Comments on: The Periodic Table of Swearing http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 15:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: bolivar13 http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-830723 bolivar13 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-830723 This just proves that there's nothing more hilarious than an angry Brit. Arseholes for goalposts?! I have no idea what it means but I'm making it my mission to throw that into conversation some time this weekend. This just proves that there’s nothing more hilarious than an angry Brit. Arseholes for goalposts?! I have no idea what it means but I’m making it my mission to throw that into conversation some time this weekend.

]]> By: alllie http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-831004 alllie Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-831004 That chart convinces me that in our society sex, engaging in intercourse, and even having genitals are seen as bad things. Which is sad. That chart convinces me that in our society sex, engaging in intercourse, and even having genitals are seen as bad things.

Which is sad.

]]> By: Ugly Canuck http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-831007 Ugly Canuck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-831007 It is a religious view, which abhors all that would, by operations upon our human senses or otherwise, distract from and degrade thereby our spiritual nature. See also "mind-altering substances: why they are hated & feared and their use subject to harsh penalties" wherever religion holds power. Well, at least those religions which claim to be the descendants of Abraham - Christians, Muslims, Jews. I doubt the Taoists or Buddhists are so worked up about either sex or mind-altering substances. It is a religious view, which abhors all that would, by operations upon our human senses or otherwise, distract from and degrade thereby our spiritual nature.

See also “mind-altering substances: why they are hated & feared and their use subject to harsh penalties” wherever religion holds power.

Well, at least those religions which claim to be the descendants of Abraham – Christians, Muslims, Jews. I doubt the Taoists or Buddhists are so worked up about either sex or mind-altering substances.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-831010 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-831010 All I get is a 403 FORBIDDEN when trying to view the table at a readable size. Is it because I live in the "bible belt"? All I get is a 403 FORBIDDEN when trying to view the table at a readable size. Is it because I live in the “bible belt”?

]]> By: Ugly Canuck http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-831013 Ugly Canuck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-831013 In fairness, once one is properly married, IIRC all of those religions encourage that the conjugal debt be settled as often as is practicable - as often as once a day, for the young and healthy. So they can be said to be more anti-pre-marital sex, than anti-sex, per se. But that "quibble" has not prevented many who have strong religious convictions from extending their abhorrence of pre-marital sex to include all sex whatsoever, or even the very thought of sex, within the scope of their strict prohibitions. In fairness, once one is properly married, IIRC all of those religions encourage that the conjugal debt be settled as often as is practicable – as often as once a day, for the young and healthy.
So they can be said to be more anti-pre-marital sex, than anti-sex, per se.
But that “quibble” has not prevented many who have strong religious convictions from extending their abhorrence of pre-marital sex to include all sex whatsoever, or even the very thought of sex, within the scope of their strict prohibitions.

]]> By: Xeno http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-831271 Xeno Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-831271 Dammit! The things appears to be in metric. They need an American version Dammit! The things appears to be in metric. They need an American version

]]> By: pg34 http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-830761 pg34 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-830761 #1, you just don't understand true art. 90 quid is a bargain. #1, you just don’t understand true art. 90 quid is a bargain.

]]> By: Neill S Mitchell Esq. http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-831018 Neill S Mitchell Esq. Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-831018 Looks like we broke it. Looks like we broke it.

]]> By: Gilgongo http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-831022 Gilgongo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-831022 Yeah. Broken link is broken. Yeah. Broken link is broken.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-830771 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-830771 i'd take "you look like a tit" as a compliment. honestly, what looks better than tits? i’d take “you look like a tit” as a compliment. honestly, what looks better than tits?

]]> By: Neill S Mitchell Esq. http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-831029 Neill S Mitchell Esq. Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-831029 This is why we can never have nice things. This is why we can never have nice things.

]]> By: merreborn http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-830774 merreborn Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-830774 There are several reasons I have trouble accepting this as "true art": * These guys appear to sell most of their stuff for <a href="http://shop.moderntoss.com/shitnaks">pocket change</a> -- if their other gear isn't worthy of "true art" prices, why is this? * Novelty PTotE's are... losing their novelty * I don't see anything that differentiates this from your average hipster t-shirt design from shirt.woot, threadless, etc. There are several reasons I have trouble accepting this as “true art”:

* These guys appear to sell most of their stuff for pocket change — if their other gear isn’t worthy of “true art” prices, why is this?

* Novelty PTotE’s are… losing their novelty

* I don’t see anything that differentiates this from your average hipster t-shirt design from shirt.woot, threadless, etc.

