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The 'F' word, then. Do I...

Put it in. After all, swearing is both big and clever
41 (58.6%)
Put it in but bleep it out
6 (8.6%)
Use milder words and let the whole thing sound a bit wussy
17 (24.3%)
*insert eukelele solo here*
6 (8.6%)

Total Members Voted: 68

Voting closed: November 05, 2002, 06:16:07 pm

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Offline Su-tehp

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Reply #100 on: November 11, 2002, 11:53:36 am
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Oh, and I'm not sure why Billy Connoly came up, but for the record I have lost all respect for him since he started doing those lottery commercials. Evidently he's prepared to take on a crap job if he's paid enough. Bleh... sell-out...


Not living in the UK, I haven't seen these commercials, so thankfully, I haven't lost respect for Billy Connoly (yet). Then again, we all need to pay the bills. Hell, I've seen Dennis Miller do voice overs for radio commercials (AND he appears in a whole bunch of Dial 10-10-220 commercials) all over the place as well, so I guess it's not too unusual.

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Reply #101 on: November 11, 2002, 01:16:43 pm
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:wtf:

Er... nice try, but no. Just... no


That was a joke. ;)
 

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Reply #102 on: November 11, 2002, 02:02:34 pm
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2. Yes, Sphere and EV are vaguely similar. However, Sphere just annoyed me when it turned out to all be in their imagination and then they just imagine the whole thing away. Boo! And... since when was Sam Neil in Sphere? Have you somehow managed to confuse Sam Neil and Samuel L. Jackson :wtf:?


Hmmm... Not Samuel L. Jackson, for sure. Perhaps I got confused with Dustin Hoffman...?
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Reply #103 on: November 11, 2002, 02:05:12 pm
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Oh, and I'm not sure why Billy Connoly came up, but for the record I have lost all respect for him since he started doing those lottery commercials. Evidently he's prepared to take on a crap job if he's paid enough. Bleh... sell-out...


I'd agree with you there (although the site of him running around central London naked for comic relief didn`t help).

If we are talking about comedians who swear no one can hold a candle to Bill Hicks. He had something to say about artists who do commercials too :D
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Reply #104 on: November 11, 2002, 03:03:45 pm
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Originally posted by Su-tehp
If I have to make a choice between becoming a sellout or starving, I'd...have a difficult choice ahead of me.


Oh come on. It's not like the guy wasn't a millionaire before he was offered the job...

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That was a joke. ;)


Yes. I know. Oh, how I am laughing.

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Perhaps I got confused with Dustin Hoffman...?


I think that this is far more likely. Still inexcusable, though :D

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...the site of him running around central London naked for comic relief didn`t help...


As much as I enjoyed being reminded about that, could we try not to stray OT here? Thanks :)
 

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Reply #105 on: November 12, 2002, 03:32:50 am
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As much as I enjoyed being reminded about that, could we try not to stray OT here? Thanks :)


That's why I mentioned Bill Hicks. Yes he was foul mouthed but he was funny as hell.

I think a PG and an R-rated version is the way to go.
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Offline diamondgeezer

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Reply #106 on: November 12, 2002, 06:27:22 am
Looks that way... oh well, it's not like I have anything better to do...
 

Offline Raptor

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Reply #107 on: November 12, 2002, 08:41:43 am
As quite a few people here have said, swearing should be used were it is apropiate.  I personal don't swear, unless:

a) I'm alone
b) something happened that was not good
and c) I am ticked off!:mad:

Although I don't swear, I hear almost the full lot (f***, S***, etc) all day, and those games I own which can have swearing turned off, I will leave it on, simply because it adds atmosphere (Hostile Waters is good example.  Your troops will swear, but only in the right situation).

Maybe I don't have a problem with it because:

a) as said, I hear it all day
b) I have seen lots of films that include it.

Films such as: Terminator 1 and 2, Predator 1 and 2, Alien, Aliens, Alien 3 and Alien 4, Event Horizon (NEVER watching that again!), Men In Black, all the Jurassic Park films, Battlestar Galatica, Stargate, Gone in Sixty Seconds (both versions!:D ), Partiot Games, Clear and Present Danger, Hunt for Red October, Sum of All Fears, plus several others that I can't remember right now.........


You know, you could also have your characters cut off just before they swear.

eg: 'Oh F@#'

I would draw the line at the 'F' word, except in the strongest circumstances.


EDIT: What the? Its not displaying part of my example message! It SHOULD read: 'Oh F@#'
If it is still not, then.......:mad:

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Reply #108 on: November 12, 2002, 09:38:19 am
Hmm... have the admins added a swear-filter?

Testing... testing... ****ing well testing...

[EDIT] Nope, panic over :)
 

Offline aldo_14

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Reply #109 on: November 12, 2002, 04:35:02 pm
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Oh, and I'm not sure why Billy Connoly came up, but for the record I have lost all respect for him since he started doing those lottery commercials. Evidently he's prepared to take on a crap job if he's paid enough. Bleh... sell-out...


Er... wouldn't we all do that?  Anyways, the man's still a comedy genius.  :nod:  Not to mention his charity work.
 

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Reply #110 on: November 23, 2002, 04:40:11 am
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Er... wouldn't we all do that?  Anyways, the man's still a comedy genius.  :nod:  Not to mention his charity work.


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Reply #111 on: December 08, 2002, 10:02:13 am
'See you judas - you're getting on ma tits!'

I've got that on a CD somewhere...classic.
 

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Reply #112 on: December 09, 2002, 05:38:32 pm
I ****in' swear like a blasted sailor, so put da' ****in' **** word in, or I'll blast your damn head of, capish!?

:D
No, seriously, put them in, they make it sound much better. In war, people don't remove bad words from their speech. They say whatever comes to mind.
  

Offline Cuttenslise

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Reply #113 on: December 10, 2002, 09:15:45 am
I'll admit, I'm a wuss and are against (Audio) swearing in FS2, but only because it would be within the hearing range of my 2 year old. I personally think that swearing within the game would be realistic in the right circumstances; but anyone that uses it in missions or campaigns should issue 2 versions - a full blown, no holds barred swearathon (if desired) and a sanitised version for those of us who have to play under (shall we say restrained?) conditions.

I admit that I do swear whilst playing FS2 and it is late at night and there is no one else around. You should have heard me during Slaying Ravana. :mad:

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Reply #114 on: December 10, 2002, 04:49:25 pm
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I'll admit, I'm a wuss and are against (Audio) swearing in FS2, but only because it would be within the hearing range of my 2 year old. I personally think that swearing within the game would be realistic in the right circumstances; but anyone that uses it in missions or campaigns should issue 2 versions - a full blown, no holds barred swearathon (if desired) and a sanitised version for those of us who have to play under (shall we say restrained?) conditions.

I admit that I do swear whilst playing FS2 and it is late at night and there is no one else around. You should have heard me during Slaying Ravana. :mad:

Got the Bastard in the end, though. Ravana, that is.


Beeps for when the kiddies are around would seem a good idea.
 

Offline Shiva Archon

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Reply #115 on: December 12, 2002, 09:37:56 pm
If you're going to use beeps, there had better be two versions.  I wouldn't be able to stand a mission with Alpha 2 screaming "WHAT THE BEEP??"  It would really take away from the mission, its hard to get immersed in the battle when you can hear that its cut and edited.
 

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Reply #116 on: December 12, 2002, 11:35:16 pm
The time is almost upon us...

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