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Date:         Mon, 4 Jan 1993 16:35:43 -0800
From:         Peter Montgomery <MONTGOMERY@CAMINS.CAMOSUN.BC.CA>
Subject:      {Operative Human Biological Interchange
Comments: To: WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu

Recnetly someone asked about a distinction in the use of
the good old fashioned Anglo-Saxon word for intercourse.
Guess what I found in an old archive called FUN! It was part of
a letter re mailing that had pretty well seen the rounds.
Unfortunately I don't know who the originator was, but I've left
her signature (what there is of it - phi on short signatures),
as a token of acknowledgement. Lokooks to me like I'm going to have
to add another word to my list of contranyms. :)





                                 Fuck You.

        Perhaps one of the most interesting and colorful words in the
     English language today is the word 'FUCK'.  It is one magical word,
     which, just by it's sound, can describe pain, pleasure, love and
     hate.  In language, 'FUCK' falls into many grammatical categories.
     It can be used as a verb, both transitive (John fucked Mary) and
     intransitive (Mary doesn't really give a Fuck); or as an adverb (Mary
     is fucking interested in John), and as a noun (Mary is a terrific
     Fuck);  It can be used as an adjective (Mary is fucking beautiful).
     As you can see, there are very few words with the versatility of
     'FUCK'.

        Besides its sexual connotations, this incredible word can be
     used to describe many situations:

         GREETINGS......."How the Fuck are you?"
         FRAUD..........."I got fucked by the car dealer!"
         DISMAY.........."Oh, Fuck it!"
         TROUBLE........."Well, I guess I'm fucked now"
         AGGRESSION......"Fuck you!"
         DISGUST........."Fuck me"
         CONFUSION......."What the Fuck...?"
         DIFFICULTY......"I don't understand this fucking business"
         DESPAIR........."Fucked again"
         INCOMPETENCE...."He fucked everything up"
         DISPLEASURE....."What the Fuck is going on here?"
         LOST............"Where the Fuck are we?"
         DISBELIEF......."Unfuckingbelievable."
         RETALIATION....."Up your fucking ass"
         ANGER .........."Watch it, fuckface!"

     It can be used in an anatomical description-"He's a fucking asshole"
     It can be used to tell time-"It's five fucking thirty"
     It can be used in business-"How did I wind up with this fucking job?"
     It can be maternal-as in "Motherfucker"
     It can be political-"Fuck Tip O'Neill"

        And never forget General Custer's last words: "Where did all
     these fucking Indians come from?"  Also, the famous last words of
     the Mayor of Hiroshima: "What the Fuck was that?"  And last but
     not least, the immortal words of the captain of the Titanic, who
     said "Where is all this fucking water coming from?"

        The mind fairly boggles at the many creative ways of the word.
     How can anyone be offended when you say Fuck?  Use it frequently
     in your daily speech; it will add to your prestige.

                        Today...say to some one-  "FUCK YOU"

                                        Yours,
                                                        Sue.
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