Behold, Robert Casey signalled from keyed 4-1000A filament:

New Q signals: QFU obvious
QFG ****ing great signal

Hehehehe, added to my book Robert ;-)

--
Gregg
*It's probably useful, even if it can't be SPICE'd*
http://geek.scorpiorising.ca

I was always under the impression that the word "$HIT" was considered more
indecent than the "F" word by the FCC.

Dr. Anton Phibes wrote:
October 9, 2003
F.C.C. Ruling Could Allow Use Of "F-word" On T.V.
By Jon Hanian BOISE -

In broadcasting, dropping the so called "F-bomb" goes
over like an H-bomb. But the FCC has now ruled that
the use of the "F-word" by U-2 frontman "Bono" at
the Golden Globe awards **did not** violate federal
indecency rules.

The FCC rules say the use of the word must be "patently offensive"
to be considered indecent. But the FCC ruled that when Bono
received a Golden Globe award on television and
said, "this is really f * * * * * * brilliant," he did not violate
FCC rules. They ruled that the word was used as an adjective
instead of a verb and therefore, while it may have been
crude, it was not "patently offensive."

If that FCC decision confuses you, think about how those
of us in the media are trying to to interpret it.

Dr. Rick Moore of the Boise State University Communications
Department believes this decision will muddy the already
muddy waters for broadcasters who struggle with what is
acceptable and unacceptable speech. "I think it might give
some people a sense of greater license to not be quite so
tight on that bleep button as they have been in the past,"
said Moore.

At Idaho 2 News, General Manager Jeff Anderson says
while the ruling may make an already murky situation
murkier, KBCI TV will not air the F-word in any context.
"We have an obligation to program in the public
interest, and in my opinion broadcasting programming
with that kind of language is inappropriate and we
won't do it," he said.

---------------------------------

(Story 2)

FCC relaxes TV rules on use of f-word
By Chris Baker
THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Remember comedian George Carlin's list of the seven dirty words you can't
say on television?

It just got a little shorter.

The Federal Communications Commission ruled this month that
Irish rocker Bono did not violate federal indecency rules when
he used the f-word during an acceptance speech at the
Golden Globe Awards, which NBC broadcast in January.

"This is really, really [expletive] brilliant," Bono said during
the ceremony, using the f-word as an adjective.
The speech aired live on the East Coast. The FCC said it
received 234 complaints, all but 17 of them from individuals
associated with the Parents Television Council, a nonprofit
group that monitors programs for adult content.

The FCC rejected the complaints Oct. 3 in a written statement
that used the f-word far more often than Bono did on the air.
David H. Solomon, chief of the FCC's enforcement
bureau, said the word "may be crude and offensive, but, in
the context presented here, did not describe sexual or
excretory organs and activities."

That distinction is a key to test whether a statement meets
a federal standard for broadcast indecency, according to FCC staffers.
Mr. Solomon said in the ruling that Bono used the vulgarity as
an adjective or to emphasize an exclamation and that "the use
of specific words, including expletives or other 'four-letter words'
does not render material obscene."

Laura Mahaney, director of corporate and entertainment affairs for
the Parents Television Council, has vowed an appeal. "The ruling
is outrageous. It's splitting hairs," she said.

Activists said they fear the FCC's ruling will allow the f-word
and other vulgarities to become more common in prime-time television.
"We're gradually getting to the point where nothing will be off-limits,"
said Jim O'Connor, president of the Cuss Control Academy, a Lake
Forest, Ill., group that advises individuals on ways to limit cursing.
Spokesmen for NBC and the other major broadcast networks
rejected the suggestion that the ruling will lead to more salty language in
prime time.

However, they acknowledge they face heavy competition from
cable networks such as HBO and FX, which have more freedom
to air edgy shows because they do not deliver programs over the
FCC-regulated airwaves.

The FCC's Enforcement Bureau issued the ruling on Bono's language.
The five-member FCC panel did not vote on the matter.
Commissioner Michael J. Copps, one of two Democrats on the
panel, said he has not reviewed the case, but if it had come
before him, he may not have dismissed the complaints.
"I do believe under the right circumstances that a word in
and of itself can be indecent without having to fit in
with a wider context," he said.

Six years ago, activists and the Clinton administration pushed the
networks to adopt a content-ratings system that would enable V-chips
to block programs parents deemed inappropriate.
At the time, some network executives feared the ratings system
would lead to bland scripts and cost them viewers.
For the most part, broadcasters have continued to push the
limits of decorum with programs such as "NYPD Blue," a pioneer
in the use of four-letter words. The show crossed another line
last season when ABC permitted writers to slip a coarse word
for bull dung into an episode.

