RE: R: Yup, works for us too!

[Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org>]

On Fri, 19 Oct 2007, William Lefkovics wrote:
> Au contraire.  Add swearing just provides a differently dimensioned box.
> Your freedom and openness of thought should be independent of the level of
> swearing allowed.
>
> In high school I used to say swearing was for those who hadn't the
> vocabulary not to swear. Then I met a very good friend who is now an
> extremely articulate well-read lawyer who still punctuates sentences
> excessively with cuss words. Now I have met lots of people who are
> articulate, yet swear seemingly unnecessarily... but then I worked at a
> lumber remanufacturing plant for awhile.
>
> I like the George Carlin reference, because he artfully asserts his position
> on language use in his comedy.
>
> If you need swearing to add colour to life, you really are in a box.

I like my box. It's 4-dimentional.

It comes in colour.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On
> Behalf Of Gadi Evron
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 9:39 PM
> To: Remo Cornali
> Cc: funsec () linuxbox org; Alex Eckelberry
> Subject: Re: R: [funsec] Yup, works for us too!
>
> Why is swearing bad?
>
> And I don't mean insulting someone or inapropriately cussing, I mean adding
> colour to life.
>
> Some people get offended, and I respect that, but if I can't swear, my mind
> isn't as free in thinking outside of the box.
>
>
> On Thu, 18 Oct 2007, Remo Cornali wrote:
>
> > > About 10+ years ago, there was also a study that concluded
> > > that swearing is good for promotions too, because they
> > > examined language use, and concluded that higher ranked
> > > managers swore more, with top-level execs swearing the most.
> >
> > Aren't we confusing cause and effect?
> > The peones (small fish) don't swear, because:
> > 1) it's a cultural no-no;
> > 2) they could get fired for improper behavior.
> > The big fish feel strong and free, and some assert their egos
> > by inappropriate behavior.
> > So I think that you don't get promoted because you swear, but that some
> > people start swearing because they feel they can get away with it.
> >
> > Ciao!
> >         Remo
> >
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