Sunday, August 05, 2007

P.G. Tips For Self-Censorship

Something over at Eliza F's place took my interest recently. Yes, it's a blog ratings system. This is what you do;
1. Type the URL address of your blog into the box.
2. Click the "Rate It!" button.
Then: You get a cinema / BBFC type rating based on the number of swear words that occur in your very own blog work o' fart.
Of course, things like this are usually a complete waste of time as Eliza herself found out when she got her own rating of "General Audiences; All Ages Permitted". So I decided to go ahead and try my luck, and this is what it came back with:

Reasons for the issuing of this rating were -

"This rating was determined based on the presence of the following words:

crap (x2) dick (x1)"

Yeah, total bloody swizz. It never even took into account words like Br*ght*n, M*llw*ll or W*tf*rd.

With profanities like that littered within this blog, I expected an R18.

12 comments:

rockmother said...

Only PG? I'm gobsmacked. x

Istvanski said...

RoMo - Yes, it's shameful, it really is. I must try harder with the insults next time. How's the beach? x

Geoff - What?!? You mean to tell me you're mauling three postmen at the same time? Cool.

Dick Headley said...

Dick eh? Wonder where that came from?

rockmother said...

Haven't been to the beach yet - got here in time for a 18:30 swim in the pool then roamed around the village looking for food. The Squidget was way past bedtime and only wanting to embarrass me stupid by eating smoked salmon with his fingers by dangling it from a precarious height and shouting loudly. All I could think of was that everyone must be looking at me thinking 'single mother - he's obviously running rings around her'! But I was proud of myself that I managed to drive to remote hilltop village in Portugal without getting lost or swearing once. Currently drinking local red wine out of a toothbrush glass.

Betty said...

I'm mortified to find out that I'm rated G (General Audiences - all ages admitted). They only found a fucking (times one). No wonder Girl With A One Track Mind gets more viewers than me :(

Anonymous said...

Well better a dog with 2 d***s than a d***less wonder, eh? :) E.

savannah said...

i know..same with mine..no wonder i post youtubes1 ;)
thanks for the kind words, sugar...

Istvanski said...

DH - Yes, where do these dicks come from?

RoMo - Salmon eh? Good to hear that Squidget has developed a taste for the finer things in life. I'm sure you weren't as embarrased as the couple on my train the other day. Their energetic toddler was screaming "big fat willy" at the top of his voice. Surely the product of a turkey twizzler diet. Stick with salmon, it's proper brain food.

Betty - What are those censors on? Perhaps they come from the same stock as those that rate all the violent Playstation games as "suitable for ages 3 years and above"?

Eliza F - It's all cock and bull anyway...the rating system that is, not Geoff.

Savvy - Ah YouTube, saviour of a blog writer's lack of something to say - I am reffering to myself ofcourse. Otherwise I'd call this blog "Bloke with a two track mind".
It's either music or football I tend to waffle on about.

llewtrah said...

Ooh, I'm PG-13 due to the the words "sex" and "porn"

llewtrah said...

Sorry, really chortling over Geoff having 2 cocks and a dick. I'm not sure if that's very lucky or a handicap :D

Istvanski said...

Llewtrah - PG 13?

You go, guuurrrrllllll!!!!

Bock the Robber said...

I must try it and see how it likes Scunthorpe.