I was always under the impression that the word "$HIT" was considered more
indecent than the "F" word by the FCC.

Dr. Anton Phibes wrote:
October 9, 2003
F.C.C. Ruling Could Allow Use Of "F-word" On T.V.
By Jon Hanian BOISE -

In broadcasting, dropping the so called "F-bomb" goes
over like an H-bomb. But the FCC has now ruled that
the use of the "F-word" by U-2 frontman "Bono" at
the Golden Globe awards **did not** violate federal
indecency rules.

The FCC rules say the use of the word must be "patently offensive"
to be considered indecent. But the FCC ruled that when Bono
received a Golden Globe award on television and
said, "this is really f * * * * * * brilliant," he did not violate
FCC rules. They ruled that the word was used as an adjective
instead of a verb and therefore, while it may have been
crude, it was not "patently offensive."

If that FCC decision confuses you, think about how those
of us in the media are trying to to interpret it.

Dr. Rick Moore of the Boise State University Communications
Department believes this decision will muddy the already
muddy waters for broadcasters who struggle with what is
acceptable and unacceptable speech. "I think it might give
some people a sense of greater license to not be quite so
tight on that bleep button as they have been in the past,"
said Moore.

At Idaho 2 News, General Manager Jeff Anderson says
while the ruling may make an already murky situation
murkier, KBCI TV will not air the F-word in any context.
"We have an obligation to program in the public
interest, and in my opinion broadcasting programming
with that kind of language is inappropriate and we
won't do it," he said.

---------------------------------

(Story 2)

FCC relaxes TV rules on use of f-word
By Chris Baker
THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Remember comedian George Carlin's list of the seven dirty words you can't
say on television?

It just got a little shorter.

The Federal Communications Commission ruled this month that
Irish rocker Bono did not violate federal indecency rules when
he used the f-word during an acceptance speech at the
Golden Globe Awards, which NBC broadcast in January.

"This is really, really [expletive] brilliant," Bono said during
the ceremony, using the f-word as an adjective.
The speech aired live on the East Coast. The FCC said it
received 234 complaints, all but 17 of them from individuals
associated with the Parents Television Council, a nonprofit
group that monitors programs for adult content.

The FCC rejected the complaints Oct. 3 in a written statement
that used the f-word far more often than Bono did on the air.
David H. Solomon, chief of the FCC's enforcement
bureau, said the word "may be crude and offensive, but, in
the context presented here, did not describe sexual or
excretory organs and activities."

That distinction is a key to test whether a statement meets
a federal standard for broadcast indecency, according to FCC staffers.
Mr. Solomon said in the ruling that Bono used the vulgarity as
an adjective or to emphasize an exclamation and that "the use
of specific words, including expletives or other 'four-letter words'
does not render material obscene."

Laura Mahaney, director of corporate and entertainment affairs for
the Parents Television Council, has vowed an appeal. "The ruling
is outrageous. It's splitting hairs," she said.

Activists said they fear the FCC's ruling will allow the f-word
and other vulgarities to become more common in prime-time television.
"We're gradually getting to the point where nothing will be off-limits,"
said Jim O'Connor, president of the Cuss Control Academy, a Lake
Forest, Ill., group that advises individuals on ways to limit cursing.
Spokesmen for NBC and the other major broadcast networks
rejected the suggestion that the ruling will lead to more salty language in
prime time.

However, they acknowledge they face heavy competition from
cable networks such as HBO and FX, which have more freedom
to air edgy shows because they do not deliver programs over the
FCC-regulated airwaves.

The FCC's Enforcement Bureau issued the ruling on Bono's language.
The five-member FCC panel did not vote on the matter.
Commissioner Michael J. Copps, one of two Democrats on the
panel, said he has not reviewed the case, but if it had come
before him, he may not have dismissed the complaints.
"I do believe under the right circumstances that a word in
and of itself can be indecent without having to fit in
with a wider context," he said.

Six years ago, activists and the Clinton administration pushed the
networks to adopt a content-ratings system that would enable V-chips
to block programs parents deemed inappropriate.
At the time, some network executives feared the ratings system
would lead to bland scripts and cost them viewers.
For the most part, broadcasters have continued to push the
limits of decorum with programs such as "NYPD Blue," a pioneer
in the use of four-letter words. The show crossed another line
last season when ABC permitted writers to slip a coarse word
for bull dung into an episode.

We could use the extra area. Be interesting to see if we could get sixty-
something stars on our flag....


We can only have 52 states. That would be a full deck.

We could use the extra area. Be interesting to see if we could get sixty-
something stars on our flag....


We can only have 52 states. That would be a full deck.

Where the hell do you think the 9/11 hijackers came through?

