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I like the name of the dog.

posted 16 years ago by ThePoodler34
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I can't believe they have to edit it for tv. Stupid censors.

BIG WHIT!

[–] imblue-1 16 years ago

TCM didn't edit it.

A man's got to know his limitations.

[–] film-collector 16 years ago

I laugh my ass off every time I hear it.

[–] madmarsha 16 years ago

I was just coming to post that.

I turned to my husband and said "Did they just say what I think they said?" And then, yeah, I started laughing, too. It's like one of those times where you laugh inappropriately because you're nervous. It's so jarring to hear that word and they say it a LOT!

[–] dk2-1 16 years ago

Thanks for the confirmation! Watching this last night, I wasn't sure I was hearing what I thought I was hearing. Apparently, I was.

[–] anubis-45 11 years ago

As a kid, I used to have an old black cat called *beep*

Get over it!

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[–] dln1700 11 years ago

I used to have a cat called "Midnight". I bet one day we won't be able to say THAT word either.

[–] nickm2 11 years ago

That reminds me of an insult they hurled at the James Brown character in "Dirty Dozen": "hey midnight, be a good boy & we'll let you eat with the white folks".

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