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by detaro 2408 days ago
A word for chatting is somehow unsuitable as a name because you have to say the horrible 4-letter word "butt"?
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An archaic word that was only chosen because it includes the word “butt”?
I wouldn't extrapolate the the level of immaturity it takes to make that connection to whoever named the service. The last time I giggled at hearing the word butt as part of a larger word or phrase was probably the second grade (cigarette butts, pork butt, etc)
Given the history of SSB, it seems quite unlikely that's the case. Originally developed by and for someone living on a boat, they used a nautical term to name the project.