How signs have changed... welcome to the 2020's

JayDee · Guru

How signs have changed... welcome to the 2020's

blaze · Guru

I never heard my father swear until I worked at the same job site whenI was about 30 years old, left me speachless when I heard it.
He just told me a man should never swear at home, he is 87 yo now and still the same.
cheers
blaze
ps
j and d I agree with you

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Not a nice sign at all Jay&Dee not nice at all. I don't think this is the right place for it. I have seen much less taken down and even banned form here.

Peter_n_Margaret · Guru

That slogan was an official NT Tourism development some years ago. It was removed after a public backlash.
Cheers,
Peter

Mike Harding · Guru

I despised the very large advertising sign we use to have by the side of the tollway in Melbourne, it read "FCUK". According to the owners it stood for "Fashion Club United Kingdom" which is a clothing brand apparently. In my opinion it was simply a juvenile attempt to advertise. Had I been able to reach it I would have bought a can of spray pain and disfigured it.

I am not adverse to swearing - it has a place but I am disgusted by the ubiquity of the f**** word nowadays. One hears it regularly in public and even from children. Some silly little girl journalist from The Age even had it printed on a tee shirt.

To me excessive swearing is an indicator of poor command of English and probably low intellect.

If you hit your thumb with a hammer swearing is fine, if you are trying to express your displeasure because the bus is five minutes late then it is not.

KFT · Guru

Mike Harding wrote:
I despised the very large advertising sign we use to have by the side of the tollway in Melbourne, it read "FCUK". According to the owners it stood for "Fashion Club United Kingdom" which is a clothing brand apparently. In my opinion it was simply a juvenile attempt to advertise. Had I been able to reach it I would have bought a can of spray pain and disfigured it.
I am not adverse to swearing - it has a place but I am disgusted by the ubiquity of the f**** word nowadays. One hears it regularly in public and even from children. Some silly little girl journalist from The Age even had it printed on a tee shirt.
To me excessive swearing is an indicator of poor command of English and probably low intellect.
If you hit your thumb with a hammer swearing is fine, if you are trying to express your displeasure because the bus is five minutes late then it is not.

Absolutely agree Mike

KFT

mike g g · Senior Member

Always a time and place and some swear words are unnecessary I'm not a prude ex truck driver so I have and do swear at times but there are some words not necessary.

Whenarewethere · Guru

Mike Harding wrote:
If you hit your thumb with a hammer swearing is fine

Years ago I heard a program on ABC Radio National. There has been research into this & people suffer less pain if they let out an expletive ridden diatribe!

littledick · Senior Member

Whenarewethere wrote:
Mike Harding wrote:
If you hit your thumb with a hammer swearing is fine
Years ago I heard a program on ABC Radio National. There has been research into this & people suffer less pain if they let out an expletive ridden diatribe!

You can even get in trouble imitating a crow!! biggrin

Dick.

Tony Bev · Guru

KFT wrote:
Mike Harding wrote:
I despised the very large advertising sign we use to have by the side of the tollway in Melbourne, it read "FCUK". According to the owners it stood for "Fashion Club United Kingdom" which is a clothing brand apparently. In my opinion it was simply a juvenile attempt to advertise. Had I been able to reach it I would have bought a can of spray pain and disfigured it.
I am not adverse to swearing - it has a place but I am disgusted by the ubiquity of the f**** word nowadays. One hears it regularly in public and even from children. Some silly little girl journalist from The Age even had it printed on a tee shirt.
To me excessive swearing is an indicator of poor command of English and probably low intellect.
If you hit your thumb with a hammer swearing is fine, if you are trying to express your displeasure because the bus is five minutes late then it is not.
Absolutely agree Mike
KFT

X 2

And I do know some good swear words, but try not to use them

Long Weekend · Guru

Boy, Dick - that crow joke goes back a l-o-n-g way - Graham Kennedy in one of the TV shows 'In Melbourne Tonight.' Early 1960s.
Shows my age.

