The F Word

What a way to start a new year. I have read the emails about Fornication Under Consent of the King and For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. Ridiculous! Click on the title of this rant or go to Snopes: http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/fuck.asp for the truth.
I've often wondered why certain words elicit particular emotions. Why is the act of intercourse not called "sprism" or "derwunk"? English, having come into existence long after other languages, relied considerably on words that had already been assigned meanings by the predecessor languages. Such is the meaning for F.
Why is it more of an unaccepted word than fornication or intercourse or boning or humping? Interesting.
Don't stop with the F word. Check out the ridiculous acronym for "golf", too!