I felt like I was in that bar. Wonderful descriptions of the whole event. I don't know what antediluvian means, but I'm not going to look it up because I just like the way it sounds 😁
As a former radio dj, who slipped more than once with one of the 7 naughty words, I love absolutely this story. My favorite was at the end of Who Are You by The Who, “hey. I didn’t know he said f&$k there!” The world did not end.
tangent meets tangent and some other wierdness too. not sure it all jives but i do like the part where the world is collapsing on account of not bleeping some irrelevance.
I like reading weird story, but when I run out of strange stories to read, I write them. I have a similar story to this one you might enjoy, Gerald Gray's To-Do List: https://billadler.substack.com/p/gerald-grays-to-do-list.
I imagine that the first time a swear word/curse was heard on the media it must have had a similar energetic effect. Now, the F-word is normal, along with all the other bleep-able words. Of course to us Irish it always was but I’m glad you all are catching up. 😀 A great story, and thought-provoking!
No one person should have that much responsibility. A back up or team should work at such an important job if it means the end of the world when a mistake is made.
I felt like I was in that bar. Wonderful descriptions of the whole event. I don't know what antediluvian means, but I'm not going to look it up because I just like the way it sounds 😁
Thanks, Brian. I enjoyed writing The Bleeper and I'd delighted you liked it.
Very good job on this story. Nice character development in a short piece.
Thank you, Scott. I'm glad you enjoyed The Bleeper.
As a former radio dj, who slipped more than once with one of the 7 naughty words, I love absolutely this story. My favorite was at the end of Who Are You by The Who, “hey. I didn’t know he said f&$k there!” The world did not end.
I've long been fascinated by banned words. I thought, how bad can they be?
I love The Who. Who Are You is a great song.
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tangent meets tangent and some other wierdness too. not sure it all jives but i do like the part where the world is collapsing on account of not bleeping some irrelevance.
I like reading weird story, but when I run out of strange stories to read, I write them. I have a similar story to this one you might enjoy, Gerald Gray's To-Do List: https://billadler.substack.com/p/gerald-grays-to-do-list.
Interesting reading, short but enough to make you want to read more
Thanks, Maureen. I sometimes write sequels to my stories and may write one for The Bleeper.
I imagine that the first time a swear word/curse was heard on the media it must have had a similar energetic effect. Now, the F-word is normal, along with all the other bleep-able words. Of course to us Irish it always was but I’m glad you all are catching up. 😀 A great story, and thought-provoking!
Thanks, Ann. It's funny to see how people react to swear words. I had fun exploring this. I'm glad you enjoyed The Bleeper.
I wasn’t expecting that. I guess words are powerful after all. 😉
Thank you, Mark. I like surprises, too.
Nice! As always, I enjoy your creativity!
Thanks, Christina. I enjoy writing these stories and I'm glad you enjoy reading them.
Totally didn't see that one coming. Loved it!
Thank you, Claire. I'm glad I could surprise you.
If it worked that way we would be goners. Have you listened to the January 6 Committee hearings. Lots more slips through
Oh yes. The words are out there! We'd better be careful. ;-)
Brilliant! I love how your mind works!
Thank you, Dascha. This was a fun one to write.
Enjoyed it! Your build-up is always well done.
No one person should have that much responsibility. A back up or team should work at such an important job if it means the end of the world when a mistake is made.
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Thank you, Gail. I'm glad you like The Bleeper.
Cost-cutting and all that, so just one bleeper per show. On reflection that wasn't the place to cut costs.
Great story, Bill! The characters and overall premise are memorable. I always enjoy reading your work.
Thanks, Justin. I had fun creating these characters. I'm glad you enjoyed The Bleeper.