BOC-L Digest - 8 Aug 2002 to 9 Aug 2002 (#2002-227)

[t.byrne]

I don't wish to appear prudish, but this is a fairly public list that is
seen by all sorts of people, many of whom (including myself) find the
gratuitous and uninvited use of the language that has appeared in some of
the recent posts here highly offensive.

It sems to me that the only reason to put such language into posts on a
discussion list such as this is to shock and offend.

It no longer shocks; it merely nauseates.

Anyone standing up in the middle of a party, meeting or discussion group
bellowing such language for anyone else to hear, regardless of who might be
listening, would be considered distinctly odd.

I see no difference between that sort of behaviour and polluting this list
with such words which we all know, have seen many times and which some of us
are tired of seeing.

People are bound to have differences or to feel strongly on a particular
point; that's fine - but if you want to abuse each other in such terms take
it off-list - many of us don't want to know.

Regards

Tom


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> There are 10 messages totalling 255 lines in this issue.
>
> Topics of the day:
>
>   1. OFF: superskull 666 comments.. Time to remove him !!!!!
>   2. Motorhead yahoo group (2)
>   3. ADMIN: member removal or not...
>   4. OFF: Brit Slang! (5)
>   5. Opium Embalm this guY
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Date:    Thu, 8 Aug 2002 19:15:07 EDT
> From:    Bill Stewart <Stewartbas at AOL.COM>
> Subject: Re: OFF: superskull 666 comments.. Time to remove him !!!!!
>
> In a message dated 8/8/2002 4:23:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> jjarrett at CHIARK.GREENEND.ORG.UK writes:
>
> << It's got better again before it's got worse, and the people I
>  would once have complained about are no longer the ones I would now. But
>  there never used to be people I would ignore utterly as there are now.
>   >>
>
> Better ? Worse? This Skull blower or 666, or whatever his fucking name is,
> thought six million fucking Jews being slaughtered is somehow their
> fault...'they were up to something'!!!.  Well quess what, Mr. 666 is goin
get
> his ass kicked.big time, because the remaining jews, that the europeans
> didn't get around to slaughtering, are none too happy with this type of
> provacation.(and this dopey kid has thrown down the gauntlet). These ain't
> 'house jews' your dealing with...they will  FUCK u UP.
> So... I would think,  Mr. Skull man should take a break from whatever diet
he
> is on and apologize .
> And fuirthermore:
> My father (with bullet holes up and down his fucking arm) and my assistant
> (with 1/2 a fucking leg...10 yrs old in the bombing of London) who fought
> against these pricks that Skull boy thinks are so intriguing) skullboy
better
> get it right, or skull boy will be at his 3RD hw show and wake up 6 days
> later sipping through a straw..
> .Feel free to pass this message on to your local gestapo...it ain't goin
help
> 666! I
>
> Is this the Hawkwind  List????  ya get more indignation  with a shot of a
> cunt, then ya do do with someone who thinks its OK to kill Jews....Here ya
go
> than...puff on this ya CUNTS  ...ohhhh i'm sorry , little Marie is looking
at
> a picture of a BIG COCK in a WET CUNT.....ohhhh I didn't sign up on this
list
> for this of porn, well it's rock n roll you stupid fuck, and little Marie
> should not be reading. Ive said it before and i'll say it again ...BLOW me
ya
> CUNTS.  except me mates...of course.....WET CUNTS>>DEAD JEWS>> whats more
> offensive?
>
> Just tryin to help!
> Bill ( (see ya in NYC ) Stewart
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Thu, 8 Aug 2002 19:34:49 -0400
> From:    stephe lindas <lindas1 at ADELPHIA.NET>
> Subject: Motorhead yahoo group
>
> HI, Anyone know what happened to the Motorhead list? Its disappeared. =
> Anyone else on there? Cheers STEPHE
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Thu, 8 Aug 2002 19:38:11 -0400
> From:    Ben Cohen <ben at TMK.COM>
> Subject: ADMIN: member removal or not...
>
> Folks,
>
> Time to tone it down on-list.
>
> The person in question has been placed on "review" which means I get to
> approve (or not) any of his postings. If others want to flame about this
> on-list, I have no problems using that approach (or harsher ones) with
anyone
> else.
>
> Christian's beliefs are his own. I am neither endorsing nor condemning
them
> _ON-LIST_. I would ask that the rest of you do the same. Postings of his
which
> have Hawkwind-ish or BOC-L-ish content will be allowed to be posted.
Others
> will not.
>
> Show's over, folks. Nothing to see here. Keep the line moving...
>
> YnSSHM,
> Ben
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Thu, 8 Aug 2002 21:08:04 EDT
> From:    Joe Loehr <JLoehr4299 at AOL.COM>
> Subject: Re: Motorhead yahoo group
>
> In a message dated 8/8/02 6:36:10 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
> lindas1 at ADELPHIA.NET writes:
>
>
> > HI, Anyone know what happened to the Motorhead list? Its disappeared.
