Was the offense because of the words or because they came from me. Seriously. I have friends that HAVE used that phrase before (thus, where I got it) and no one has raised anywhere near this kind of fuss. Did I offend more because I broke some preconceived norm for "Ekat"?
I find the phrase vulgar and offensive (something rare in an Ex-Sailor!) - I was a bit surprised that you used it but figured that you got it from somewhere. The fact that it was you didn't really ping so much as the jarring of the phrase itself. The only other time I've read it has been in half-coherent vitriol posted by rabid child-haters and I know that is not you! In my world, the use of the phrase would have denoted someone of very low class. Obviously, that does not hold true in other parts of the world as you are not in that catagory.
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Date: 2009-06-25 01:39 pm (UTC)I find the phrase vulgar and offensive (something rare in an Ex-Sailor!) - I was a bit surprised that you used it but figured that you got it from somewhere. The fact that it was you didn't really ping so much as the jarring of the phrase itself. The only other time I've read it has been in half-coherent vitriol posted by rabid child-haters and I know that is not you! In my world, the use of the phrase would have denoted someone of very low class. Obviously, that does not hold true in other parts of the world as you are not in that catagory.