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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 5 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 Re: Numbers One and Two #45112 10/24/01 11:03 AM Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 609 Portsmouth, United Kingdom R rodward addict rodward addict R Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 609 Portsmouth, United Kingdom Are those words still prohibited or self censored on US TV? You can hear them all on UK TV; admittedly some more than others, but numbers 1, 2, and 7 would not even be hidden behind the "9 o'clock watershed". Number 4 is a rarity on UK TV but not unknown, usually in documentaries. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Free the Carlin Seven! #45113 10/24/01 12:44 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 428 Cape Cod, MA, US F Flatlander addict Flatlander addict F Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 428 Cape Cod, MA, US Are those words still prohibited or self censored on US TV? Yes, sirree. I think you can get away with #2 piss, and if you don't mind a TV-M (for Mature) rating you can throw in a #1shit, but the rest are still verboten and subject to fines from the Federal Communication Commission. A couple of years ago an actor on Saturday Night Live threw in an accidental #3 fuck when she was doing a character based on her grandmother (who apparently had a mouth like a sailor) and there was a bit of a furor about it (there were some clamoring for the show to be put on a several second delay so the censor could be standing by on the button. I'm shocked to hear that our proper brothers and sisters across the pond are OK with such colourful language! And what kind of documentaries are you watching?! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 5 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,330 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 1,577 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 15 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,541 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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