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Post by phoenixcov on Aug 3, 2014 16:39:00 GMT
If a person uses everyday words instead of swear words that still means you are swearing doesn`t it? Just saying.
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Post by *Scrapper*Stamper* on Aug 6, 2014 1:46:52 GMT
I am no help to you, I absolutely swear and do so because I like it and it makes me feel better So no help from me, but I can give you all of the encouragement and support that you may need.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2014 1:56:49 GMT
I apologize that I didn't read through this whole thread, so I'm not sure whether I am being original or repeating someone who remembers this... a movie probably from the '80's called "Johnny Dangerously" where one of the characters who didn't speak English well was always calling people, "You farking iceholes" or "Farking bastages!"
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Post by melodyesch on Aug 6, 2014 2:21:00 GMT
I thought about this thread yesterday when I was driving 65 on the interstate and a woman pulled right over in front of me with no other cars in sight doing about 40. I had to aggressively hit my brakes as I was saying, "what the f&@k are you doing, you stupid b!tch?" And I came to the conclusion that sometimes nothing else fits the situation like swear words.
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Post by Meri-Lyn on Aug 6, 2014 12:24:21 GMT
Fork! Sheet! Beach! My mom's and my favorite....Son of a beach! Sheet! m "Son of Beech! Sheet!" That's from Stripes, when Howard Ramis is teaching the English class. That scene cracks me up. I have a friend who uses "Oh my Budda!" Yeah, I'm no help, I swear like a sailor, too. I agree with Anxiousmom, though, we may swear to each other in office (Mr. Boss, our now-retired owner, was a big fan of "G-D" when things went wrong.) But, I think we have the awareness to know when to turn it on and off, particularly in a client situation. I think if you don't have the wherewithal to know how to turn it off for an interview, I also would be hesitant in hiring. We all have slip-ups, we're human, but it's all about knowing the situation.
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Post by AussieMeg on Aug 6, 2014 12:27:59 GMT
I thought about this thread yesterday when I was driving 65 on the interstate and a woman pulled right over in front of me with no other cars in sight doing about 40. I had to aggressively hit my brakes as I was saying, "what the f&@k are you doing, you stupid b!tch?" And I came to the conclusion that sometimes nothing else fits the situation like swear words. Hee hee! I encountered several idiots on the road today too, and every time I let fly I thought of the Peas! Actually, I thought of Annabella and how I should get some anger management to deal with my apparent road rage. I do believe I may have even dropped the double whammy.
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Post by anniebeth24 on Aug 6, 2014 12:44:54 GMT
If a person uses everyday words instead of swear words that still means you are swearing doesn`t it? Just saying. I know someone who calls Darn, Shoot, etc. "replacement words" and doesn't allow her children to use those, either.
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Post by alibama on Aug 6, 2014 12:46:28 GMT
When I was a kid my parents had a friend who liked to use Stich of a Bun or bun of a stich. One that I use and no clue where it came from was son of a biscuit eating monkey.
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Post by blue tulip on Aug 6, 2014 12:54:10 GMT
If you watch the censored version of Die Hard, they use "melon-farmer" a lot, which cracks me right up -- "Yippee Ki Yay, Melon Farmer!" So I recommend that one. lol. made me think of the censored version of snakes on a plane. I've never seen it except for Samuel Jackson's famous line which had been adapted to "I Have Had It With These Monkey-Fightin’ Snakes On This Monday-To-Friday Plane." TV edits are the best!
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Post by Merge on Aug 6, 2014 13:46:20 GMT
"Son of Beech! Sheet!" That's from Stripes, when Howard Ramis is teaching the English class. That scene cracks me up. Yes! That's DH's favorite "replacement," too. We're very casual about swearing at home. I blame DH. I wasn't raised that way! LOL But my sailor mouth now rivals his. It's a foolish person who can't turn it off when necessary, though. A job interview? Really? Would never happen. And I teach in an elementary school. I've never once "slipped" and used a swear word in front of the kids.
