Dang you, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Darn it, legislators.
Just practicing, in case lawmakers pass Assembly Concurrent Resolution 112 to declare the first week of March each year as "Cuss Free Week."
The measure applauds a 3-year-old campaign by then-14-year-old McKay Hatch, who founded a No Cussing Club at his South Pasadena junior high school in June 2007 to encourage classmates to clean up their act.
"McKay reasoned that if pupils could say no to cussing it would be easier to stay away from drugs, violence and pornography, and to turn their focus to positive aspirations and goals," the Assembly proposal reads.
The motto of Hatch's club became "leave people better than you found them."
By 2009, Hatch's idea had spawned creation of 100 clubs in schools and churches worldwide, with 35,000 online members in 50 states and numerous countries, including Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico and Japan, the Assembly resolution reads.
No Cussing Clubs encourage members to deposit money into a specially marked jar inside their office, home or school whenever foul language is used. Funds ultimately are donated to charity.
ACR 112, by Democratic Assemblyman Anthony Portantino of La Cañada-Flintridge and Republican Assemblyman Cameron Smyth of Santa Clarita, challenges California to go one week per year without cussing.
The resolution asks that Californians honor the first week in March "to set a tone of harmony and connectedness in our communities, and to inspire ourselves to higher endeavors."
In other words, bite your tongue -- no more four-letter words.
Even during budget fights.
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