[BC] How far is ok?...

[Fred Gleason]

On Friday 16 June 2006 14:13, Kent Winrich, K9EZ wrote:
> Sheeesh, I guess I might be the only one that thinks this way, but to
> me, it take MORE creativity to skirt around the "obscenity" laws, than
> it does to blurt out stuff. ?Trust me, I am no prude, but I think it is
> more fun when people toe the line as opposed to crossing it.

Here's a real-world example:  I grew up listening to Jean Shepherd on WOR in 
New York.  He was an absolute master of this (particularly with some of his 
inimitable Army stories), and could make quite plain what exact "military 
phrase" he had in mind even while staying completely within the bounds of the 
broadcast decorum of the time (this was 1960's and early 70's, and was quite 
a bit stricter than even today).  I still have a couple hundred episodes of 
his program on MP3 -- priceless material!

So yes, I'd agree here -- shooting off one's mouth with four letter words is 
generally a mark of the *failure* of creativity, not a signpost for creative 
"genius".

Cheers!


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