Judge Leonard Davis of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a permanent injunction on Tuesday preventing Microsoft from selling versions of Word that handle custom XML in the form of the .DOCX, .DOCM, and .XML file formats

More HERE with some interesting links picked by Doggylives 3 months ago

Bizarre TV moment where Snoop Dogg & Rod Hull & Emu were on a UK Channel 4 show called THE WORD. These clips were uploaded to celebrate Channel 4's 25th Anniversary. This clip is a tribute to The Word and I put it up for nostalgia reasons as it is a classic piece of Channel 4's history. |Firstly, Mark Lamarr Attacks Rod Hull whilst Snoop Dogg looks on in disbelief then Rod Hull attack... read full post picked by ash77 2 years ago

64 years later, the two men find they are living in the same town when that same code word brings them together! picked by tigertony 1 year ago

Students at a UK grammar school used bricks to spell out a certain word for a certain bit of male anatomy (co*k), on the school's roof. Then it was spotted by satellite, in a Google Earth image picked by bornbad 5 months ago

The word, which is the scientific name for a protein containing 267 amino acids. It contains 1,846 letters. Take that, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. picked by gratheo 2 years ago

With a debate swirling nationwide over the n-word, a historically black college in Alabama has set aside four days to discuss the racial slur.(and here I thought the problem was with the word "Wiggles") picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

Describing itself as "Like Flickr, but without the photos" (in other words, not like Flickr at all), Wordie is a new site that allows you to make lists of words, then hook up with fellow word lovers who share your deep fondness for 'sesquipedalian.' And as we all know, it's only small step from word lover to lover. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Swearing, as we all know, is big and it is clever. But to swear effectively, you need to know whether d*mn is worse than c*nt f*cking tw*t b*stard m*therf*cker.

This list puts the words in order.

If you want to skip the bloggery, here is a link to the broadcasters guidelines document it's taking from. It's a pdf though.

NSFW? You bet your a*sehole it is. NSFW like a b*tch. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

"The same God who instituted the death penalty for murders is the same god who instituted the death penalty for rapists and for homosexuals, sodomites and queers!"

He also prays for god to "break Obama's teeth"

Contains audio of Faithful Word Baptist Church's pastor preaching in his best shouty, hate-filled manner picked by Doggylives 3 months ago

No one will be dead, but just like the group did in 1944 when it buried Jim Crow, the laws that institutionalized segregation between blacks and whites in America, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's leaders are hoping to bury the N-word. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Choose from 25 - 100 words and click whether you feel negative, neutral, or positive about that word. At the end you get your results. picked by Neiako 3 years ago

Voters in an online survey by Merriam-Webster have picked the word of the year for 2006. You'll have to open the link to find out what it is, but the picture to the left should give you a hint. picked by Wingnut 3 years ago

Titled "The N-Word," the report in The Benson Gazette quoted students discussing why they used the epithet and other derivatives. It also contained a question-and-answer transcript of an ethics studies class's discussion of the topic. picked by suebe 3 years ago

No, it's not maverick. That's number 4. picked by JoshSF49 12 months ago

There is no question that it rolls off the tongue, and it would have an even greater effect enunciated by a comic genius such as Stephen Fry. So it's no surprise that the noun 'nincompoop' has been voted Britain's favourite sounding word. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Many are criticizing Microsoft's new .docx format for Word 2007 - it does look like it's just another monopolizing tactic. But perhaps it's actually really good... picked by TheStep 2 years ago

Instructions:
Look at the word. Type the first word or phrase that comes to mind. This will gradually help build a giant network of associated words you can view. picked by Mershaullk 2 years ago

In protest of the inanity of the St Louis swearing ban reported to us by Buddha I bring you this celebration of the word Fuck.

I'm not going to say NSFW, but I will say you should use your own sensibilities and judgement before clicking play.

(OK, you got me. I said NSFW.) picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

This time in New York City. picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

English language is quite large, but there are somethings that English just doesn't have a word for, such as someone who is excited by eating garlic, or how about the act of taking lice from a person's head and squashing it between one's teeth.
These and other words are in a new book, Toujours Tingo picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago