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 Post subject: How d'you pronounce "asterisk"?
PostPosted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 9:13 pm 
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It's OK to tell police officers to 'f*ck off'
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A QUEENSLAND magistrate has ruled that it is acceptable for people to tell police officers to "f*ck off".
[Daily Telegraph] hat tip: fark.com

Bonus: Usage guideline from the Queensland defense bar:
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"It was simply f*ck off - a common enough expression which wasn't descriptive like f*ck you or you f*ck," he said.


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 Post subject: Re: How d'you pronounce "asterisk"?
PostPosted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 8:16 am 
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Creative Asterisk Makes Reader Unaware Of Word 'Fuck'


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 Post subject: Re: How d'you pronounce "asterisk"?
PostPosted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:22 pm 
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And wasn't she a little fool
Her little * ?


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 Post subject: Re: How d'you pronounce "asterisk"?
PostPosted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 5:42 pm 
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Love Australians. Love, love Australians. That's beautiful!


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