Well, in my own defense (and I do thank all of you for your concern) I was merely quoting the title of an esteemed British publication that's quite funny!!  I imagine that if I offered a used copy for sale on ebay, they wouldn't object, simply because the word was part of the title, and that's the only time I used it.

To be honest, I hadn't thought about that when I made the original post.  The book was FUNNY!!  And, yes, we have places just as bad, and often worse, here in the states as well...