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Post by wrongwayfeldman on Aug 6, 2014 13:59:26 GMT
My dad never cussed, so he always had quite a few doozies that stuck with me.
good grief fiddlesticks crikey heck jiminy christmas crime-a-knee (not sure how to spell that one, so I spelled it phonetically)
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Post by gar on Aug 6, 2014 14:59:50 GMT
My dad never cussed, so he always had quite a few doozies that stuck with me. good grief fiddlesticks crikey heck jiminy christmas crime-a-knee (not sure how to spell that one, so I spelled it phonetically) See, they're cute but if I'm really cheesed off, I've drop a baked beans tin on my toe or something, saying heck or fiddlesticks just ain't going to cut it
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Post by dulcemama on Aug 6, 2014 15:16:48 GMT
If a person uses everyday words instead of swear words that still means you are swearing doesn`t it? Just saying. See, to me, intent is everything. Even when using the "real" words. If your intent is to simply blow of some steam, I have no issue. If your intent is to intimidate or abuse someone, then I think there's an issue.
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Post by triplejscrapper on Aug 6, 2014 18:01:36 GMT
If cringing is a signal of being offended, yeah, it is offensive. Anything holy shouldn't be used in such a way. To me, hell isn't holy but your choice is to elevate it to a holy level (which is offensive since it is the anti-thesis to being holy to start with) then to crash it by using it as a swear word. I'm often amazed and wonder about the thought processes of the non religious. Why the need to use holy, God, Jesus etc when it isn't something you believe in or value in the first place? thank you Volt. To answer your question, as a non-religious person - there is no need to use holy, it's really the exact opposite for me, lack of thought. There is such a wide-spread usage of those expressions in our society that I use them without thinking, it's habit. While I don't feel compelled to try to break any other "cursing" habit, as I said, we don't censor too much in our home, I DO avoid omg and now will avoid Holy when around my Christian friends or here. Being non-religious, those words aren't holy to me, but I can respect that they are to other people.
I'm another one that is bad to say Holy Hell as well. There is another curse word I used to really love to use that I've had to train myself not to use because I know it's offensive to believers.
All my kids are over 18 now so I've just given up on curbing my swearing. When they were younger I used Jimney Cricket, God Bless a Bullfrog, Mother Trucker, Son of a Bakerman...my kids would crack up because they knew what word I WANTED to say...their laughter would usually set me off to laughing and defuse whatever had caused the need for the swearing.
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Post by vicloo on Aug 6, 2014 19:02:06 GMT
Growing up I never heard curse words unless someone was MAD. So I associate profanity with anger. I get upset and even a bit scared when it is directed at me. And the gratuitous use makes me question some folks intelligence. Not saying I haven't used some curse words myself, when the situation called for it!
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 6, 2014 22:57:00 GMT
S&*t- sugar
S&*T together- poop in a group.
I also love the German cuss word for S&*t, but I cannot spell it.
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Post by peapodsista4 on Aug 7, 2014 2:40:39 GMT
I tend to just go with the less inflammatory "bad words". "Crap" and "Bastard" are my favorites. Me too. I also say fudgesicle a lot. I say fudgesicle too! I like to say shittlesticks!
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Post by littlefish on Aug 7, 2014 3:29:10 GMT
My mom always said shitake mushrooms.
I had an XBF in college that said shnert. I still bust that one out sometimes.
Son of a preacher man.
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Post by smokeynspike on Aug 7, 2014 3:31:44 GMT
I just swear. To me, saying a substitute swear word is no better than just swearing. LOL
Melissa
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Post by freebird on Aug 7, 2014 3:32:02 GMT
, sometimes I say mother lovin' instead of the alternative.
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Post by justmer on Aug 7, 2014 3:41:55 GMT
In front of my two year old my DIL would say cheese and rice, but when a two year old says cheese and rice it sounds just like JC.
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Post by Sassenach on Aug 7, 2014 3:59:17 GMT
I read somewhere that using swear words is actually a stress reliever. I am hoping to keep my blood pressure low by cursing. Edited to add: I found the article that says it relieves pain. Scientific American
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