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The State Department Wants You to Stop Using Offensive Phrases You Don't Even Know Are Offensive

Mike Adams — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 18:01:05 +0000

It appears as if the State Department wants to wash out the mouths of the American people with a proverbial bar of soup for being so insensitive to the offensive nature of popular phrases like “hold down the fort” and “rule of thumb.” In the latest edition of State magazine, Chief Diversity Officer John Robinson [...]

Glad Buffalo Is Not On This List

chuck.stevens — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:30:44 +0000

(Netscape) You may think you’re keeping your potty mouth in check, but guess what? Your mother may not know you talk like that, but Google does. Using the so-called “seven dirty words you can never say on television” (well, once upon a time that was true) made famous by comedian George Carlin, Google Trends pinpointed the [...]

Bad Office Manners Can Spell Trouble

chuck.stevens — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:29:19 +0000

A survey of more than 2,000 executives by TheLadders.com reveals that 36% of U.S. bosses have issued a formal warning for swearing, and 6% have actually fired an employee for swearing. The survey also found that 81% of senior executives find a foul-mouthed colleague unacceptable to work alongside in the office.