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"SD" > wrote:

> Jim Davis wrote:
> > Why does everyone insist on spelling out the nasty words in this? My
> > grandkids read this newsgroup and I don't think they ought to be exposed
> > to the flagrant use of this kind of language. Sure they know it but
> > hopefully they won't flaunt it in such a manner as used here.
> >
> > My wife and I were both in the service and learned to like SOS very much
> > and still have it at times. Any ex-GI knows what SOS is and that is
> > descriptive enough of a term.
>
> Not everyone who reads this newsgroup is an ex-American GI therefore
> SOS is not a particularly descriptive term to them.
>
> Try using your kill filter to filter out nasty words if you don't want
> your grandkids reading them.
>
> There are far worse words than the word "shit" in other threads in
> this newsgroup. Why single out this thread?
>
> SD
>
>
> SD

If I were her, I'd sequester her grandkids from Usenet at all...
Kids are not stupid and can learn to do searches for other newsgroups.

I'd for sure keep kids away from the alt.binaries hierarchy. <G>
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