The Swear Word

Well, what is it (used as a noun)? Especially since Bart wasn't aware it was a swear (come on, BART?)?

On Sep 30, 10:58 pm, Armillaria caligata wrote:

Just what we need. Another Xino Kiner wannabee!

Mr. Museum

I don't know who the hell Xino Kiner is but I assure you I don't "wannabe" him or her. It was a joke, get over it.

You know what, if I didn't know you were one of the regs who contributed to the snpp.com archives, I would probably get into some kind of flame war with you off this ng, but because I know you are one of them, I'll just forget this thread exists and move on.

On Oct 1, 12:03 pm, Armillaria caligata wrote:

The habit of asking a very esoteric question with no context and expecting us to know what you are talking about is a common practice of this Xino Kiner character that you claim not to know. But at least you admit it is a joke. Xino would insist that we understand what he was talking about with only his esoteric reference to go on. And he would pillory us for not understanding his obscure reference. And then he would praise me for using a $50 word like "pillory" ("let's make litter out of this literati", http://www.snpp.com/episodes/AABF18).

OTOH, my making fun of you because you asked a question using Xino's style to start a discussion is common practice in this ng.

Mr. Museum

On Oct 1, 12:15 pm, "[email]" wrote:

Actually, I've been wracking my brain trying to come up with that word, too. For context, the swear word in question is from the "24 Minutes" episode. Bart agrees to help Principal Skinner with finding out what the bullies are up to, but only if he gets "immunity for all pranks, past, present and future", and Skinner has to tell Bart a swear word he doesn't know. Skinner then mutters "You've got a deal, you little..." and leans forward to whisper a word to Bart. Bart replies, "Wow, that's a swear?", and Skinner says, "Used as a noun, it is."

So, with that background, can anyone who saw the episode tell me what the word was? :)

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I have a feeling this is just another "Rear Admiral" joke, on us.

-- R Flowers

I read on nohomers.net that a likely candidate would be "prick", since it is polite as a verb but vulgar as a noun. I'm not sure I buy that, though. It somewhat fits, but "prick" isn't a "swear word" in the "can't say that on television" sense, and the implication from the show is that the word Skinner uses *is* such a word, since it's muffled.

On Oct 3, 10:21 pm, "[email]" wrote:

Okay, I watched the episode on my media player with my headphones on. When you listen to it that way, you can clearly hear Skinner whisper "prick". Go back and watch it. You'll see what I mean. The first time you hear it, it becomes so obvious that you're amazed you didn't hear it before.

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No idea, but in the original series of 'Hitch-Hikers Guide To The Galaxy' it was revealed that the worst swear word in the entire history of mankind was-

"Belgium"

That's pommy humour for you...

Paul

That is what you call a back-handed compliment - a way of insulting whilst asserting no insult has been delivered. Also, don't be so bloody sensitive.