Comments on: When you can’t swear on-air, try punctuation http://www.insidethecbc.com/profanity/ The official blog of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:31:08 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Christian Weller http://www.insidethecbc.com/profanity/comment-page-1/#comment-10085 Christian Weller Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:55:37 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/profanity#comment-10085 I just checked it on Volicon 1229 pm Feb 1 2008 Nancy talking to Ian Black in Ottawa.   I just checked it on Volicon
1229 pm Feb 1 2008

Nancy talking to Ian Black in Ottawa.
 

]]> By: Dwight Williams http://www.insidethecbc.com/profanity/comment-page-1/#comment-9660 Dwight Williams Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:30:10 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/profanity#comment-9660 FYI, I was responding to "Klaatu" re: their <strong>Toronto Sun</strong> comment. As you might have already guessed from my first post in this thread, I'm with Swiv on this one. How <em>about</em> that multi-writing system version of typewriter cussing, anyway? Anyone planning to try it? :-)   FYI, I was responding to "Klaatu" re: their Toronto Sun comment. As you might have already guessed from my first post in this thread, I’m with Swiv on this one.

How about that multi-writing system version of typewriter cussing, anyway? Anyone planning to try it? :-)   

]]> By: erma johnson http://www.insidethecbc.com/profanity/comment-page-1/#comment-9659 erma johnson Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:45:57 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/profanity#comment-9659 I agree with Swiv.....I saw it and thought it summed up the situation quite nicely. It was everyone was thinking. ej I agree with Swiv…..I saw it and thought it summed up the situation quite nicely. It was everyone was thinking.
ej

]]> By: Mike http://www.insidethecbc.com/profanity/comment-page-1/#comment-9648 Mike Sat, 16 Feb 2008 08:53:07 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/profanity#comment-9648 nothing wrong with a little profanity ever once in a while, especially when its that %#!@'n cold out! nothing wrong with a little profanity ever once in a while, especially when its that %#!@’n cold out!

]]> By: sam http://www.insidethecbc.com/profanity/comment-page-1/#comment-9640 sam Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:55:13 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/profanity#comment-9640 i'm with them <a href="mailto:#@^%$" rel="nofollow">#@^%$</a>& winter! i’m with them #@^%$& winter!

]]> By: Dwight Williams http://www.insidethecbc.com/profanity/comment-page-1/#comment-9595 Dwight Williams Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:43:38 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/profanity#comment-9595 I hope not. It has its place in the market, but its formula needn't be duplicated elsewhere in the Canadian news services.   I hope not. It has its place in the market, but its formula needn’t be duplicated elsewhere in the Canadian news services.  

]]> By: Swiv http://www.insidethecbc.com/profanity/comment-page-1/#comment-9593 Swiv Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:25:04 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/profanity#comment-9593 Lighten up, all y'all . .  who really give a <a href="mailto:!#!#@" rel="nofollow">!#@%</a> anyway? Lighten up, all y’all . .  who really give a !#@% anyway?

]]> By: Klaatu http://www.insidethecbc.com/profanity/comment-page-1/#comment-9588 Klaatu Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:07:21 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/profanity#comment-9588 Preggers? Please be kidding. Are we turning into the Toronto Sun? Preggers? Please be kidding. Are we turning into the Toronto Sun?

]]> By: paf http://www.insidethecbc.com/profanity/comment-page-1/#comment-9578 paf Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:48:41 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/profanity#comment-9578 nope, not a photoshop, I saw this caption on air as well, It was a Friday morning the week before last and I was a bit disappointed to see such an immature comic-strip punctuation used on our National Broadcaster's news service...  oh well... CNN used the "word" "preggers" in a caption a while ago... Who makes these decisions anyways? nope, not a photoshop, I saw this caption on air as well, It was a Friday morning the week before last and I was a bit disappointed to see such an immature comic-strip punctuation used on our National Broadcaster’s news service…  oh well… CNN used the "word" "preggers" in a caption a while ago… Who makes these decisions anyways?

]]> By: sunshine http://www.insidethecbc.com/profanity/comment-page-1/#comment-9564 sunshine Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:38:39 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/profanity#comment-9564 not shopped. i saw it live on air myself. not shopped. i saw it live on air myself.

]]> By: InsideR http://www.insidethecbc.com/profanity/comment-page-1/#comment-9541 InsideR Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:19:52 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/profanity#comment-9541 Please tell me that this was 'shopped. Please tell me that this was ‘shopped.

]]> By: Dwight Williams http://www.insidethecbc.com/profanity/comment-page-1/#comment-9519 Dwight Williams Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:48:09 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/profanity#comment-9519 In future, perhaps we might consider random letter-glyphs from multiple writing systems as well? :) In future, perhaps we might consider random letter-glyphs from multiple writing systems as well? :)

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