@#10 ... The Retort is bleeping Kari's instruction to strap one on! ...
My guess...
The Retort has a pool of advertisers that give money to The retort in order to allow you and I and others to post here.
That pool of advertisers probably have given The Retort a list of words that they do not want to see on the same page as their advertisements.
It's a standard practice in the industry. And one that Mr Musk is starting to appreciate regarding the nonsense (I'll be kind) he allows on X and his diminishing pool of advertisers.
Given the comments that I have seen allowed on this most august site, at this point I'm not complaining. I deal with it.
For example...
Seven dirty words
en.wikipedia.org
... The seven dirty words are seven English-language curse words that American comedian George Carlin first listed in his 1972 "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" monologue.[1] The words, in the order Carlin listed them, are: "----", "piss", "----", "----", "----------", "------------", and "----".[1][2] ...
So, let's see how I do...
The words, in the order Carlin listed them, are: "----", "p?ss", "f!!k", "c#nt", "c%cksucker", "-----------", and "----".
And, for the record, listening to Jefferson Airplane's tune, "Volunteers" I do note that recently, less and less of the word "-----------" seems to be bleeped on the radio of late. The whole word used to be bleeped out. Now it seems that just a syllable is bleeped out.
Maybe it is just the station I listen to. ( www.1071thepeak.com )
That station also does not use the censored lyrics for the James song, "Laid." Instead of the lyrics, "she only screams when she's on top" the station plays the original version, "she only c@ms when she's on top."
So, there's that.
