Profanity and wasting water (was: Freaks and Geeks)

[Carol]

Kemper wrote:
> > > 'Fuck' is such a powerful word, so the line seems thin even
though it exists. <snip>
> > 
> > Carol responded:
> > Is it? Maybe it used to be, but so did "damn" once upon a time. Both
> > of them have, IMO, lost all their power and effectiveness through
> > overuse. 
> 
Kemper again:
> As many people are still offended by it, I think the power exists. I
encourage youth who overuse it, to use it like salt: a little bit for
taste, but too much takes away from the meat of their story,
conversation, requests, or any other bland/juicy discourse.
> 
Carol earlier:
> > BTW, you said something in another post about water being a
renewable resource. Maybe you haven't been to the desert Southwest,
where our rivers seldom have water in them and our artesian wells are
drying out and collapsing and have to be supplemented with Colorado
River water.
> 
> Kemper now:
> I think you are confusing me with someone else. Montims said water
was finite resource, than Random replied with something random that I
didn't quite get.
> 
> I spent my jr high and high school years in ugly Las Vegas, NV.
> 
> Kemper, who takes 2.5 minute showers and thinks we only disagree on
the one thing :)
>
Carol again:
Good. Sorry about the misattribution. And since you agree with me that
too much profanity or obscenity in conversation or a work of fiction
quickly loses its effect, we don't disagree all that strongly on the
first point, either.

Carol, who still thinks that the use of that sort of language is a
sign of impotence, not strength, and reflects either a lack of
originality or temporary brain paralysis resulting from intemperate
anger (yeah, I've been there on occasion and am not proud of it)