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Radio - foul language
Another newsgroup has got on to the subject of foul language in war films, usually Army. I mentioned that the radio language during the Battle of Britain was so bad that High Command wanted to remove WAAFS from all rooms where the radio transmissions could be heard. This is not depicted in films about the air war or the sea war. I assume it was the same in the USAAF and USN at that time? Mike -- M.J.Powell |
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I assume it was the same in the USAAF and USN at that time?
Quite unsurprisingly, it occurs today, and even tends to offend some. During Operation ANACONDA, I was given coords by an ETAC under fire. As part of our procedures, my offense team plotted out the coords and they landed smack inside a small town depicted on the JOG. Since I could hear some of the chaos and gun fire in the back ground every time the ETAC keyed the mike, I felt bad asking him, but ROE required me to verify he knew about the town. He responded; "the target *is* the town, I'm taking heavy fire from it...level the f%$#ing town". I came back with a quick "roger that", which was followed quickly by someone saying "hey...watch the language on the radio". To this day I'm not sure who it was, it could have been another jet this guy was controlling, it could have been the ASOC or it could have been another ETAC trying to coordinate fire control measures with "my" ETAC via UHF. It gave me a chuckle all the way home. Hey...let's watch our language while we slaughter other human beings. BUFDRVR "Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it harelips everyone on Bear Creek" |
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BUFDRVR wrote:
I assume it was the same in the USAAF and USN at that time? Quite unsurprisingly, it occurs today, and even tends to offend some. During Operation ANACONDA, I was given coords by an ETAC under fire. As part of our procedures, my offense team plotted out the coords and they landed smack inside a small town depicted on the JOG. Since I could hear some of the chaos and gun fire in the back ground every time the ETAC keyed the mike, I felt bad asking him, but ROE required me to verify he knew about the town. He responded; "the target *is* the town, I'm taking heavy fire from it...level the f%$#ing town". I came back with a quick "roger that", which was followed quickly by someone saying "hey...watch the language on the radio". To this day I'm not sure who it was, it could have been another jet this guy was controlling, it could have been the ASOC or it could have been another ETAC trying to coordinate fire control measures with "my" ETAC via UHF. It gave me a chuckle all the way home. Hey...let's watch our language while we slaughter other human beings. What I always find silly, is the use of spaces or #@%& to replace letters in expletives. Does anyone not know what word the writer means? If you mean "****ing," and everyone mentally translates the word that way, what is the point of writing "f%$#ing"? To me, this procedure makes about as much sense as children believing that no one can see them if they close their eyes. Guy P.S. Because I'm feeling ornery, I will now write George Carlin's "Seven dirty words you can't say on television or radio," with no use of spaces, asterisks or other symbols in place of the actual letters. Those of you who will suffer irreparable harm from the mere sight of these words in their natural form, should read no further. You have been warned): ****, ****, ****, ****, cocksucker, mother****er, and tits. I'm curious, so let's take a poll -- 1. Was anyone unaware of any of these words (and related or modified forms of them), or their meaning, prior to my writing them above? 2. Would anyone be unaware of what word I was referring to, or fail to mentally translate them into their actual form, if I were to replace some of the letters with other symbols? 3. Has anyone reading this never heard these words used in conversation? 4. Has anyone here never used any of these words themselves? |
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"Guy Alcala" wrote in message . .. | BUFDRVR wrote: | | Guy | | P.S. Because I'm feeling ornery, I will now write George Carlin's "Seven dirty | words you can't say on television or radio," with no use of spaces, asterisks or | other symbols in place of the actual letters. Those of you who will suffer | irreparable harm from the mere sight of these words in their natural form, should | read no further. You have been warned): | | | | | | | | ****, ****, ****, ****, cocksucker, mother****er, and tits. | | I'm curious, so let's take a poll -- | | 1. Was anyone unaware of any of these words (and related or modified forms of | them), or their meaning, prior to my writing them above? | | 2. Would anyone be unaware of what word I was referring to, or fail to mentally | translate them into their actual form, if I were to replace some of the letters | with other symbols? | | 3. Has anyone reading this never heard these words used in conversation? | | 4. Has