Has it been OK to use the F word in public, according to some twonk or
another who writes for the Daily Telegraph in London.

They're listed below.

11. "What the F*** do you mean, we are sinking?" – Capt. E.J. Smith of
RMS Titanic, 1912.
10. "What the F*** was that?" – Mayor Of Hiroshima , 1945.
9. "Where did all those F***ing Indians come from?" – Custer, 1877
8. "Any F***ing idiot could understand that." – Einstein, 1938.
7. "It does soooooooo F***ing look like her!" – Picasso, 1926.
6. "How the F*** did you work that out?" – Pythagoras, 126 BC.
5. "You want WHAT on the F***ing ceiling?" – Michelangelo, 1566.
4. "Where the F*** are we?" – Amelia Earhart, 1937.
3. "Scattered F***ing showers, my ass!" – Noah, 4314 BC.
2. "Aw c'mon. Who the F*** is going to find out?" – Bill Clinton, 1998.
And a drum roll please …
1. "Geez, I didn't think they'd get this F***ing mad." – Saddam Hussein, 2003.

 And then you are reminded of the good old Monthy Python "The Usage of the word fuck".
And then I found even more f***ing great Michael Palin humor 🙂