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Old October 13th 03, 09:24 AM
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Dr. Anton Phibes wrote:
"This is really, really [expletive] brilliant," Bono said during
the ceremony, using the f-word as an adjective.
The speech aired live on the East Coast. The FCC said it
received 234 complaints, all but 17 of them from individuals
associated with the Parents Television Council, a nonprofit
group that monitors programs for adult content.


That's an adverb, not an adjective.
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Old October 13th 03, 10:44 AM
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"Ron Hardin" wrote in message
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Dr. Anton Phibes wrote:
"This is really, really [expletive] brilliant," Bono said during
the ceremony, using the f-word as an adjective.
The speech aired live on the East Coast. The FCC said it
received 234 complaints, all but 17 of them from individuals
associated with the Parents Television Council, a nonprofit
group that monitors programs for adult content.


That's an adverb, not an adjective.
--
Ron Hardin


On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.


Actually Ron, I didn't write the above point on grammatical content.

The FCC did (!) in their 'official' decision. Guess it proves the point
that the FCC *should be regulating technical issues* and not issues
of program content.

Your typical Washington DC bureaucracy at work.

When their not wasting money their likely wasting time and putting
out useless and/or esoteric info that's not worth the ink used to
coat the paper saidsame is printed upon.



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Old October 13th 03, 05:11 PM
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The FCC did (!) in their 'official' decision. Guess it proves the point
that the FCC *should be regulating technical issues* and not issues
of program content.


I still remember how to change channels.

Programming is driven by revenue.
If people watch it, then the ad time is worth money, and whatever it is,
we'll get more of it.
If people turn it off, then the ad time looses value, and whatever it is, it
will get pulled.

Hard to imagine a more democratic method of selection.


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Old October 13th 03, 05:11 PM
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The FCC did (!) in their 'official' decision. Guess it proves the point
that the FCC *should be regulating technical issues* and not issues
of program content.


I still remember how to change channels.

Programming is driven by revenue.
If people watch it, then the ad time is worth money, and whatever it is,
we'll get more of it.
If people turn it off, then the ad time looses value, and whatever it is, it
will get pulled.

Hard to imagine a more democratic method of selection.


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Old October 13th 03, 09:48 PM
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The FCC did (!) in their 'official' decision. G

FCC now = ****ing ****s and Cocks

;-)



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Old October 13th 03, 09:48 PM
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The FCC did (!) in their 'official' decision. G

FCC now = ****ing ****s and Cocks

;-)

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Old October 13th 03, 10:44 AM
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"Ron Hardin" wrote in message
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Dr. Anton Phibes wrote:
"This is really, really [expletive] brilliant," Bono said during
the ceremony, using the f-word as an adjective.
The speech aired live on the East Coast. The FCC said it
received 234 complaints, all but 17 of them from individuals
associated with the Parents Television Council, a nonprofit
group that monitors programs for adult content.


That's an adverb, not an adjective.
--
Ron Hardin


On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.


Actually Ron, I didn't write the above point on grammatical content.

The FCC did (!) in their 'official' decision. Guess it proves the point
that the FCC *should be regulating technical issues* and not issues
of program content.

Your typical Washington DC bureaucracy at work.

When their not wasting money their likely wasting time and putting
out useless and/or esoteric info that's not worth the ink used to
coat the paper saidsame is printed upon.



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Old October 14th 03, 02:52 AM
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Ron Hardin wrote:

Dr. Anton Phibes wrote:

"This is really, really [expletive] brilliant," Bono said during
the ceremony, using the f-word as an adjective.
The speech aired live on the East Coast. The FCC said it
received 234 complaints, all but 17 of them from individuals
associated with the Parents Television Council, a nonprofit
group that monitors programs for adult content.



That's an adverb, not an adjective.


Actually, "brilliant" is the direct object of the sentence, which by
definition, is a noun, so that particular modifier is an adjective, and
not an adverb. "This" is the subject, "is" is the verb, 3PS of "to be",
and the sentence is actually not grammatically correct, so there are
some problems deciding what part each word performs, or the ****ing
intent. When you have an illiterate moron musician trying to speak the
King's English, you get "This is really, really, ****ing brilliant."
What the **** does that mean? Is there, perchance, a light in his eyes
that makes him unable to read the ****ing teleprompter?

If he were to have said "This is really, really ****ing brilliantly
done", then '****ing' would have been modifying an adverb, which still
makes it an adjective. The only other uses of "****ing" would be either
present participle ("Bubba is ****ing his new cellmate"), or gerund (a
noun formed from a verb, such as "I enjoy ****ing", or maybe the classic
failed Minnie Mouse insanity defense, during their divorce proceeding,
where Mickey tells the Judge that Minnie is "****ing Goofy."

(anyone interested in this stuff, go to
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/...r/verbals.html
)

73,
Dave
KZ1O

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Old October 14th 03, 02:52 AM
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Ron Hardin wrote:

Dr. Anton Phibes wrote:

"This is really, really [expletive] brilliant," Bono said during
the ceremony, using the f-word as an adjective.
The speech aired live on the East Coast. The FCC said it
received 234 complaints, all but 17 of them from individuals
associated with the Parents Television Council, a nonprofit
group that monitors programs for adult content.



That's an adverb, not an adjective.


Actually, "brilliant" is the direct object of the sentence, which by
definition, is a noun, so that particular modifier is an adjective, and
not an adverb. "This" is the subject, "is" is the verb, 3PS of "to be",
and the sentence is actually not grammatically correct, so there are
some problems deciding what part each word performs, or the ****ing
intent. When you have an illiterate moron musician trying to speak the
King's English, you get "This is really, really, ****ing brilliant."
What the **** does that mean? Is there, perchance, a light in his eyes
that makes him unable to read the ****ing teleprompter?

If he were to have said "This is really, really ****ing brilliantly
done", then '****ing' would have been modifying an adverb, which still
makes it an adjective. The only other uses of "****ing" would be either
present participle ("Bubba is ****ing his new cellmate"), or gerund (a
noun formed from a verb, such as "I enjoy ****ing", or maybe the classic
failed Minnie Mouse insanity defense, during their divorce proceeding,
where Mickey tells the Judge that Minnie is "****ing Goofy."

(anyone interested in this stuff, go to
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/...r/verbals.html
)

73,
Dave
KZ1O

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Old October 15th 03, 07:06 PM
Richard Cranium
 
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Ron Hardin wrote in message ...
Dr. Anton Phibes wrote:
"This is really, really [expletive] brilliant," Bono said during
the ceremony, using the f-word as an adjective.
The speech aired live on the East Coast. The FCC said it
received 234 complaints, all but 17 of them from individuals
associated with the Parents Television Council, a nonprofit
group that monitors programs for adult content.


That's an adverb, not an adjective.


Um, no; it is modifying "brilliant", which is a noun. Thus it is an adjective.


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