My second favorite word that starts with F is Friday.
My parents never used or allowed it but I went to work at a restaurant at 14 and construction at 16 so it kinda came naturally. Still don’t understand why people are so offended by it. The same folks offended by words are ok with actions I find offensive.

It’s a [bleep] sound, get over it you pussy!

Fuggin A!!!!!

Bad habit Jack, myself I try to be Christ like.
That's me?

There’s nothing in the Bible other than taking the lords name in vain?
Jesus could’ve cursed like a drunken sailor...

Jack,
As that originated in my high school days during the 70’s, it was simply an end-&-around ploy to say the F word whilst thinking “the old folks” had no clue. Cursing is an attitude & thoroughly exposes ones illiteracy. It’s not funny nor edifying. Paul stated in Ephesians I think, “Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth but such as is edifying for the moment.” Jesus told us, “...for every man will give an account for every word spoken.” Ultimately, Moses recorded in Deuteronomy,..”Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord in vain. For God will leave not leave him unpunished that takes His name in vain.”

If you think it’s funny or harmless, that’s your choice.

Yeah, Jack, you dumbfûck....it’s not good to fall short in life with vulgar language.

Be better !

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I find prosperity theology or the fact that the average salary in the US of a pastor was $99,000 when the average salary of all other occupations in the US was $40,000 a hell of a lot more offensive than the word “ass” or “[bleep]”.

JFC lighten up

Beav, I’m Fuggin trying.

my old lady gets upset with me for it, fugh her.

Bad nasty habit.

A couple times I have gotten a bit ticked off at the red light on the bypass.
And dropped The Big One. When our girls were little.

A quick adjustment,
"Did you see that duck?"

Lucky, the river is right there and ducks fly around a good bit.

I use it wayyy more than I like.

[bleep] it

No, HE couldn't. Shows a very poor command of the English language actually.

I’m sure there’s a Freudian explanation for my vulgarity.
Probably something to do with my deep rooted desire to highly offend societal norms due to my disdain for society at large and it’s hypocrisy(s) specifically.

It’s just a [bleep] word. This world has bigger problems and doesn’t need the holier than thou judging at every corner, just like JG, fake ass Christian.

Mine too. The kids laugh and say they’ve heard a helluva lot worse at school.

Good post. I Agee completely.

Eventually bible study will end for the evening, then rest of us can resume playing cards, smoking cigars, and calling each other vile names.

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And drinking!

You got my vote on that!

Never understood how A Man of God could live in a fancy personage,
utilities paid, car/clothing allowance, making 2-3 times his average
parishioner, and gfet up there pounding them to "give 'till it hurts".

I have one in mind. In the 80s he was living that life with a $50k salary.
At a time when few here made $10/hr. Average family still under $45k.
Plus, with a farming congregation, he rarely bought food.

When he retired in the 90s, they did a fundraiser, with the thermometer sign
showing progress out buy the road, to help him buy a house in retirement.

I hauled blacktop for his 1/2 mile driveway leading to a $300k house.

Always wondered if thats how one is supposed to $erve the Lord, and
$erve his fellow man?

PS. He really did preach the tithing sermon often, and did use the "til it hurts" line.

Never thought much good of that phugger disguised and a preacher!

The good guys left because of all the potty mouths

Cursing is different than cussing. Cussing is just language, to curse someone is based on intent to deny someone salvation, spiritual wellbeing, sunder from God.

Any judgment of another's salvation, even without 'cuss' words is a curse... and frowned on by God.

Kent

Why did your parents never want to say Friday?

Have we ever met?

At least someone understands.

Serious question. Please explain. It’s a sound. There are 7,102 languages in the world. I’m fluent in one and got a decent grasp of another. That means there are 7,100 more that I have no idea what the sounds mean, so by default I can’t be offended by the sounds they’re making. As long as my actions are pure why would my words be an issue?

I guess If we did we’d both remember? I know enough, read enough to know what you are.

I apologize. That was not my intention.

Riiiiiight........

Damn straight I’m right.

I am a simple man.

Most of the classy people I know curse very little, or not at all. It’s still a free country. Talk how you choose. Remember, though, that folks will draw conclusions about your character and intelligence based on your use of language.

It would be the first time.

I should edit the title of my OP. I cuss, not curse. I’d never seek to deny a person entrance to whatever wonderful afterlife they believe in.

I hate most people I’m exposed too, so their opinion of my character doesn’t weigh heavily upon me.

uh...no

"Surprisingly, the study found people with “swear word fluency” typically scored higher on IQ tests than those who were not well versed in swear words."

