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swearing/names

86 replies

whyisthis · 01/06/2005 21:33

something has bothered me recently... i agree with the swearing policy, although I myself am not offended by swearing... i think it's a good idea...

but there is someone with a name that really bothers me... phucknuckle.

i don't know why it bothers me so much... but it does.... if you read this phucknuckle, it isn't personal!!!

But just was thinking... if it was spelled fucknuckle then people would complain... why is a ph different?

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slartibardfast · 02/06/2005 12:43

Pat Huck's uncle (who can't type) ?

Furball · 01/06/2005 21:59

it seems to be a regular who has changed their name Read this thread

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whyisthis · 01/06/2005 21:57

i think that may be what it is with me as well sophable.... as a general rule, swearing etc doesn't
bother me, but for some reason every time I see the name I feel all weird!

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Heathcliffscathy · 01/06/2005 21:55

i think the name is dodgy in that it (for me) implies sex and aggression (maybe that's cause i'm weird). have posted about the name on another thread that pk was on.

paolosgirl · 01/06/2005 21:54

I've not come across here. Yep, it's not a good choice of name is it? Kind of reminds me of the FCUK thing - which I guess is also meant to shock/raise eyebrows/whatever.

Gwenick · 01/06/2005 21:52

can't say I'd ever noticed it either.

I think I know person who changed their name - even though I wasn't using the site then.......did it begin with a T??

Aero · 01/06/2005 21:49

I never usually comment on threads of this nature, but it bothered me too - was a bit ed tbh. There was another mner who changed her original name a while ago because it caused offence (not surprisingly), but name was changed and that was the end of it. I couldn't post on pn's thread simply because of the name!

NomDePlume · 01/06/2005 21:47

whyisthis - it never even occured to me that phucknuckle might have an offensive name !

dejags · 01/06/2005 21:46

I can understand that whyisthis.

off to bed now, so cheerio for tonight.

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whyisthis · 01/06/2005 21:44

not sure why i changed my name dejags... i felt really nervous! I think that the name phucknuckle intimidates me... i really don't know why though!!!

completely irrational i know!

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dejags · 01/06/2005 21:42

I am supposed to be in bed but I'll quickly post on this one before I knock off.

I agree with whyisthis that the name isn't particularly nice - not sure why you changed your name though whyisthis?

having said that I wouldn't dream of asking somebody to change their name because I didn't like it.

no offence pn