B*tch or Dog?

[xyzzyplugh]

Seems we can't talk about gender of pets due to AB's primitive expleteve deleter. What other innocent words should be flagged on that list for context? Is B*m allowed? * indicates a 'u'? What about t*t *stands for 'i' as in ' photograph I took of some Great T*ts (the feathery burds) is bird allowed? Any more silly profanities please?

[andy hughes]

I can see your point - some censorship programmes are really irritating. Our company PC system kicked me off the system for asking about 'adult' education! That said, the AB is used by a variety of people with a variety of ages and sensitivities. Speaking personally, foul language bothers me not at all, but that doesn't mean I would inflict it on total strangers who may have a different perception. Yes the AB censorship programme is a little basic, but surely better a catch-all, which most people seem able to work round to get their meaning over, than yards of obcenities upsetting our more sensitive visitors.

[jjf2003]

I know what you mean too. Words with other, even innocent, meanings can be censored just because of their profane association. In the USA, a bum is a tramp and a fanny is a bottom. What we call bum bags, the Americans call fanny packs.

[Katiebee]

Talking of fannies, this reminds me of a rumour which goes that, after his wife Fanny had cooked a batch of doughnuts, Johny Craddock is supposed to have said to the TV audience 'May all your doughnuts look like Fanny's'!! (Think about it!)

[Stav]

Apparently 'Scunthorpe' can cause chaos with email screening systems and the like!

[Cactus]

You can't to$$ a coin on this site. Took me a while to find the 'profanity' in my text. Who's the to$$er now then?