Murray

PS: For those not around then, Kennedy made crow calls live on the program - Waark, waark, waark, but made the 'W' sound like an 'F'!

-- Edited by Long Weekend on Wednesday 12th of August 2020 10:26:46 AM

vince56 · Senior Member

Yep open swearing without any consideration for audience is quite common nowadays, being a past NT resident I cant stand the bogan "CU" sticker, I think it is childish more than anything.
In March this year I was at a service centre on the Hume Hwy, parked there was a Ford Ranger Wildtrak, unbelievably the "Wildtrak" stickers on three sides of the car had been changed to "Wildc..t"
Sadly it looked like they were professionally produced and even looked like they had been there for some time, I thought to myself that it was probably the worst redneck thing I have seen and is a blight on our society quite frankly.
I just hope he gets pulled up and fined for offensive behavior or similar. (maybe I'm dreamin')

Bobdown · Guru

Try not to say the C word in public, never swore in front of my Mum.

Speaking of stickers on cars, I did laugh at a Redneck's ute with big steer horns on the bonnet, on the windscreen it said...........Ute r us.

Made me smile anyway........cheers Bob

the rocket · Guru

littledick wrote:
Whenarewethere wrote:
Mike Harding wrote:
If you hit your thumb with a hammer swearing is fine
Years ago I heard a program on ABC Radio National. There has been research into this & people suffer less pain if they let out an expletive ridden diatribe!
You can even get in trouble imitating a crow!!
Dick.

Yes dick, mr packer was not happy jan

bgt · Guru

OK I'll admit to swearing way more than I should. But IMHO it's not the word but how you use the word. Many folks use the f... world in day to day conversation without any malice. Others use the f... word as an insult. It's the intent that should offend not the words themself.

dabbler · Guru

CU in the NT has never been an official slogan and NT tourism considered court action a few years back over the usage if it's imagery not the wording. Its been around for a few years and targets the same group the NT tourism targets (read: not anyone here). FCUK had been a slogan for French Connection United Kingdom since the early nineties and in Australia since early 2000s. Both are successful slogans and here to stay.

thomas01 · Senior Member

When in mixed company, I used to work on the theory of not saying anything you wouldn't want your mother to hear you say. Now days, not only some mothers but many grandmothers can and do say things that make me blush.

The "F" word is the new "bloody" or "bugger" that were treated as swear words back in the mid 20th century. As much as I dislike the frequency that the "f" and "c" words pop up in modern vocabulary, at the end of the day they are just "words" and their meanings today are not necessarily what we viewed them as in our younger years. It is a pity though, that many people do not understand, nor care that what comes out of their mouths may make some people feel uncomfortable.

Just another sign of the modern way of life. I see, I want, "F" you Jack. (Apologies to any Jacks out there)

After that, I feel like I need to wash my mouth out with soap!!!

Robert

Possum3 · Guru

The Nindigully Pub has for years produced a bumper sticker "Where is Nindigf**kingully".

Cupie · Guru

I was astounded when I moved from working in depots comprising almost 100% males to Offices with almost 100% females, that the guys rarely swore but the females used the F word with abandon. These were quite well educated people (mostly Tertiary) from middle level socio/economic backgrounds. It wasn't a factory environment.

I think that they may have been winding me up a bit at first as I never swore. But it continued for years.

