Comments on: War is heck

By: Neil Hoskins

Neil Hoskins — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 09:38:13 +0000

Sorry, but despite the fact it’s the Americans making fools of themselves again, and all inspired by Janet Jackson’s less-than-attractive tit, I don’t have too much of a problem with this. During wartime and shortly after, servicemen’s stories were told with only slight changes to avoid certain grown-up language. The acronym FUBAR was translated as “Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition”, and the RAF’s “Arse End Charlies” in a fighter flight were described as “Tail End Charlies”. Et cetera, et cetera. The classic series World at War, made in the seventies, managed to depict the full horror of war without a single expletive.

In certain emergency situations, we grown ups all need a good swear, but it loses its effectiveness if you hear the same language being used by children playing hopscotch. We then have to go off and invent new swear words that are exclusive to us grownups and it all gets awfully tedious.

By: GagWatch » Don’t mention the war

GagWatch » Don’t mention the war — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 17:53:56 +0000

[...] Via MediaWatchWatch which observes that it seems a little strange that people who apparantly fought for freedom, do not have the freedom of speech to express their views in the way that they wish to. Posted by Paul in USA (July 30, 2006 at 6:52 pm) [...]

By: martyn

martyn — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 17:15:09 +0000

It seems like the moron bush wants the us to become the christian version of somewhere like iran. why can’t all these idiots just fcuk off to some religious paradise, bikini atoll* perhaps, and let the rest of us get on with our lives.

*Just one more little nuclear test sir?