William R. Cousert wrote:
> "Rik Wasmus" <luiheidsgoeroe@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:op.uaw94am45bnjuv@metallium.lan...
>> On Sat, 10 May 2008 06:55:51 +0200, petersprc <petersprc@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Here's one list: http://www.mattfacer.com/swear-filter/
>>>
>>> On May 9, 11:17 pm, xhe <hexuf...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> I need to create a website and I want to filter out filthy words or
>>>> swear words. To my surprise, it is difficult to find such a list from
>>>> google.
>>>>
>>>> So if you have that list, can you please share with me so that I can
>>>> keep my site clean.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks very much in advance.
>>>>
>>>> hexuf...@gmail.com
>> I especially like the fact 'boobs','booobs','boooobs','booooobs' and
>> 'booooooobs' are considered swear words (which I hardly think so, but
>> whatever, I'm no native speaker), but 'boooooobs' apparantly is allowed.
>>
>> Looking at it some more, even more hilarious is the fact 'b!tch', 'b17ch'
>> & 'b1tch' are swear words, but 'bitch' isn't.
>>
>> Another plus: having 'balls' as a swear word might render any sports
>> related website quite weird...
>>
>> I've long. long, long, very long, did I say long?, in ancient times,
>> before man stood upright, and again very long ago given up on the whole
>> concept of automated swear word filtering. Those who want to do it will
>> find a way. If you allow user addition of texts and want a profanity
>> filer, moderating it os IMHO the only real way to go. All those lists
>> could possibly be used as a call for extra attention from the moderators,
>> but that's about it.
>> --
>> Rik Wasmus
>> [SPAM] Now temporarily looking for some smaller PHP/MySQL projects/work to
>> fund a self developed bigger project, mail me at rik at rwasmus.nl.
>> [/SPAM]
>
> The list needs work. Breast is one of the filtered words... since when is
> breast cancer a taboo subject?

....and I love the breast while my wife loves the legs. It makes buting
a pre-cooked chicken very handy.