Questionable T?

[Terrapins Fan]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

wonder what makes the list and what doesn't?

T or not? (? to anyone, not just BZ)
1. d@mn
2. Jesus Christ
3. son of gun
4. dang
5. suck
6. crap
7. OMG

#2- Yes
The rest, in my book no.

Thanks for all the advice. I thought in my 9th year, I had a handle on it, I am still learning.

[eyezen]

Really?

What makes #2 worse than the others?

[mbyron]

'Jesus Christ' is profane in some parts of the country, and not in others. Around here it's nothing for most people. Well, except at the evangelical schools... Call as appropriate to your venue.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Call as appropriate to your venue.

Thanks to my trusty dictionary, I'm getting pretty good at translating mbyron into English.

Translation: "When in Rome, do as the Romans do," which is used to advise people to adapt to the culture of places that they visit.

[eyezen]

I am fully aware that "JC" might offend some people but my point being it doesn't' matter whether you're in Beijing, China or China Grove, Alabama, #2 is like no others in that list in that it has to be taken in with context and situational awareness. I can't think of any situation where JC is automatic like TFan suggests.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by eyezen

I am fully aware that "JC" might offend some people but my point being it doesn't' matter whether you're in Beijing, China or China Grove, Alabama, #2 is like no others in that list in that it has to be taken in with context and situational awareness. I can't think of any situation where JC is automatic like TFan suggests.

As one who is instinctively offended by this (although less so than I used to be), I agree.
To me, if you can imagine a scenario in which a player could say it and you would not call a T, you cannot call it "automatic."

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Thanks to my trusty dictionary, I'm getting pretty good at translating mbyron into English.

Hey, I almost always use English! You're just dumbing me down.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Hey, I almost always use English! You're just dumbing me down.

That makes it sound so harsh. I'm just having some fun. I find the language in your posts to be fascinating. On one end of the Forum posting spectrum we have some younger officials who post like they text, or keyboard, like my daughter, no capital letters, acronyms, etc., and on the other end of the Forum posting spectrum, we have mbyron, our resident writer, and philosopher.