Oh, those wacky, crazy, zany Californians! Only they would come up with an idea like trying to go seven days without using obscenities!
While there’s no penalty for violating the about-to-pass resolution, the state has declared that during the first week of March, California will become a “no-cuss zone.” Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, who proposed the legislation — expected to pass Monday — is perhaps taking a “strive for perfection, plan for shortcomings” approach, will deliver a cuss jar” to the offices of every lawmaker in the state.
I’d like to take this a step further by suggesting that each of us accept the challenge put forth by California… and turn our perhaps-inevitable lapses into a charitable fundraiser. Put a cuss jar in your home, another in your office. encourage people to release their blue-tinged demons — for a price, of course — and then, at the end of the week, donate the no-doubt sizeable collection (you might need more than one jar if your office is like mine…) to the charity of your choice.I call l it the “I Give A Damn” program.
"Well, since it's for charity... here we go!"
Imagine how much good we could do if every bad word uttered resulted in a quarter going toward a good cause. Together, we could prove that loose lips don’t just sink ships, they can, under the right circumstances, raise our collective consciousness.
Please help us in spreading the word and then go out and literally give a “damn” both about and to the charity of your choice!