People Who Cuss Are Smarter, Funnier and Healthier

JG,
Turn the other cheek.

Here, here!

And all this time I thought it was the alcohol making me happier and more funny... who knew it was just the cursing!

Will do jack........that dude has mega-issues anyway.

Lol

There are some I feel could do a better job about getting there a little quicker.

Just an observation. I think you know what I mean.

Here’s my small take on church and pastor/preachers.

I’ve sat countless hours in pews, and I’ve seen and heard some incredible sermons that were designed to fleece a flock, or move a congregation to act or feel a certain way, that wasn’t IMO, Christ like.

Not judging....Just an informed observation. The last time my ass warmed a pew I watched a preacher hop around on his stage pleading for donations to improve upon the already massive and beautiful church. All while saying Jesus says, Jesus says, Jesus says.

In the back of the church a transient/homeless dude was seated and he started saying “Amen” after the preacher would say his Jesus says line of BS.

The Decons escorted the homeless dude out of the church. LMAO !

Amen

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I'll buy that. I see the distinction.

I totally agree Bob... let God sort them out, the sooner the better.

Kent

Smoking cigars?! July 1st we’re cleared to smoke weed here. Enjoy that tobacco Beav! LMAO!

I think your explanation is actually quite profound. Harsh language seems like a way to be edgy and sort of generally offensive. Shock value, if you will. Kind of a persona some choose to adopt. I don’t mean you personally, as I don’t know you, so no offense intended.

Discussion here: https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/15794440/1

People who use some profanity tend to be more intelligent and honest than people who never do. Less filtered.

I use it for emphasis and humor. I almost never use at AT someone. On the rare occasion that I do, it's someone who really needs to hear it.

Sometimes, it makes an emphasis that is needed or accentuated the humor of something.

Anecdotal Example: When I was 17 I was arrested for a DUI. My parents were divorced. I lived with my mother. My father had moved a couple thousand miles away for job reasons. My mother couldn't understand and thought I was just a bad person.

My father knew better. He called me up, and we talked about it. He paused and said: "You're a good person and you have a bright future. I know it will be that way. You're eventually going to stop f***ing up. Here's the thing: Why not make it now? Why wait a few more years or so? ..."

That was emphasis. If he had said "messing up," it wouldn't have had the same affect. His intent was pure and his impact was elevated. It helped me decide to stop f***ing up.

Profanity also can be hilarious on occasion.

Agreed.

I never cussed until I was about 4 years into a 40+ year construction occupation. Didn't think much one way or the other about others that did, just didn't.

My wife would let slip a word or two or more if pushed. She grew up in a different kind of household.

My daughter had decided early in life not to cuss. She tells the story of a coworker asking if she grew up in a house with no cussing because she never uttered a bad word.

Well, my dad's a construction worker...

Coworker answers... Oh, knowingly...

But my mom... she can talk flies off a gut pile...

Kent

Wow, that must be a hard way to live. I really can’t think of a single person I actually hate. A few I dislike a bit, I guess.

In my experience, most folks pushing the squeaky clean lifestyle have a chitload of skeletons in their closets and or are pretty rotten themselves.

Some folks are more expresive than others.

Some have had enough of the BS and just call em like they see em.

Yes, it can be a bad habit.

Psuedo intellects have tried to condemn some for the usage.

Just because you dont cuss, that doesnt mean you are smart or decent. Just means you dont cuss.

Do agree, that the power of words may be lost when over used.

That is phuuked up for sure.

I know who and what I am, Fuqk'em.

When I was a teen I fell in love with this girl and her father hated me and my long hair, I was never anything but polite to this man and he did everything to break us up. He finally succeeded by telling his daughter that he would never talk to her again if she continued to see me. a few years later she married a guy that beat the hell out of her several times, the last time he damn near killed her.

A few years after that I saw him and made a point to tell him that I had intended on marrying his daughter and taking care of her for the rest of her life but instead he fuqked all that up and damn near got his daughter killed. he hung his head, said nothing and walked away. I sincerely hope he suffered.

I understand she has remarried and I hope she is doing well, despite her father, she was a very selfless and giving person.

Moral of the story is, Don't judge a book by it's cover.

About fuqking time you caught on!

Spot on MH.
I know a lot of very capable, confident, intelligent people who cuss, mostly as you described. It's a fairly harmless way of relieving the tension of a situation or emphasizing a point.

We need a picture of you in long hair.

And a safety helmet, if possible.


