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Pennsylvania Cops Now Let You Swear All You Want

Kate Schwartz — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:43:58 CST

Say it with me, foul-mouthed Pennsylvanians: Hot damn! It is officially no longer a crime to utter choice four-letter words in the presence of state police. They've agreed to stop citing the public for cursing as part of a settlement yesterday of a federal free-speech lawsuit. That suit stems from...

You Can't Say Sh*t at Goldman!

Emily Rauhala — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:30:00 CDT

This is a whole new kind of Wall Street cleanup: Goldman Sachs has banned naughty words. In the wake of a $500 million fine for fraud , the fabled firm has decided to screen employee emails for a bevy of naughty words and phrases. Although they've yet to set out specific...

The Curse of the iPhone 4

Emily Rauhala — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:00:00 CDT

Is the IPhone 4 cursed? Before you laugh, consider the evidence: Apple's would-be star has been plagued by setbacks including a suicide, misplaced prototypes and, now, the antenna problems the company will address at a news conference today, notes the Los Angeles Times . These problems, they theorize, may have something...

World Cup Refs Learn English Swear Words

Kevin Spak — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:25:06 CDT

The referees for Saturday’s US/England World Cup match have specifically brushed up on English profanity in an effort to crack down on foul language. In a move sure to terrify Wayne Rooney, Brazilian referee Carlos Eugenio Simon has had his team memorize 20 curse words. “We can’t do this in...

Cheney: Dropping F-Bomb Was 'Best Thing I Ever Did'

Polly Davis Doig — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:43:22 CDT

As potty-mouthed vice presidents go, Dick Cheney is utterly unrepentant about his 2004 slip of the F-bomb in which he told Pat Leahy to go "fuck yourself." Dennis Miller on his radio show yesterday thanked the former veep for "almost kicking Patrick Leahy's ass," reports Think Progress . Cheney responds: "You'd...

Family Survives Haiti's Quake, Then Chile's

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:37:00 CST

The Desarmes family left their native Haiti after the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake, joining a son in Chile for what seemed a refuge from the fear and chaos of Port-au-Prince. Their sense of security lasted barely a month. It was shattered Saturday when one of the most powerful quakes on...

Palin Wants Emanuel Fired for Using the R-Word

Kevin Spak — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:22:12 CST

Sarah Palin wielded her Facebook page last night to call for the head of Rahm Emanuel, who reportedly called some liberal groups “fucking retarded” during a closed-door health care strategy meeting in August. Palin likens the chief of staff's comment to using the “N-word,” and urges President Obama, as he...

Google's Nexus One Cleans Up Curse Words

John Johnson — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:57:20 CST

No cursing, please, your Nexus One might be listening: Reuters has discovered a quirk with the Google phone's nifty voice-recognition feature. If you say "bullshit," the readout on the screen will be "bull####." Ditto with other favorite phrases of the potty-mouthed. What gives? Google says it's not being prudish, just...

After 1st Rant, Boyle Lights Into Cops

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 28 May 2009 06:23:00 CDT

Foul-mouthed songbird Susan Boyle not only had a few choice words about a judge on Britain's Got Talent , she also blew up at fans yesterday and lit into a British bobby who subsequently tried to calm her down, reports the Sun . London cops intervened when Boyle screamed at comments by...