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21 May 17
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Went to a Samuel Smiths pub yesterday and was surprised to see swearing has been
banned anyone caught will be refused and barred from the pub
banned anyone caught will be refused and barred from the pub
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Owned by two old eccentric brothers. Beer is cheap but an acquired taste. No jukeboxes and they sacked a landlord a few years ago for topping up pints.
The only place of theirs I've been in recent years is like going back 50 years. Surprised they serve single women tbh. |
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Apparently the swearing ban applies to staff too ..imagine a trip to the Job Centre and saying you were
sacked for swearing the Job centre would say it was your own fault and you would be unable to claim any benefits .basically you would be f****d!. |
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What constitutes a swear word? Flip? Feck? Arse?
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Ironically the rise of swearing at work has coincided with zero tolerance for drinking. When I started work, people would spend lunchtime in the pub and come back half-cut and in some cases blotto. These days that's a sacking offence.
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I despise swearing;in my experience it's usually resorted to by the uncouth and the unwashed.
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The same could be said about this forum.
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Not much chance of finding a Blue Nun in there?
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Swearing is great. Can be used to describe things precisely or to accentuate a joke or fill out a story.
The problem is that it is now used so frequently and to mean absolutely nothing that its power and effect is lost. Also, it is now commonly used in inappropriate places or where old ladies or people of a nervous disposition might hear. |
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When's the last time someone said defecatehouse on ere please..
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Swearing is simply a bad habit picked up at school, or more likely from associating with coarse types in later life.
Although hearing someone swear does help you make a rule of thumb judgement on them. The same as you can with those who wear tattoos. So is someone approaches you swearing and displaying tattoos - run for your life! |
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coarse types
 I have Known a few coarse types in my time. |
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Many long moons ago, we all gathered at a friends house, to wait until some unGodly hour, as it was rumoured that Andy Warhol
would say the "F" word, whilst on the back of a motor cycle"! |
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Interestingly the "b" word, which refers to a particularly sordid sex act, is now used by all and sundry, including HRH,
and without conscience! |
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Jack Hacksaw 21 May 17 12:31 Joined: 08 Jan 02 | Topic/replies: 3,562 | Blogger: Jack Hacksaw's blog
Swearing is great. Can be used to describe things precisely or to accentuate a joke or fill out a story. The problem is that it is now used so frequently and to mean absolutely nothing that its power and effect is lost You'll have to upgrade to the racist swear words. |
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Hmmmmm.
Never thought much about racist words being 'swear' words. |
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What, for you, do you find the most offensive swear words?
For me, anything to do with female anatomy! That said, there are words/expressions, that are used by many, without consideration of the origin! Such as.....You Jerk...You suck....You sucker...etc |
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Swearing fortunately is finished. As the f word is commonplace and the C word also getting used more and more there isn't another word with shock capabilities. So that's it.
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swearing is beastly, why do people indulge in it?
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Swearing should be a treasure shared between friends.
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It is something that i very rarely do
But how i don't know if you had to deal with the amount of people i do who swear at me. |
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Wouldn't work here. Barmaid called me a fat **** ****g lesbian, yesterday
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Which of your forum names were you using at the time mini me ?
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Swearing by pub bands amazes me as I have often seen women leave quietly and their companions usually follow..When the pub may not be busy it leaves a dead atmosphere andis counter productiveWe can all use bad language in temper but everyday gutter language is unnecessary and alienates people.
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The Guardian has written an article .. it's a rather funny read.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jul/01/samuel-smith-pub-boss-anti-swearing-crusade-sacked-on-spot An elderly man in the pub, who everyone called the Vicar, said that the prohibition on “effing and jeffing” was only the tip of the iceberg of Smith’s illiberal regime. He said the pub used to be an open space until Smith segregated it into separate rooms, and, as well as swearing, standing at the bar was no longer allowed, and while ordering a drink there was a ban on using your phone, or even talking. effing and jeffin |
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Beastly???
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It's the thin end of the wedge. How long before non-alcohol areas in pubs?
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