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Friday, October 12, 2007
  Every word can have strength, meaning, and purpose when used appropriately


Some of you may think that you don’t need the “fucking” in “do it fucking now”. You do. You need that impact, that force, that call to action and mostly, that kick in the ass to get you moving. Otherwise, you’ll end up another loser that had a great idea a long time ago but never did anything about it. Dreamers don’t make money. Doers make money. And doers “Do it Fucking Now.”
—Do It Fucking Now.


Q: Can’t you change the wording? It’s inappropriate / childish / not corporate-compliant.

A: What the fuck is not clear in “DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO”? If you do not like the license terms, just relicense the work under another license.
—WTFPL—Do What The Fuck You Want To Public License
  2:40 PM

Comments on “Every word can have strength, meaning, and purpose when used appropriately”:
Good stuff on the meaning, purpose and usefulness of swearing in Steven Pinker's new book The Stuff of Thought.
# posted by Blogger Thomas David Baker : 3:21 PM
 
Thanks for a good chuckle on a Friday afternoon!
# posted by Blogger Karl Hassan : 3:31 PM
 
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# posted by Blogger jhi : 8:15 PM
 
No f-word here, sorry, but
a nice license with a h-word.
# posted by Blogger jhi : 8:18 PM
 




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