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On Offensive Words

posted 11 years ago by tomtac
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People may, or may not, be able to do something about the dog's name.

But if one is concerned about offensive words,
then please take the word ' D A M ' out of the TITLE.

<jk>

[–] david_colbourne 11 years ago

Hmmm, I don't think The Darn Busters has quite the same ring, do you?

[–] nickm2 11 years ago

Right! Just like Jean Claude Van Darnne doesn't quite do it as a stage name...

[–] dln1700 11 years ago

Hmmm, imagine Rhett Butler in the final scene of Gone With The Wind telling Scarlett O'Hara "Frankly my Dear, I don't give a darn."

[–] tomtac 11 years ago

Well, I see where this thread is heading.

Eventually, we will have the video of Hitler's tantrum, screaming about how Churchill destroyed all his darns.

[–] Mrmojo4700 (21721) 5 years ago

The original contributors of this thread had no way of knowing how right they really were! 🤣

[–] serious203 9 years ago

You're thinking of the curse word 'damn'.

[–] britmoviejunkie 9 years ago

What a thread full of *beep*

[–] britmoviejunkie 9 years ago

What a thread full of bull excrement!

[–] david_colbourne 8 years ago

No *beep* Sherlock.

[–] rnmboon (448) 6 years ago

They should remake this movie with Hugh Grant as one of the leads. Then they could name it The oopsie daisy busters.