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Gimme an F

The point is that the use of expletives can be counterproductive if they don't enhance the arguments made by the songwriter

Country Joe McDonald urged the Woodstock crowd to spell the F word out one letter at a time
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Country Joe McDonald urged the Woodstock crowd to spell the F word out one letter at a time

Namit Gupta
It’s well past 2 am and my glorious slumber is rudely interrupted by a bunch of motley revellers that has decided to keep the party going at that unearthly hour with a whole lot of shouting, whistling and abusive language. To top it all, some idiot decides to add to the decibels with some rap music at full blast. I decide to call the cops.

The one thing about that bit of cacophony that grabbed me by the ears was the horrendous lyrics. What’s the big deal with using the F-word? The rap artiste delivering his diatribe on stereo seemed to

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