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A whole show on words and the power we give them, focusing on the latest actions of the FCC and other anti-profanity groups. The First Amendment is under attack. Hey, what country do we live in?''''Special Guest Experts for this episode include:''''Ginny Foster (President, Hush-Up.Com)''Jim Lafferty (The Traditional Values Coalition)''John Morse (President and Publisher, Merriam-Webster Dictionary)''Jim O'Connor (Author)''Robert Corn Revere (First Amendment Attorney)''Ron Collins (Author, The Trials of Lenny Bruce)''John McWhorter (Linguist)''Mancow Muller (Radio Talk Show Host)moreless
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ADD TRIVIA- Things written on the graffiti wall during the episode: -"Ginny Means Nothing" -Buddha -Jim is a myopic, puny, ignoramus! -"Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have...The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases." -Thomas Jefferson (and an arrow that says No Humbug) -"Today we seem to think that the rights of the individual take precedence over the comfort of the majority." -Jim O'Connor (and an arrow that says Provincial, Prissy, Monomaniacal, Self-appointed, Language Czar) -Not even the best hairstyle can make an ugly mind pretty. Edit
- Things O'Connor says you will do if you curb your cursing by his method (as per a sign next to him at his seminar): -Sound more intelligent -Communicate more clearly -Be more pleasant -Avoid offending others -Show emotional control -Earn respect -Improve your relationships -Avoid conflicts -Be a happier person -Contribute to a better society Edit
- Words played on Penn and Teller's checkerboard-come-scrabble game: Bereft, Of (twice), Curse, and Ashcroft. Edit
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ADD QUOTES- Penn: When you really think about this issue, these straight-laced solipsists aren't asking that we control our anger. They aren't asking that we change our behavior or that we treat each other with more respect or patience. They aren't trying to be nicer. They only want you to shout something they feel appropriate when you feel like shouting. They don't care about the package, just the gift wrap. They don't advocate peace. They don't care if you speak with hate. They want only to change the exact words as if the WORDS are what makes discourse hateful or distasteful. They think the avoidance of certain words is gonna signal an education. HUMBUG! It's the words you use, not the ones you don't use that show what you know. Edit
- Foster: I do think God cares about the language we use, otherwise he would not have said in the Ten Commandments, "don't use God's name in vain". [cut] A substitute that I have is when I'm dealing with my students or even in my home, I would say "I swear to Buddha". Because if you're going to profane a deity, I guess it might as well not be your own. Penn: HOLD THE BOAT! Once again, instead of profaning your own God, you're profaning someone else's. Ginny, you're pompous, empty, and self-righteous! You're pretending that YOUR God is so important that OUR use of his name is obscene while those other gods are fodder for your filthy rantings! Edit
- Foster's friend: [upon receiving an anti-profanity sign for her salon] Ok, I'm gonna set it right here, so everybody can see it. [sets sign on table] SH*T. [laughs] Foster: Oh my God, why did you say that? [laughs] Penn: Oops! Ginny wants less profanity...so we'll translate what her hairdresser friend meant by her expletive: Ginny...Stephanie wanted to tell you that she likes your friendship. And your shared community. And your patronage is important to her. But she needed to remind you that this is her shop, and here, she'll talk as she pleases. She wanted you to know that she finds your prosteletizing wrongheaded and insulting. And the easiest way for her to say all that and more was to...swear and laugh. You laughed too. You were embarrassed by how clear the message was and "santa vaca" would not have done the trick today in our culture. It's embarrassing that she refuted your whole stance with one word, but the English language and the American culture are wonderful things, Ginny. A lot of truth is all around you. Maybe you need to be quiet, stop making rules, and listen to your friends. Edit
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