I love this.

I particularly like that arsenal is censored to a___nal.

Inspired by you, I grepped my system words file in search of words containing fuck. What I didn't expect is Apple's /usr/share/dict/words comes pre-censored.

  > grep fuck /usr/share/dict/words
  > grep '^shit$' /usr/share/dict/words
  > grep '^dick$' /usr/share/dict/words
  dick
  > grep '^cunt$' /usr/share/dict/words
  > grep '^bitch$' /usr/share/dict/words
  bitch

(This comment doesn't reflect well on me. Fortunately, this is a pseudonymous account.)

> (This comment doesn't reflect well on me. Fortunately, this is a pseudonymous account.)

If anyone thinks less of you because you simply know five swearwords, it's pretty much their problem.

Nah, not that. "in search of words containing fuck" — just not a very mature thing to do.

FUCK is still my default “Find>Replace>Find>Replace” placeholder. Need to shift a wad of spreadsheet cells laden with formulas but don’t want to risk anything?

Find All “=“ Replace with “FUCK” Copy/Move Find All “FUCK” Replace with “=“

Also handy for updating words or names when word processing.

The choice dates back to my first computer - I remember replacing all spaces “ “ with “FUCK” and watching gloriously as the assignment I had written was slowly turned into curse word gibberish.

I tell myself I still do it because (especially capitalised) it does stand out as an error in a way other placeholders may not. But it’s mostly for the fun and cheap thrill - pretty sure only one client ever got a document that I had left fucked up in this way.

[Edit to add: Nothing pseudonymous about my account name, but I’ll fucking own it.]

You mean you don't have it mapped to 'sudo $previous_line'?