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MojoMan asked in Yahoo ProductsYahoo Answers · 1 decade ago

Why can you say A** on the radio or TV and read A** in the newspaper but I can’t type it here at Y!A?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    I ASSume it has something to do with Yahoo policies rather than today's accepted nomenclature. But be ASSured it they will handle things correctly. However you can ASSemble words like butt with no problem.

  • huggz
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    You cant say it before certain times on TV coz of kids being around, whereas here its in "print" and all the millions of kids who use the site can read it!

  • tbear
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    I cant say it on the radio or tv either

  • 1 decade ago

    Because Y!A is Amercian and Americans are prude A... oops, can't say that here!

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    if you mean A S S yes you can if you type it right if you don't mean A S S i am sorry for typing A S S

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    And I can't talk about that one biblical figure who got stoned off his a**

  • 1 decade ago

    Censorship...but I do think it's funny that you can't type ****, but you can type ************!

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