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[MeGustaXL]

I see that my premonition came true, and my thread about Iffy Expressions being pulled came true

After only 1 reply as well!

I apologise unreservedly for the ribald nature of my two examples, and hope that no offence was caused during the 8 minutes or so they were on the web.

Sorry everybody.

Chris

Rule Two: What's in it for me? - My Dad

 

[CajunCenturion]

MeGustaXL - There are over 4700 members of this forum from every imaginable demographic on the planet. If anyone thinks that a post is 'probably' going to be offensive, then you can book it, it will be offensive to quite a few and will be red flagged.

This is not 'my' forum. We have permission to have this forum within the Tek-Tips environment, and ALL red flags go directly to Tek-Tips management, not to me. I do not like getting notified by Tek-Tips management that they removed an offensive thread because it garned more red flags then they were willing to tolerate.

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[MeGustaXL]

Special apologies to you then CC, if you were rapped by TT Management for my schoolboy sniggeralia.

In my defence, I stress that both were genuine examples of everyday words: in one case, on an American chocolate milk carton, bought from our company canteen - hence the big laughs it got among my colleagues.

Maybe some words and phrases just bring out the Finbar Saunders in me. Let this be a lesson to all TT-ers:

If it makes you snigger like Beavis or Butthead, think VERY carefully before posting.

It won't happen again

Chris

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[CajunCenturion]

No harm done.

The snigger advice sounds like a good guide.

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[gbaughma]

MeGustaXL:

That's all right... I was in the process of *TYPING* a reply when it "Poofed", causing an error when I submitted.

And if your post didn't get it red-flagged, mine *CERTAINLY* would have.



Just my 2¢

"When I die, I want people to say 'There was a wise man' instead of 'Finally, his mouth is shut!'" --Me
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[Sympology]

I didn't see the post, but at the end of the day, words often have totally different meanings.
A fag in the UK is slang for a cigarette, so asking "fancy popping outside for a fag" in UK has a completely different meaning here in the UK than in the US.
The reverse easily happens, in fact one Simpsons episode was proberbly far funnier in the UK than the US, because of an expresion Marge used.

Only the truly stupid believe they know everything.
Stu.. 2004

 

[Lunatic]

Stu...

Along those lines, when I was in college I went to a debate involving members of our squad and a travelling pair from the UK. After the debate was over they were talking about their experiences. One of them (who smokes) recounted how, after a similar debate at a very conservative campus in the Midwest, exclaimed "I'm going to pop outside for a fag" - at which point the room went silent...

Its not just a locational thing either, its also a generational thing. My mother went to Catholic school when she was growing up and was a 'fagot' carrier... which is a bundle of sticks (for the stove in the classroom) but when spoken now-a-days...
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http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/fagot)

 

[nicksims]

Stu,

Can you tell us what Marge said?

 

[Sympology]

Not sure if I should but it involved bags that attach to ones bottom (called bum bags over here and have nothing to do with tramps / hobo's). In the UK the term she used refers to lady parts.
So when she said "Now you have matching ......'s" you can guess the giggles over here....

Only the truly stupid believe they know everything.
Stu.. 2004

 

[nicksims]

Ahhh. I remember the scene now.

Thanks.

N

 

[MeGustaXL]

you can guess the giggles over here....

May I refer you chaps to (a) The title of this thread and (b) my advice above about sniggering (= giggling).

It was stuff only a teensy bit more double entendre-ish that got my original thread pulled

Chris

If yer see a Rook on 'is own, im's a Crow. If yer sees a flock o' Crows, them's Rooks - My Uncle Cecil

 

[Ladyazh]

It is not 'to the point' and it is. I want to ask if your thread is pulled it doesn't mean you will be nessesary banned right? Just learning. Thanks

 

[CajunCenturion]

No. There are no hard and fast rules. When Tek-Tips Management gets a red flag, they will take whatever action they deem appropriate in that case, and part of that is looking at which forum it came from.

- They may do nothing
- They may simply edit the offending post
- They may remove the offending post
- They may remove part of the thread
- They may remove the entire thread

Only in severe cases, or in the case often repeat offenders are they likely to take any action against the person. Again, they have any number of different options ranging from doing nothing to a complete ban. Each situation is handled on a case by case basis.

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[Sympology]

The thing is, are we not raising a valid point here (albeit in a non serious manner). That what may seem perfectly innocent to the writer, can have dire consequences in another country, let alone another language?
The world is littered with words that can mean something mundane in one language yet be offensive in another. So even if it doesn't produce a snigger in your own location, it may well do in another.

Only the truly stupid believe they know everything.
Stu.. 2004

 

[SantaMufasa]

...What may seem perfectly innocent to the writer, can have dire consequences in another country, let alone another language...The world is littered with words that can mean something mundane in one language yet be offensive in another...if it doesn't produce a snigger in your own location, it may well do in another.

...case in point: No one in his right mind (or that was concerned about bodily harm) would use the word "snigger" in a conversation in the U.S. (especially in urban areas), Yo'am sayn'?

Mufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
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[Welshbird]

Well, I'll let you lot carry on. I'm going for a fag.

Fee

The question should be [red]Is it worth trying to do?[/red] not [blue] Can it be done?[/blue]

 

[CajunCenturion]

==> That what may seem perfectly innocent to the writer, can have dire consequences in another country, let alone another language?
Absolutely. Such is the nature of a language replete with local dialects and slang. Nevertheless, if you, as the writer, already know the text is probably not perfectly innocent, then I think it's a good idea to think twice before posting.

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[MeGustaXL]

I said it wouldn't happen again, so I won't repeat the actual words that appeared on a manufacturing drawing from our own design department.

However, by using the definitions only, I hope you can get the idea:

"A threaded tapered cylinder with a slotted head, a radially projecting collar or rim on an object for strengthening it or attaching it to another object and a narrow, flat moulding between two other mouldings."

Now, that's not so bad is it?

Chris

If yer see a Rook on 'is own, im's a Crow. If yer sees a flock o' Crows, them's Rooks - My Uncle Cecil

 

[karluk]

what may seem perfectly innocent to the writer, can have dire consequences in another country, let alone another language?

Probably the most famous example of this is General Motors' unfortunate choice to name one of its models the Chevy Nova. No doubt whoever came up with the name figured everyone would think "bright star", forgetting that in Spanish speaking countries "no va" means "it doesn't go" - a rather poor name for a car.

 

[SantaMufasa]

...or the difference between

Papas Fritas: fried potatoes

versus

Papas Fritos: fried Popes



Mufasa
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