cursing on court

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

So, "doggone it" deserves a penalty? What if the player is just mad at himself for making a bad play and mutters something like "darn"?

Again - not making fun, just curious as to the ramifications of having one official use a totally different set of criteria than the vast majority of officials.

Mark, the Preacher is saying that his definition of the word "curse" includes euphemisms. He's not saying he penalizes for all cursing. His last paragraph describes how he decides when to penalize.