when the VCR was released. So what, are we going to jail or fine EVERYONE that owns a VCR? The machine is designed for one purpose - the copy and distribution of copyrighted material. If this is such an issue why dont't they only make Video Cassette PLAYERS instead of Video Cassette Recorders?
A. Because it is ludicrous, that's why. The average family does not copy stuff to sell, distibute or rip ANYONE off. They do it to watch at a later time or a more convenient place. It IS illegal to record the news without getting permission! Does anyone really care... NO.
The most popular movies that come out also get downloaded... this much is probably true. Do they still make box office records of milions and millions of dollars... YES. How much is enough? If people are out there making buckets of money out of ripping DVD's and cd's and depriving artists of a living, in say China for arguments sake, go get 'em! Sue them, lock them up etc etc. But to say that the average pimply faced youth downloading a crap resolution cinecam video with swahili subtitles or some mp3's of their favorite music is a criminal mastermind and should be fined and jailed for copyright breach. Seriously - go catch a terrorist! There are far bigger problems in the world that NEED addressing.
Yeah, and if you pedal forward she becomes your Mom... Sorry couldn't help it, you left yourself wide open for that...