Posted: 8/20/2005 9:44:00 AM EDT
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When did the use of the word "sucks" become acceptable in polite conversation? When I was growing up; many years ago, the term sucks, suck, sucked were used with the unsaid meaning that it was refering to oral stimulation of the male penis. Now the term is used in TV commercials and everyday speech. If the use of the word suck is being used as a negative, what is it refering to? Vaccume cleaners suck and this is not an undesirable characteristic. The universal use of the word "guy" to both genders bothers me too, though not to the point of starting a gender specific movement for the use of it. |
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Wasn't there some Simpsons episode where Marge was appaled that Bart used the word "suck" and couldn't understand where he had picked it up. .. and then you hear Homer on the phone, saying something like "..yeah, that was the suckiest suck that ever sucked"  ETA - Found it (Google rocks): Homer: "Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked! I've seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked!" |
Oh man, I can't believe someone has finally said this. I've had this conversation with my wife before and it really makes me feel old. I saw a TV commercial this week for some electronics store or chain, and the whole ad was created around saying something like "Our stuff doesn't suck." If that's the most creative this company's advertising agency can come up with, they really need to look into a different line of work. As far as the use of "guys" goes, once again my wife would probably just roll her eyes and think "Oh no, here we go..." It makes me nuts everytime I go to a restaurant either with just my wife, or with our three kids, and we get greeted by some bubble-headed waitress or waiter that says "Hi guys. Smoking or non-smoking?"  I once saw this same greeting extended to a group of three women in the late 60's to early 70's age group, and it was all I could do to restrain myself from telling off the idiot who said it. I guess it's official: I'm on my way to becoming a curmudgeon. 
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When someone died by being pulled under by the currents in the water. Cause, that sucks. |
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Guys, this thread is starting to suck I tend to be quite specific with what words I choose to express my thoughts. 'Sucks' has never held much of a direct sexual connotation for me, but I do think that there are more expressive word choices that demonstrate a lack of desirability. |
Neither is getting a BJ. What's your point? 
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