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FLAG WAVING: Should Australia become a republic? Yes No
But having a conversation with your friends in public, or on your cell in public and accidentally drop an *F* bomb?
"Swearing is such a common response to pain that there has to be an underlying reason why we do it," says psychologist Richard Stephens of Keele University in England, who led the study. And indeed, the findings point to one possible benefit: "I would advise people, if they hurt themselves, to swear," he adds.
Originally posted by ShadowAngel85
How long until they go all "Demolition Man" and install machines which give out fines automatically if they hear you swearing?
I couldnt believe they didnt blip it on ABC, in fact they joked about it...
Several things that would become risky to do in public, whenever a cop's around:
Hitting your thumb with a hammer.
Dropping a scalding cup of coffee in your lap.
Dropping your wallet and your keys through a vent.
Banging your toe when tripping over a curb.
Falling down a manhole.
Originally posted by silo13
But on the other hand (there I go again) it still smacks of 'mind control' (to me) when the reprimand comes from a Cop and not a parent protecting 'little ears'...
Originally posted by operation mindcrime
reply to post by Raustin
Nahh, English is not my native language and am thus excused.
Peace
Edit: fixed the previous post for spelling.....
[edit on 16-6-2010 by operation mindcrime]
Originally posted by silo13
Ok, who do I owe a hundred bucks? Or does hell only cost like what, $2.50?
SWEARING in public could become a major money spinner for the Queensland Government with $100 fines to be issued for the offence along with $300 for public urination and other disorderly offences.
A 12-month trial of ticketing for public nuisance offences has found issuing a fine was more cost-effective and freed up both the courts and police.
Originally posted by silo13
reply to post by evil incarnate
If he thought he was flaunting a law as well...wow.
Makes me wonder if this will be for EACH word - or a whole rant.
Probably each word. Whoa... Can you imagine!
I'd love to post videos of people going off on cops ($8K later) - lol - but it would cost me!
And yeah, I remember swearing in front of my mom the first time - I felt like I had 'arrived' as an adult. How weird is that?
Oh, and she still tried to wash my mouth out with soap...
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I suspect that swearing taps into a defensive reflex in which an animal that is suddenly injured or confined erupts in a furious struggle, accompanied by an angry vocalization, to startle and intimidate an attacker," he says.
Originally posted by MugShot
What about calling a police officer a Cockfoster? It's a location in England and a tubestation.