Robert Casey wrote:






Great, let me guess, you must be another one of those lazy, anything
goes,
pot smoking liberals, from B.C., that lives off government handouts. How
nice. I love paying the highest taxes in the civilized world. No
wonder we
can't get rid of the liberal dictatorship. Give the people pot to smoke,
filth on TV, and the "F" word, what more could you ask for. At least the
"Yanks" you call them, have a culture and respect their traditions. I
can't
say that for canaduh. If it weren't for the "Yanks", we would probably be
speaking Russian. Now if the Americans would like to take over
canadah........please!!!




That would eliminate the problem of having to patrol that long border.
Though
I don't know if any Al Qada people set up shop in Canada anyway. If
Quebec ever splits off like they almost did some years ago, sure, join us.
We could use the extra area. Be interesting to see if we could get sixty-
something stars on our flag....

Where the hell do you think the 9/11 hijackers came through?

Robert Casey wrote:






Great, let me guess, you must be another one of those lazy, anything
goes,
pot smoking liberals, from B.C., that lives off government handouts. How
nice. I love paying the highest taxes in the civilized world. No
wonder we
can't get rid of the liberal dictatorship. Give the people pot to smoke,
filth on TV, and the "F" word, what more could you ask for. At least the
"Yanks" you call them, have a culture and respect their traditions. I
can't
say that for canaduh. If it weren't for the "Yanks", we would probably be
speaking Russian. Now if the Americans would like to take over
canadah........please!!!




That would eliminate the problem of having to patrol that long border.
Though
I don't know if any Al Qada people set up shop in Canada anyway. If
Quebec ever splits off like they almost did some years ago, sure, join us.
We could use the extra area. Be interesting to see if we could get sixty-
something stars on our flag....

David wrote:

It's about ****ing time. The word has 100 usages and about 3 of them
refer to sex.

I ****ing hate to follow up a non-ham-radio posting on a ****ing ham
radio newsgroup, but (groups trimmed) this really ****ing *is* about ham
radio. I use that particular word in casual conversation more often
than I did 20 years ago. I do, however, keep it G-rated on the air, by
personal ****ing preference.

I don't think I ever use that word to "describe sexual or excretory
organs and activities". There are actually much better words for that,
and in fact, many of them are patently non-offensive.

"Come" is a good example. "Blow" is another. "Dick" is a man's name.
My grandmother, for example, uses those words in a non-offensive context
all the time.

The only time she says "****" is when the woman next to her yells "BINGO".

73,
Dave
KZ1O

David wrote:

It's about ****ing time. The word has 100 usages and about 3 of them
refer to sex.

I ****ing hate to follow up a non-ham-radio posting on a ****ing ham
radio newsgroup, but (groups trimmed) this really ****ing *is* about ham
radio. I use that particular word in casual conversation more often
than I did 20 years ago. I do, however, keep it G-rated on the air, by
personal ****ing preference.

I don't think I ever use that word to "describe sexual or excretory
organs and activities". There are actually much better words for that,
and in fact, many of them are patently non-offensive.

"Come" is a good example. "Blow" is another. "Dick" is a man's name.
My grandmother, for example, uses those words in a non-offensive context
all the time.

The only time she says "****" is when the woman next to her yells "BINGO".

73,
Dave
KZ1O

Ron Hardin wrote:

Dr. Anton Phibes wrote:

"This is really, really [expletive] brilliant," Bono said during
the ceremony, using the f-word as an adjective.
The speech aired live on the East Coast. The FCC said it
received 234 complaints, all but 17 of them from individuals
associated with the Parents Television Council, a nonprofit
group that monitors programs for adult content.


That's an adverb, not an adjective.

Actually, "brilliant" is the direct object of the sentence, which by
definition, is a noun, so that particular modifier is an adjective, and
not an adverb. "This" is the subject, "is" is the verb, 3PS of "to be",
and the sentence is actually not grammatically correct, so there are
some problems deciding what part each word performs, or the ****ing
intent. When you have an illiterate moron musician trying to speak the
King's English, you get "This is really, really, ****ing brilliant."
What the **** does that mean? Is there, perchance, a light in his eyes
that makes him unable to read the ****ing teleprompter?

If he were to have said "This is really, really ****ing brilliantly
done", then '****ing' would have been modifying an adverb, which still
makes it an adjective. The only other uses of "****ing" would be either
present participle ("Bubba is ****ing his new cellmate"), or gerund (a
noun formed from a verb, such as "I enjoy ****ing", or maybe the classic
failed Minnie Mouse insanity defense, during their divorce proceeding,
where Mickey tells the Judge that Minnie is "****ing Goofy."

(anyone interested in this stuff, go to
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/...r/verbals.html
)

73,
Dave
KZ1O