A Conversation for Horace and the Profanity Filter
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aka Bel - A87832164 Started conversation Nov 29, 2010
This is marvellous. I had to laugh. Brilliant idea. 
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Nov 29, 2010
Heh-heh, thanks. 
Did you find all the naughty words? 
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aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Nov 29, 2010
I'm not sure. I found the one contained in Arabi Tchernovsky, but didn't look for others. 
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Nov 29, 2010
You might use this as a cheat-sheet:
http://everything2.com/title/Swear+words+from+science+fiction
A couple are out in *plain sight*. 
The h2g2 filter is clueless. 
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aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Nov 29, 2010
Let's hope they won't tighten it. 
I can't discover any hidden words today, sorry. 
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Nov 29, 2010
No problem. 'Red Dwarf' fans will show up.
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Malabarista - now with added pony Posted Nov 29, 2010
This is like a word-search puzzle in an educational magazine. Their only purpose is having a snigger when you discover unintentional expletives...
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Nov 29, 2010
Do educational magazines do that? (I haven't done a word-search puzzle in donkey's years. I must be missing out.
)
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Malabarista - now with added pony Posted Nov 29, 2010
Nor have I. They're boring.
I can only find seven of yours, though one is repeated a shameful six times! 
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Nov 29, 2010
The last one is probably too obscure. Science fiction writers have been inventive, it seems.
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Malabarista - now with added pony Posted Nov 29, 2010
I might go consult your list for help
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Nov 29, 2010
The fact that there are websites devoted to science fiction cuss words tells us something...
If nothing else, that science fiction readers have too much free time...
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Malabarista - now with added pony Posted Nov 29, 2010
And that you can have alien sex and violence, but not words used to describe it
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Malabarista - now with added pony Posted Nov 29, 2010
So now I've found nine sci-fi/fantasy ones, but I'm still missing an official one
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Nov 29, 2010
Horace cursed more than he thought. Or I thought.
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Malabarista - now with added pony Posted Nov 29, 2010
Looks that way. Tut, shame on you
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Willem Posted Nov 30, 2010
Hee hee! I found most of them ... I'm a fan of science fiction but not that big a reader, so your list helped a lot!
I've invented a number of swear words and insults for an alternative reality story ... it was a fun challenge! I enjoyed reading about the insults of the Chanur Saga. Swearwords in a different kinds of society would be based on different concepts of what's shameful or defective.
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Nov 30, 2010
Another successful cuss-word seeker. Arabi Tchernovsky has her work cut out for her...
I agree - rather like an Aussie character in 'Doctor Who', who used to swear, 'O, rabbits!'
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- 1: aka Bel - A87832164 (Nov 29, 2010)
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- 4: Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor (Nov 29, 2010)
- 5: aka Bel - A87832164 (Nov 29, 2010)
- 6: Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor (Nov 29, 2010)
- 7: Malabarista - now with added pony (Nov 29, 2010)
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