Quoting "Ashley M. Kirchner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> On Thu, 29 Jul 2004, John Nichel wrote:
>
> > Harlequin wrote:
> > > RTFM...?
> >
> > AKA : Read The F**king Manual
>
>       Why not simply 'Read The Fine Manual', or 'Read The Fantastic
> Manual'?  Why does it have to contain profanity?

Because that's what it *does* mean.  The others are post-facto bowlderizing of
it.  If I told someone to FOAD, and tried to explain that it meant "float off
and die," I'd be covering up similarly.

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