Err…mature tag, maybe?

Definitely needs a mature tag, or someone’s going to have to explain to a 12 year old what that ‘F’ word means, and I don’t mean the four letter one. They all know what that means. I liked the overly formal, shall we say verbose, description of a crude circumstance…makes for a funny comparison.

It’s already been said, but yeah, a mature tag would be nice.

“or someone’s going to have to explain to a 12 year old what that ‘F’ word means,”

which one? fact?

do 12 year olds use this site? i have a feeling any parents irresponsible enough to let their kids do this stuff will either not know what fellatio means or will have used far more inappropriate language in front of their children than i do here. i have also never considered text to be nsfw. But from now on, friends, I will follow your rules and adhere to the sage wisdom you have bestowed upon me.

Hello. I am twelve years old. How are you?
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P.S. Welcome to ficlets, even if I don’t necessarily appreciate rather descriptive euphemisms for…well, you know. Mature, as we know.

You are the most precocious twelve-year-old hobo I know. That is code for I dont believe you. As a matter of fact, a twelve-year-old would have to ask his daddy what a euphemism is, and since most of the general population doesn’t know, the parent will probably resort to lying. Same with the other word I so haphazardly threw into this little anecdote. And in both cases, that little 12-year-old isn’t going to have a clue how to pronounce it in an hour, let alone remember its meaning. But again, I get it

FourSeven

I would be careful…you are stepping into very unknown territory insulting the [more or less] king of ficlets

and I think other young writers would take offence to the fact that you assume they are unaware of the meaning of such words as euphemism
as well as your inferring that parents should be wary of this site (more)

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WHY ?! this is a site for people to express their creative talent in writing

this site contains no spam or adult images like many other sites out there
are you suggesting those are more appropriate?!

ficlets has a mature warning on stories that are inappropriate to avoid young minds reading things beyond their years, which you have unfortunately completely disregarded

havent you just contradicted yourself then?!

i just think its rude to assume the younger generation are brain dead

The king of ficlets. Wow. That’s like saying I’m the Eater of Cheerios. The Paragon of Americans with an IQ of 87.

Look, guys, I dont see any reason to bicker. But let’s be real. The post content is not mature. There is one word referencing a sex act which any small child will not recognize. For that matter, there are many words both in the post and in the reviews that little kids wont recognize. They wont pick out that single word and say, “hey ma, whats fa…fuh…fell-ae-tee-oh?” (more)

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But besides that one word, this post is no more mature than the first ficlet I read, wherein the host of a party dies. I’m sure you know the one. And either way, I am new here and didn’t know the rules. What constitutes NSFW (or mature, or whatever else you want to call it) varies from place to place, and plain text is very rarely inappropriate content. I think you can give me a break on this one and give up the self-righteous crusade to kill everything non-PC and nun-unfriendly.
5 stars

You know, what’s really funny to me is that only one person has commented on the story. (Greatly appreciated, btw.) You talk about this being a site for people to express their creative talent in writing—that’s what I did. Whether I slap an arbitrary ADULTS ONLY CAUSE THERE ’S MENTION OF HEAD IN HERE tag on the story or not, I’m just expressing myself in writing. You are placing restraints on my creative development. To use your words, haven’t you just contradicted yourself then?

I’ll be more mindful of what I post in the future, but I’m not apologizing for this. I’ll continue to offer both criticism and support for other authors (which, really, should be part of your responsibility as a ficleteer and thus far I haven’t seen so much of it except for the PC police) and in the mean time you can stay off my back. Thank you and happy writing. You rock. Really. I think we’re bonding. Okay, we got off on the wrong foot. Let’s have crumpets and tea and sing songs of ficlet lore.

Whoa, whoa, whoa! I didn’t mean to cause anything…why not just forget about this? I haven’t seen this type of furious intensity anywhere on ficlets before; my heart rate’s up! Being new is fine; I was new two months ago and had no idea how this thing worked. Just no more pointless—well, as you accurately say, bickering.
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P.S. I was not lying about my age, and I’d appreciate it if everyone would stop making slams on my parents and generation.

And someone saying I’m the King of Ficlets is not only a painfully gargantuan overstatement, but a downright lie. Flattered, yes, but uncomfortable. And not just because of this heated argument. =P

Just cause I think it’s funny, I did know a 19 yr old guy who had no idea what that particular ‘F’ word, nor did he recognize a half dozen other terms for it. He was from Utah. Go figure.

Ignoring all comments, this is a fantastic story. The kind that makes me grin and laugh about life.