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About Court Sullivan
Hometown
Huntsville, AL
School
Emory University
At a Glance
I am easily excited by spontaneous things, amusing people, random moments, minor observations, and alcohol. I'm also the founder and editor of PIC, which manages to incorporate all of those things. Email me at court@pointsincase.com
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The Question of Vulgarity
By Court Sullivan | April 10, 2008
| Comments (6) | 
To be, or not to be vulgar? That is the question among many of the people who submit articles to PIC.
Very often, I will get one of the following types of notes attached to submissions:
I wrote this article. I don't know if it's too vulgar, but I hope not. I could probably edit out the bad words and stuff if you want.
OR
I wrote this really vulgar/offensive article. I figured PIC was probably the only place that would publish it. Here you go!
I think it's flattering that we somehow manage to come off as both "family-friendly" and "the last resort for a piece otherwise doomed to fester in a pit of cuss words, debauchery, racism, sexism, dead baby jokes, and assorted other jokes gone too far."
One of Nate's favorite PIC stories to tell is how I added a cuss word to the first article of his I published - specifically, the word "asshole," though surprisingly not in reference to the author himself.
So for those of you still unsure, let me put the matter to rest: PIC is the Bob Saget of entertainment - we'll say and do pretty much anything on stage as long as we can still pull in Full House and America's Funniest Home Videos audiences too.
To be, or not to be vulgar? That is the question among many of the people who submit articles to PIC.Very often, I will get one of the following types of notes attached to submissions:
I wrote this article. I don't know if it's too vulgar, but I hope not. I could probably edit out the bad words and stuff if you want.
OR
I wrote this really vulgar/offensive article. I figured PIC was probably the only place that would publish it. Here you go!
I think it's flattering that we somehow manage to come off as both "family-friendly" and "the last resort for a piece otherwise doomed to fester in a pit of cuss words, debauchery, racism, sexism, dead baby jokes, and assorted other jokes gone too far."
One of Nate's favorite PIC stories to tell is how I added a cuss word to the first article of his I published - specifically, the word "asshole," though surprisingly not in reference to the author himself.
So for those of you still unsure, let me put the matter to rest: PIC is the Bob Saget of entertainment - we'll say and do pretty much anything on stage as long as we can still pull in Full House and America's Funniest Home Videos audiences too.
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