Comments on: “Bad” language and context http://walt.lishost.org/2005/04/bad-language-and-context/ The library voice of the radical middle. Fri, 17 May 2013 17:18:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Eli http://walt.lishost.org/2005/04/bad-language-and-context/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Eli Wed, 20 Apr 2005 23:13:47 +0000 http://walt.lishost.org/?p=21#comment-79 I see Brian’s “Scarface” and raise him “Harlem Nights”.

Also, I thought s__t was still beyond the bounds of family newspapers, as it is on broadcast TV.

]]> By: walt http://walt.lishost.org/2005/04/bad-language-and-context/comment-page-1/#comment-76 walt Tue, 19 Apr 2005 00:43:02 +0000 http://walt.lishost.org/?p=21#comment-76 “Tauroscatology”–gotta love that!

No, I’ve never played the Scarface drinking game (or any other drinking game, at least within the last three decades).

]]> By: Brian http://walt.lishost.org/2005/04/bad-language-and-context/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Brian Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:55:53 +0000 http://walt.lishost.org/?p=21#comment-74 The dashes are intact in the review on sfgate.com.When Frankfurt was on The Daily Show some weeks ago, “bullshit” went unbleeped in the original cablecast but was bleeped out in the reruns. Frankfurt’s essay is a decent (and quick) read, with a great last line. I dug up a used-to-be-on-a-website version via the Wayback Machine — http://web.archive.org/web/20040209211017/tauroscatology.com/frankfurt.htm .
Walt, is it safe to assume that you’ve never played the Scarface drinking game? :-)

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