OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> In article . com>,
> "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

>
> 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>
> --
> Peace!
> Om


I hear worse words at school from 5th graders. I hope they plan on
keeping the grandkids isolated from all media, TV, and locked in the
closet the rest of their lives. I think it will be the only way to
prevent them hearing or reading those nasty words!

SD