anyone here never used any of these words themselves? | | | Point well made - however, just as some people would prefer not to hear such words in conversation, possibly the same would not want to see them as well. Veiling a word behind #$@% is tantamount to beeping out a word on TV and now, putting an electronic patch to prevent the tender-hearted from accidentally lipreading something offensive. While I've done precisely as you describe, just recently, I tend to agree with you. OTOH, part of polite discourse in the company of those of whom you are not familiar, is not to use terms or language that will reasonably offend anybody. Same same with 'g_d', 'G_d' and 'god'. My Baptist roots go way back; if you have to use his name in vain - at least spell it correctly. stepping down from pulpit Cheers Dave Kearton |
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Dave Kearton wrote:
"Guy Alcala" wrote in message ... | BUFDRVR wrote: | | Guy | | P.S. Because I'm feeling ornery, I will now write George Carlin's "Seven dirty | words you can't say on television or radio," with no use of spaces, asterisks or | other symbols in place of the actual letters. Those of you who will suffer | irreparable harm from the mere sight of these words in their natural form, should | read no further. You have been warned): | | | | | | | | ****, ****, ****, ****, cocksucker, mother****er, and tits. | | I'm curious, so let's take a poll -- | | 1. Was anyone unaware of any of these words (and related or modified forms of | them), or their meaning, prior to my writing them above? | | 2. Would anyone be unaware of what word I was referring to, or fail to mentally | translate them into their actual form, if I were to replace some of the letters | with other symbols? | | 3. Has anyone reading this never heard these words used in conversation? | | 4. Has anyone here never used any of these words themselves? | | | Point well made - however, just as some people would prefer not to hear such words in conversation, possibly the same would not want to see them as well. Veiling a word behind #$@% is tantamount to beeping out a word on TV and now, putting an electronic patch to prevent the tender-hearted from accidentally lipreading something offensive. While I've done precisely as you describe, just recently, I tend to agree with you. OTOH, part of polite discourse in the company of those of whom you are not familiar, is not to use terms or language that will reasonably offend anybody. Same same with 'g_d', 'G_d' and 'god'. My Baptist roots go way back; if you have to use his name in vain - at least spell it correctly. stepping down from pulpit Cheers Dave Kearton I always thought #$*& %#@& $#*&@ translated as "Friggin, fraggin, riggin, raggin!" as expressed by some Looney Tunes character who, at this time, I forget which one it was. Yosemite Sam maybe?? |
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"Guy Alcala" wrote
I'm curious, No you're not; regretably, you are an idiot. Stop wasting our time. |
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In message , Guy Alcala
writes 1. Was anyone unaware of any of these words (and related or modified forms of them), or their meaning, prior to my writing them above? 2. Would anyone be unaware of what word I was referring to, or fail to mentally translate them into their actual form, if I were to replace some of the letters with other symbols? 3. Has anyone reading this never heard these words used in conversation? 4. Has anyone here never used any of these words themselves? "A four-letter word, a four-letter word To ban it would be a shame It's honest, it's earthy, it ought to be heard That wonderful one-two-three-four letter word. It shouldn't be said in polite company When genteel old ladies are sipping their tea But if those ladies' pasts were revealed - sure as hell They've not only said it, they've done it as well!" (arr. Billy Connolly) -- When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite. W S Churchill Paul J. Adam MainBoxatjrwlynch[dot]demon{dot}co(.)uk |
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"S. Sampson" wrote:
"Guy Alcala" wrote I'm curious, No you're not; regretably, you are an idiot. Stop wasting our time. If you feel that I'm wasting your time, then you are free to not read my posts or put me in a kill file, just as I do with people I find not worth the bandwidth. Presumably, you're not being forced to read and/or reply. Guy |
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Mark and Kim Smith wrote:
snip I always thought #$*& %#@& $#*&@ translated as "Friggin, fraggin, riggin, raggin!" as expressed by some Looney Tunes character who, at this time, I forget which one it was. Yosemite Sam maybe?? That's my somewhat hazy memory, as well. Guy |
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"Guy Alcala" wrote in message . .. What I always find silly, is the use of spaces or #@%& to replace letters in expletives. Does anyone not know what word the writer I just can't figure out who has this email address...... Stupot |
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