Anyone
> > else on there? Cheers STEPHE
> >
>
> I was on there, too. Didn't notice I wasn't getting any mail from it until
> you called it to my attention.
>
> Lost in the ozone, perhaps?
>
>
> Joe
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Thu, 8 Aug 2002 22:25:58 EDT
> From:    Michael W Blackman <Michaelangelo68 at AOL.COM>
> Subject: Re: OFF: Brit Slang!
>
> In a message dated Thu, 8 Aug 2002 19:58:20  AEDT, Dave Briggs
<dave at CRAZY-DAVE.NET> writes:
>
> > Round here in London 'Smeg(ma)' is the name for that white cheesey stuff
> > that builds up under your foreskin if you don't wash your willie often
> > enough.
> > It caused great hilarity when the brand of fridges came in the shops
> > branded SMEG.
> > And before i get any of the obvious replies i might add i wash mine
> > regularly (and vigorously ;-))
>
> Just remember - more than five wipes is considered a bad habit.
> hehe
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Thu, 8 Aug 2002 22:31:43 EDT
> From:    Michael W Blackman <Michaelangelo68 at AOL.COM>
> Subject: Re: OFF: Brit Slang!
>
> Im still pissed off about mine being snipped off.... the bastards
>
>
> In a message dated Thu, 8 Aug 2002 22:31:22  AEDT, Ted Jackson
<tojackso at LIBRARY.SYR.EDU> writes:
>
> > On 7 Aug 2002, at 21:29, Chuck Rosenberg wrote:
> >
> > > Hardy just reminded me of the "smegma" phenom...it's just been so long
> > > since I've heard it, but yes, at least here it does, refer to
> > > errrr....I hate to be sooo off-topic here on BOC-L and also
> > > distasteful, but can I say the word "cum" just once??
> > >
> > Not exactly, but you're in the right neighborhood.  You don't
> > encounter smegma much over here, as most guys are circumcised,
> > at least those born bet. 1940 and around 1990.  Now they don't snip
> > them anymmore...
> >
> > theo
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Thu, 8 Aug 2002 22:34:29 EDT
> From:    Michael W Blackman <Michaelangelo68 at AOL.COM>
> Subject: Re: Opium Embalm this guY
>
> In a message dated Thu, 8 Aug 2002 23:40:29  AEDT, alan day
<yadnala at HOTMAIL.COM> writes:
>
> > Ain't everyone gettin their knickers in a twist..!!>Well We'll have to
settle
> > this somehow Skane...you touchy cokroach you!! I'm >just lovin watchin
you
> > all get so wound up!! Life at last on the list ::HO >bloody ho Skane!4Q
wiv a
> > damp swordfish.
>
> Whatcha talkin aboot Willis???!!
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Fri, 9 Aug 2002 10:51:10 +0800
> From:    William Duffy <xl5 at IINET.NET.AU>
> Subject: Re: OFF: Brit Slang!
>
> > Ok...here is one.....the term "Fag" in "amerikun" slang connotates
someone
> > attracted to the same sex.   "Fag" in the UK is a cigarette.
> >
> > When I first heard of a cigarrette referred to as a "Fag", it made me
> laugh
> > due to the other connotation, and it was a curiosity as to how that came
> > about to begin with.
> >
> > Oh well, whatever....just a passing thought.....no biggie....
> >
>
> It was also used back in the olden days in those posh english schools,
where
> the fag was the schoolboy equivilent to the batman in the army, doing
things
> like running errands for the older boy, polishing shoes, etc..
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Thu, 8 Aug 2002 23:02:12 EDT
> From:    Michael W Blackman <Michaelangelo68 at AOL.COM>
> Subject: Re: OFF: Brit Slang!
>
> gay men from days of old with a fondnes for inserting faggot bundles in
their friends bums??
> They probably didn't have gerbils around in the olden days........
>
>
> In a message dated Fri, 9 Aug 2002 05:07:09  AEDT, "John H. McCartney"
<scorch at TE-CATS.COM> writes:
>
> > > Ok...here is one.....the term "Fag" in "amerikun" slang connotates
someone
> > > attracted to the same sex.   "Fag" in the UK is a cigarette.
> > >
> > > When I first heard of a cigarrette referred to as a "Fag", it made me
laugh
> > > due to the other connotation, and it was a curiosity as to how that
came
> > > about to begin with.
> >
> >
> > My suspicion is that the term "fag" in reference to cigarettes comes
> > from the word "faggot", which originally was in reference to a stick,
> > as in "a bundle of faggots". That usage dates back to the middle ages.
> > I figure that cigs are somewhat sticklike.....
> >
> > As to how faggot got it's present connotation I've no idea.
> >
> >
> > scorch
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date:    Thu, 8 Aug 2002 23:22:07 EDT
> From:    Michael W Blackman <Michaelangelo68 at AOL.COM>
> Subject: Re: OFF: Brit Slang!
>
> In a message dated Fri, 9 Aug 2002 08:09:24  AEDT, Arin Komins
<akomins at MIDWAY.UCHICAGO.EDU> writes:
>
> > hey.....who did the song "Strange Fruit"?  (I'm rather fond of a British
> > comedy movie called Still Crazy, about a 70s band getting back together
in
> > the 90s, and the name of the band is "Strange Fruit".
> >
> > Arin
>
> That is a cool movie. Billy Connolly plays the part of a roadie if I
remember rightly.
>
> ------------------------------
>
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