Aussie1 · Guru

If you want a real lesson in bad language, spend some time playing golf :)

SouthernComfort · Guru

Tony Bev wrote:
KFT wrote:
Mike Harding wrote:
I despised the very large advertising sign we use to have by the side of the tollway in Melbourne, it read "FCUK". According to the owners it stood for "Fashion Club United Kingdom" which is a clothing brand apparently. In my opinion it was simply a juvenile attempt to advertise. Had I been able to reach it I would have bought a can of spray pain and disfigured it.
I am not adverse to swearing - it has a place but I am disgusted by the ubiquity of the f**** word nowadays. One hears it regularly in public and even from children. Some silly little girl journalist from The Age even had it printed on a tee shirt.
To me excessive swearing is an indicator of poor command of English and probably low intellect.
If you hit your thumb with a hammer swearing is fine, if you are trying to express your displeasure because the bus is five minutes late then it is not.
Absolutely agree Mike
KFT
X 2
And I do know some good swear words, but try not to use them

X3. Good summary Mike.

JayDee · Guru

JayDee wrote:
Yesterday we noticed a sign on the spare wheel of a 4x4.
I could not believe what I was reading.
For my money I can not see how this owner is allowed to have this sign on his spare tyre.
But I guess that it is the times we live in.

The sign.
CUintheNT embossed on a map of the Northern Territory.
Admin may not allow this post, but the sign was out there for all to see.
Maybe I am a bit of a prude, but I learnt to swear from a Bullock driver, called Barney Burnett way back in the late 1940.
Jay&Dee

I note on the opening page of the Grey Nomad.com.au website that the following image appears.

Now I much prefer this image to that of the invitation to see you in the N.T.

I just also thought that the bullock teamster I referred to certainly had educated his bullocks to understand his command, albeit with the help of a bull whip.

Jay&Dee

NT border

Possum3 · Guru

What about Australian Research & Space Agency spaceaustralia.com.au/collections/frontpage

blissonwheels · Senior Member

Gooday,

I also can swear as well as most males, but generally a relief when alone. I deplore swearing in front of ,or from the mouths of Females, which is all too common today, especially the younger ones.

It realty annoys me even more at the Vulgar Language now common on Television, especially how it is far too common on ABC TV programmes, it is just not necessary, Gruen Hard Quiz to name a couple, really detract from the programme.

I wrote to Ita Buttrose when she first became new head of The ABC about it but did not get an acknowledgement, probably opened by some new age person and consigned to the waste bin.

Mike Harding · Guru

Possum3 wrote:
What about Australian Research & Space Agency spaceaustralia.com.au/collections/frontpage

Despite its name this website has nothing to do with the Australian government or the Australian Space Agency:

https://www.industry.gov.au/about-us/our-structure/about-the-australian-space-agency

It's a private enterprise registered and owned by a company called Synergy Wholesale PL of Narre Warren, Victoria

https://connectonline.asic.gov.au/RegistrySearch/faces/landing/panelSearch.jspx?searchText=165245901&searchType=OrgAndBusNm&_adf.ctrl-state=p77qdu7fh_15

And I can only imagine its owners think the thing is amusing or, more likely, are hoping to make money from silly people.

Santa · Guru

A sad reflection of the intelligence of the Average Aussie. or perhaps I should I say lack of.

littledick · Senior Member

Long Weekend wrote:
Boy, Dick - that crow joke goes back a l-o-n-g way - Graham Kennedy in one of the TV shows 'In Melbourne Tonight.' Early 1960s.
Shows my age.

Murray
PS: For those not around then, Kennedy made crow calls live on the program - Waark, waark, waark, but made the 'W' sound like an 'F'!

Yep, poor Grahame.
Dick.

-- Edited by Long Weekend on Wednesday 12th of August 2020 10:26:46 AM

the rocket · Guru

The world and people have much bigger worries. Well, if someone swearing is the the worst thing to upset you today, then ya doin alright.

Mike Harding · Guru

the rocket wrote:
The world and people have much bigger worries. Well, if someone swearing is the the worst thing to upset you today, then ya doin alright.

That's a silly and facile comment which could be directed at any opinion or argument.

No matter what the issue there is *always* "someone worse off than you".

Dick0 · Guru

Or the one...

If you see Kay, tell her to come home!

-- Edited by Dick0 on Wednesday 12th of August 2020 02:02:03 PM