WHY THE BRITISH PEOPLE ALWAYS SOUND SO HIGH-BROW
They learn how to speak properly in school.
(Thanks to Chris)
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August 29, 2005
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You got to be f**king kidding!
Posted by: Sondra | August 29, 2005 at 11:57 AM
these will be tallied on the board so all students can see the running score
Soon, the school marms'll be doing nothing but making f**king tally marks on the board ...
To quote John Stossel, GIVE ME A BREAK!
Posted by: MOTW | August 29, 2005 at 11:58 AM
Are they counting the verb or the gerund? This is really important, you f***ing, know?
Posted by: Rooster | August 29, 2005 at 11:59 AM
...and what a punishment - go over the limit and the teacher will talk to the class
Posted by: Sondra | August 29, 2005 at 12:01 PM
As for actually performing said act in class, that will be limited to once a week.
Posted by: Chianca At Large | August 29, 2005 at 12:05 PM
Ahh, the British. The epitome of class. No wonder Madonna loves it there.
Posted by: Kilmeny | August 29, 2005 at 12:10 PM
And when these teenagers start working at McDonald's, they will be well-prepared to tell the customers to f**k off.
Posted by: Guin | August 29, 2005 at 12:11 PM
...and so goes society, not with a bang but a whimper.
Posted by: KOW | August 29, 2005 at 12:12 PM
I'd say something...but I've exceeded my 5 f**k limit for today...
Posted by: Punkin Poo | August 29, 2005 at 12:27 PM
"The reality is that the f-word is part of these young adults' everyday language," he told the Daily Mail. ....so let's just ALLOW it???
Posted by: slyeyes | August 29, 2005 at 12:41 PM
well, f*ck me.
Posted by: queensbee | August 29, 2005 at 12:56 PM
Was that five f**ks per person or per class??
And Sondra, you took my thought - the teacher will talk? to any violators???
Boy, that would really scare me f**king straight!
Posted by: Eleanor | August 29, 2005 at 01:12 PM
Come to think of it, "Oh f*ck" was the prevalent answer on most of my calculus tests.
Posted by: elle | August 29, 2005 at 01:33 PM
Those amused by this should be careful.Sadly school boards often set policy. They are the ones who started the no smoking policy.
You can imagine some idiot proposing the RAF,English Navy and Army abide by these rules.
This reminds me of the old parochial school rules about addressing brothers and nuns. This simply created a complete and hilarious set of nicknames for the poor teachers.
As for punishments,one should be very concerned about this for it might translate into fines,and then the teachers might become dependent on these fines for their salaries and create situations where the only response is a misdemeanor fine.
Posted by: william cormeny | August 29, 2005 at 01:37 PM
Henry Higgins must be turning over in his fictional grave.
Posted by: Aunt Nancy | August 29, 2005 at 01:40 PM
Aunt Nancy -
I think you meant: "Henry Higgins must be turning over in his f**king grave"
Posted by: Punkin Poo | August 29, 2005 at 01:50 PM
But what if it's complimentary e.g.?
"That Mary Kay LeTourneau is one f**king good teacher?" (or transpose the second and third words from the end)
Posted by: insomniac | August 29, 2005 at 02:04 PM
Maybe if the teachers just started using the fück-word, it wouldn't be cool any more. And the kids would stop using it.
Posted by: Brad | August 29, 2005 at 02:18 PM
OMG, I inadvertently just used the fück-word myself! I apologize to everyone on the blog. It won't happen again.
Posted by: Brad | August 29, 2005 at 02:19 PM
it must be ok - there's a definition in Merriam-Websters:
f*ck
(or is that fu*k? - I can never remember)
Posted by: TCK | August 29, 2005 at 02:28 PM
i think i know who started this.
Posted by: crossgirl | August 29, 2005 at 02:32 PM
What ever happened to washing your mouth out with Lava soap?! It cleaned the f**k right out of MY vocabulary back in the day!
Posted by: D. Vious | August 29, 2005 at 03:29 PM
Personally, I know a whole lot of bad words. Are they allowed to use those without getting a tally mark?
Posted by: Stupendous Man | August 29, 2005 at 03:30 PM
Well, f**k me gently with a chainsaw! (Who else loves HEATHERS?)
Posted by: Y. B. Normal | August 29, 2005 at 03:46 PM
Egads!! In our house, my kids know daddy has really blown his stack when he gets angry enough to say "doggone it"!
*silently retreats back to the Cleaver house*
Posted by: Jillywilly | August 29, 2005 at 04:05 PM
Dude, that's it. I'm movin' to Britain.
Posted by: Smoochykatt | August 29, 2005 at 04:05 PM
This guy in New Orleans only has four left before he gets in trouble.
Posted by: xmnr | August 29, 2005 at 04:27 PM
this "bright idea" is just too f**cking silly for words
Posted by: cyn | August 29, 2005 at 06:00 PM
personally, i'd take up saying f*ck just to avoid receiving a "praise card"
Posted by: blurkerette | August 29, 2005 at 06:59 PM
What happens if they say "it" in Sunday School? Do they not get their names written down in The Big Golden Tally Book? Or as Gene Autry would have sung, would they not get "...to hang (their) silver spurs upon the golden stairs..."?
Posted by: Stupendous Man | August 29, 2005 at 08:18 PM
My pleasure, Queensbee.
Posted by: Poop Dogg | August 29, 2005 at 11:38 PM
Well, sh*t.
Posted by: AlanBoss | August 30, 2005 at 01:02 AM
Um, maybe my class was just really bad, but we would have all been in competition to see who could get to 5 tally marks fastest.
Posted by: Edelweiss | August 30, 2005 at 12:39 PM