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From: larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman)
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Subject: Re: Re: versatile word (ROT 13)
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Date: Fri, 1-Nov-85 00:41:12 EST
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> ... 
> As popular as this word is in English I would have thought that its
> origin would long ago have been researched to death.

	What amazes me is how commonplace the word `fuck' has become.  When I
was a kid growing up during the 50's, `fuck' was absolutely the WORST profanity
one could use, and was reserved for only the most serious occasions.  Now it
is an everyday word used in casual conversation at all social strata.

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