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January 1970

We're Going to Do Something About Profanity!

The blue atmosphere at some meetings is turning many people off, says this writer

I AM AN alcoholic, and cussing has been as much a part of my life as alcohol has been. I know all the swear words, and you would have to dig deeply to come up with an off-color joke that I do not know or have not heard. However, there is a time and place for everything, and I sincerely believe that an AA meeting is neither the time nor the place for either of these abuses.

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