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I actually ++ed both the original post and George_Shertson's explanation of why he --ed it. I like the limerick, and I like the code representing it here, but I'm glad to read an intelligent and reasonable response like GS's whether or not I agree with it. That vote is GS's right here, and I'm glad he's comfortable exercising that right and taking credit for it.

The limerick is cool, but I'd like to point out that it should probably come with an attribution since I've heard it elsewhere before. The source I think it comes from originally, and where I heard it, is from George Carlin. I believe it was part of his "Seven Words You Can't Say on TV" act. If there is a more correct attribution than this, I'd be glad to know.

MrM
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by strfry() (Monk) on Oct 20, 2001 at 00:10 UTC

    i can understand why some people would be offended by this, and i can also understand why others (like myself) loved to see this posted, as it is a classic (admittedly thats straining the definition of the word 'classic' (: ). and if anything else, it was a shocker.

    some people love dirty and/or lewd jokes, coders included. proof is only as far as your nearest fortune binary*. and i ++'d chipmunk because he, like those who included the -o option in fortune, made it non-mandatory to read the slop - by making the reader select the possibly offensive text after giving a fair warning. and it was fair warning, as lewd means
    (according to Word Net):

     
'suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a d
+irty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "sal
+acious limericks" [syn: {obscene}, {salacious}]

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    and like mr_mischief, i found myself ++'ing George_Shertson for expressing the fact that he had been offended in an adult and intelligent manner, despite the fact that i disagree with his point. i'd kind of figured that this node would be considered 'flamebait' when i read the poetry; i'm glad people here are a little more thoughtful than that.



    * Note: for those few who don't know what i'm refering to, log into your favorite UNIX/Linux terminal, and try fortune -o, but only if you want to read obscene jokes.

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