10-18-2005, 07:49 AM
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| Swearing on TV is now allowed
But only in Finnish. According to David Letterman censors now allow profanities on tv, as long as they are in Finnish. See: http://siirappi.com/~pasjohol/letterman.wmv
How about allowing swearing on the piste, but also only in Finnish? All frustrated fencers could let out some steam and other people's feelings wouldn't be hurt. Except some Finnish fencers', but we can cope with that. 
JyJy
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10-18-2005, 08:33 AM
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#2 | | Épéeist Hive Queen
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Originally Posted by JyJy How about allowing swearing on the piste, but also only in Finnish? | Yes, a low, growling "Ei sa peitääääääääääääää!" would be very efficient I think!  ('Ei sa peitää' means 'do not cover' in finnish; a phrase everyone in Sweden knows since it says so on all electric radiators.)
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10-18-2005, 08:46 AM
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#3 | | Din Älskling
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| I'm pretty sure you could swear in Finnish and get away with it...unless you have a Finnish referree...
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10-18-2005, 11:29 AM
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#4 | | Bitter young coach
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| I've heard refs suggest that if you lose your temper and curse, make sure it is in a language they don't understand. I've never been yelled at for cursing in German. Of course, I've never done that in front of a ref who spoke the language.
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10-18-2005, 02:43 PM
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| one has to be VERY careful on that one, because some people speak languages you really don't expect them to be able to speak..........
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10-18-2005, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by MyrddinsPrecint one has to be VERY careful on that one, because some people speak languages you really don't expect them to be able to speak.......... | Especially at fencing matches. Something about swords seems to attract people who are bilingual. | |
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10-18-2005, 03:31 PM
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| Yea, if you fence sabre, don't make a habit of swearing in Russian...
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10-18-2005, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by oso97 Yea, if you fence sabre, don't make a habit of swearing in Russian... | I thought that if you fenced sabre, you were a -lingual, not bi -lingual 
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10-18-2005, 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by RITFencing I've heard refs suggest that if you lose your temper and curse, make sure it is in a language they don't understand. I've never been yelled at for cursing in German. Of course, I've never done that in front of a ref who spoke the language. | I did that but my ref, who was an asian teenager, spoke very fluent German.
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10-18-2005, 10:28 PM
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#10 | | Curmudgeon-in-Chief
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Originally Posted by JyJy How about allowing swearing on the piste, but also only in Finnish? | This already happens. Haven't you ever seen a coach yelling "Finnish! Finnish!" at his fencer during a bout? | |
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10-19-2005, 10:20 AM
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10-19-2005, 10:31 AM
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#12 | | Épéeist Hive Queen
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Originally Posted by PeterGustafsson Perkele paska viitu! | Whooo! 
I think I got that... 
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10-19-2005, 04:28 PM
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| I would think swearing in German is fairly obvious to most people. I mean, it doesn't really sound that different. French maybe, if you speak really fast.
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