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Absurd is the word for Middleborough profanity ban

RE “PROFANITY ban spurs choice words” (Page A1, June 13): So, it’s OK for Vice President Dick Cheney to utter the f-word on the Senate floor, but if I were to say that in Middleborough, I’d be subject to a $20 fine?

Do they have any golf courses in earshot of Middleborough? They might want to post a police officer near every tee and on every green.

M. Sullivan

North Andover