]]> By: imag http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-831040 imag Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-831040 It's human nature to have taboo words. Every culture has them. It seems to be part of our language process that they are needed in order express a certain set of things. I'm curious, as the current generation of taboo words lose their taboo, what will replace them... It’s human nature to have taboo words. Every culture has them. It seems to be part of our language process that they are needed in order express a certain set of things.

I’m curious, as the current generation of taboo words lose their taboo, what will replace them…

]]> By: tuckels http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-830792 tuckels Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-830792 I like it and all (94 is especially great) but I'm confused about why they picked the periodic table format. You'd logically assume that if you were going to use a chemistry analogy for obscenities, that "Prat" would be an element, whereas "Shitting Prat" would be a compound. I like it and all (94 is especially great) but I’m confused about why they picked the periodic table format. You’d logically assume that if you were going to use a chemistry analogy for obscenities, that “Prat” would be an element, whereas “Shitting Prat” would be a compound.

]]> By: Neill S Mitchell Esq. http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-831322 Neill S Mitchell Esq. Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-831322 No-one has mentioned the Cursing Magnum Opus that is Rogers Profanisaurus. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger's_Profanisaurus No-one has mentioned the Cursing Magnum Opus that is Rogers Profanisaurus.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger's_Profanisaurus

]]> By: bja009 http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-830812 bja009 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-830812 I know. Isn't it great? :D I know. Isn’t it great?
:D

]]> By: a_user http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-831327 a_user Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-831327 it is already in English, what you need is an English to your local dialect translation tool. it is already in English, what you need is an English to your local dialect translation tool.

]]> By: Xeno http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-831345 Xeno Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-831345 @a_user I never said translate to 'english'. I said translate to 'American'. Big difference. @a_user

I never said translate to ‘english’. I said translate to ‘American’. Big difference.

]]> By: politeruin http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-830842 politeruin Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-830842 Modern Toss was also a very funny animated series for those who don't know. The space argument guys were probably my favourite... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_DjsmkD1fw Modern Toss was also a very funny animated series for those who don’t know. The space argument guys were probably my favourite…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_DjsmkD1fw

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-830844 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-830844 Clearly this is a flawed table. The seven dirty words should be 1-7. Clearly this is a flawed table. The seven dirty words should be 1-7.

]]> By: EH http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-830845 EH Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-830845 I had one of these in college, only with cocktails. I had one of these in college, only with cocktails.

]]> By: nickodemus http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-831104 nickodemus Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-831104 403 forbidden... Dang. 403 forbidden… Dang.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-830850 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-830850 It is funny--I particularly like the key. But it could be much funnier. If they had got a chemist to consult, there'd be many more opportunities. Yes, they base the groups on similar curses but I...never mind, I sound like a pedant. But they really drop the ball on the rare earths. It is funny–I particularly like the key. But it could be much funnier. If they had got a chemist to consult, there’d be many more opportunities. Yes, they base the groups on similar curses but I…never mind, I sound like a pedant. But they really drop the ball on the rare earths.

]]> By: Dapper Swain http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-830853 Dapper Swain Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-830853 Objection! Most of them are compounds! >O Objection! Most of them are compounds! >O

]]> By: a_user http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-831623 a_user Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-831623 http://www.boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-831164: "Very British. We need one translated to English." unless this was you in stealth mode, then my comment wasn't directed at you http://www.boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-831164: “Very British. We need one translated to English.”

unless this was you in stealth mode, then my comment wasn’t directed at you

]]> By: Stickarm http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-831112 Stickarm Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-831112 Coral cache to the rescue: http://shop.moderntoss.com.nyud.net/images/143.jpg Coral cache to the rescue:
http://shop.moderntoss.com.nyud.net/images/143.jpg

]]> By: Nawel http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-831113 Nawel Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-831113 Nope. Still broken link :( Nope. Still broken link :(

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-830863 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-830863 Yes, exactly. By the way, why are there *two* "elements" with an atomic number of 1? Is Ck supposed to be the deuterium of swearing? Yes, exactly. By the way, why are there *two* “elements” with an atomic number of 1? Is Ck supposed to be the deuterium of swearing?

]]> By: a_user http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-830869 a_user Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-830869 fanny for arse, pissed for angry, mo-fo and rap culture based slurs, swearing 1.1a? I think not, a pox on ye vartlet for suggesting it. fanny for arse, pissed for angry, mo-fo and rap culture based slurs, swearing 1.1a?

I think not, a pox on ye vartlet for suggesting it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/09/the-periodic-table-o-1.html#comment-831129 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-831129 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/143.jpg big version.. cannot get to the one here myself so I found this on google. http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/143.jpg
big version.. cannot get to the one here myself so I found this on google.

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