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Re: Kicked ass

Posted by Bob on November 05, 2002

In Reply to: Re: Kicked ass posted by Barney on November 05, 2002

: : : Hey people help me with sentence, I think it's kinda of *my first day of work was great*, isn't?

: : : Thank in advance

: : : *my first day of work kicked ass*

: : Kicked Ass = Really Amazing and Cool

: To the English ear:

: Kicked Ass = Really crude, unpleasant and unnecessary North American vulgarity.

Don't blame Canada or Mexico. We'll shoulder the blame for this all by ourselves. Our MTV/teen/rootless culture wears vulgarity like a badge. The level of discourse has been lowered to where it, like, sucks, dude.