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...NYPD Blue, the show he created with Steven Bochco. Take a group of criminals and scofflaws, mostly men, risking ruin or murder to seek their fortunes--who then blow said fortunes on hookers, craps, dope and booze--and in any century, their epithets will be frequent and stronger than "dagnabbit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: True Grit | 3/22/2004 | See Source »

...asked, do I keep my baby from getting expelled from nursery school? "Next time," he said, "offer an alternative. Teach a silly word instead, like baloney or hogwash. If a two-year-old says dagnabbit, people are bound to laugh." But when I tried this at the supermarket the next day, Clementine began to sing, "Dad's rabbit is an asko, asko, asko." No one in Condiments laughed. While we were not exactly asked to leave, I felt it wise to limit my purchases to 15 items to qualify for express checkout...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: My Baby Swears | 4/24/2000 | See Source »

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