Why is the letter "x" still in the alphabet?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

I was thinking about this yesterday when discussing Xena, Xanez, Xenon, and Xanadu.

The letter "x" is essentially a useless letter. While other letters have their own distinct, indescrible sound, X simply just borrows off of other letters.

If X is the first letter of the word, it simply is the same as a Z. For example, Xylophone = Zylophone, Xavier = Zavier, Xena = Zena, and so forth and so on.

If X is used within a word, it's the same as "cks". For example, Box = Bocks, Ox = Ocks, Sex = Secks, etc.

I can't think of a single reason as to why the letter x need to be in the alphabet. It serves only to sponge off the other letters.


My theory? It's Rupert Murdoch who's stopping us from abolishing the letter X.

Why Rupert Murdoch?

Because if the letter X were to be done away with, Fox News would become Focks News. And face it folks, that's just one letter away from way too much truth in advertising.

[Dr. Strange]

1. Locking

No secks threads.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

2. Ecksscuse me?

I'll talk about secks whenever I want, thank you very much. Neckst!

[hisownpetard]

25. !!!! nt

[BlueJazz]

3. I disagree....X serves a very useful pupose. ...like this >>>

[GOPisEvil]

4. What letter would "mark the spot" then?

Hmmmmmm? :D

[Radio_Lady]

5. Gee, if that happened, what would we eat? Lox? Or locks?

Locks are very hard on the teeth.

We've have to be ECKSTRA careful!

[madinmaryland]

7. Is a single lox that i put on my bagel a lock.

Or should I lock my bagel up?

:silly:

[flvegan]

6. It's the difference between seeing some boobie and seeing full on boinking.

Duh.

[Radio_Lady]

8. Next, you'll want to get rid of a vowel -- perhaps "e"? Then, how would I spell my name?

Oh, that OK.

I'll say: L N

[Tommy_Carcetti]

9. Well...

Seeing that the MPA changed their rating of risque films from "X" to "NC-17" a few years back, nudie bars who wish to advertise the same sort of risque environment would simply just need to replace "XXX" with "NC-17NC-17NC-17"

Duh!

[flvegan]

13. That's "tasteful" risque, though.

One wouldn't know the difference between "Brown Bunny" and a 30 second oral scene from Kobe Tai taking on 4 guys on the beach.

[LynneSin]

10. You can't have Sex without it

Think about it

[raccoon]

11. Yes, you can, seks.

I guess x-ray would have to be eks-ray.

edited to remove 'c' which you really don't need.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

12. You'd still be able to watch all your favorite CKS-men movies, folks!

Calm down!

[ThatsMyBarack]

14. I love me some bacon and "x"!

:rofl:

[Tommy_Carcetti]

15. My alternate theory of why "x" is still around....

The makers of Scrabble didn't want to contemplate a Scrabble game without somebody picking up an "x" and thinks to him/herself "Sh*t, what am I going to do with this?"

[rug]

16. I have similar difficulties with "q".

[Tommy_Carcetti]

17. Kwuiet!

The Q lobby is very vocal about maintaining that letter! Or else, what would we call James Bond's boss?

[jgraz]

26. Also 'C'. It's just K or S. Unoriginal AND konfusing.

[ghostsofgiants]

18. One simple reason...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8HhSgCgTF4

[AllegroRondo]

19. So we can keep up the war on X-Mas

of course!

[AllegroRondo]

20. What would XemaSab change her name to?

KsemaSab?

[Fire Walk With Me]

21. That's unknown.

:hide:

[Dr. Strange]

22. Here's the quadratic formula:

The solutions to a ecks² + b ecks + c = 0
are
ecks = (-b +/- sqrt(b² - 4 ac)/(2a)

I need to keep my x.

[Dr. Strange]

23. Anyone hear about the new Ecks-Files movie coming out?

They're supposed to begin filming soon!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

24. We of the Ecks-Y chromosone variety will certainly enjoy it....

We men always love a good action flick.

[Dr. Strange]

27. I suspect the females will also like Foecks Mulder.

Even if they don't care for the axon action.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

29. You sound like quite the movie eckspert! n/t

[hisownpetard]

28. Wash your mouth out with soap!! If there were no "x," - would I still have to be married????