Proposal to get this list back on track

[Craige McWhirter]

On Sun, 2006-03-26 at 20:37 -0600, Tommy Trussell wrote:

> especially the part about it not being considered offensive in
> Australia...
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody

but in the not too distant past it *was* offencive. There's plenty of
old ladies over 60 in .au who will clip you around the ears sonny if you
let the bloody word slip. Bugger, I've said it.

Which is another word that would once get your mouth washed out with
soap but now it's a "cultural icon" and is used to sell cars. Personally
I think it's good to see words being treated sensibly, they're just
words after all.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugger

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Western democracies, including our own, by our leaders, than the
argument that was put for the invasion of Iraq." 
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