LOL

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I have some nice religious neighbors that home school and dont cuss.

Two diff houses.

And while they seem to be really nice and simple folks.....all of them are as fuggin dumb as a post.

Really.

Damn near retarded. Charmed lives no doubt.

Proly the reward for not cussin.

Congrats on the charmed life! You’ve obviously never drank whiskey without a mixer/chaser.
#officelife

Once got grounded for two weeks when little baby sister accused me of saying the "F" word.

A week of tearful testimony finally revealed the "F" word I uttered to her was Fart.

I'm still pissed about that.

Who decided "Fuqk" was an unwholesome word?

Real simple.....know your audience.

Clean it up around the ladies n kiddos.

From what Im seeing nowadays, girls are worse than the boys language wise ( whites ).

The minorities are beyond horrible.

Lol, I asked my granddaughter one day in front of Grandma, "Who says naughty words more, Grandma or Papa"? without any hesitation she smiles and looks at Grandma and shouts "Grandma!"

There are 100% acceptable times, places, and audiences for using foul language.

You can tell a lot about someone if they actually understand and implement what I just said, above.

The long hair was cut off at about 19 and it all fell out at about 28. I don't do helmets but I do use a mouth guard...........

I smashed a top story window, accidentally, with my hammer while tearing out window trim.

Had the glass guy come out and replace the window. He’s gone 30 minutes and I bust the window out again with my hammer.

I launched that hammer through the window into the street while screaming Fûuuuuuckkkkkk !

Window guy came back the next day. Gave me 30% off the window for being a dipshît !

That F Bomb felt so right !

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I used to work in a large corporation.
In science groups it was pretty clean cut.

In manufacturing everybody cussed.

Odd, the little old ladies in the lab had a " swear jar ".
My adhesives expert came in one day and slapped a 5 on the table ( F word cost a quarter ).

It was gonna be a loud n funny day!

And they let him rant and rave and F bomb here and there.

See the little church ladies claimed offense, but that swear jar was what kept the candy dish full.

And most of the little church gals werent so little.

Hmmmmm

M

#highendrestaurants
#closingbigdeals

Yep - paraphrased.... Gotta read the room. A skill not enough people actually have.

U R A Phagg!
LMAO!
#lackscredibility

I should write a book, maybe, more like a pamphlet on where and when a cuss word should be used.

NY Times Best Sellers List for sure.

Beaver Be Rich !

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Constructive and intelligent. Congrats.

Bout time for me to walk to the office and tell all the supervisors theyre " fuggin worthless ".

I do it pretty often

They just yell at me and say " get the fugg out of our office "

Freakin?

U R Still A Phagg

Jesus wrote a book too.
#beavus

Well, Fück !

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My Pap use to ask me..."Grizz, why do you's have to cuss so much?" My Reply. " I likes cussing." The old man just shook his head and walked off...

What do you expect ? After all there's a lot of fake ass christians on here. Or piss poor if you'd prefer.

Exactly...

Vacations...

I've quit drinking, smoking & cursing......

Five minutes later: son-of-a-bîtçh, I've left my cigarettes at the bar again!

No clue why it took so long for this to show up.

Caution: language! If only obviously.

First saw the "F" word at about 4-5 years old, walking down the back street to the main drag where I grew up with Mom and Dad. Maybe to get a pizza or something. Painted in big red letters on a loading dock on the back of a building there. Seemed like letters as tall as I was. I was a compulsive reader even at that age, and was taught "phonics", so I sounded it out in my little kid's brain, then asked the folks what does F,,K mean?

I think I got whacked and some soap to taste when we got home and told to never say that again.

The old man rarely used much more than "damn, Jesus Mary and Joseph, and very very very rarely gotdammit.

Me, I turned pro before high school.

Was working on a car in the driveway of a place the wife and I were renting, maybe a year or two after we got together. I let loose with a string of expletives the likes of which are rarely heard nowadays.

She remarked "I have never heard anyone string together so many different cuss words in one sentence. And it even made sense"

That my fellows, is the way to cuss when needed.

Having read the whole thread, I assume you had a reason - that some issue or idea prompted you to create that OP. Kindly explain why you posted that and what you were seeking to accomplish. Thanks..

Me too but I can't figure out how to drive that last fuggin nail.


mike r

I totally agree with this.

I thought the only words not to use was God's name in vain. No worship of idols.

male bovine feces.

that just don't ring!

Nice story. Should've had a haircut and a bath, hippie. JK bro'. Your story is familiar, but the girl's dad hated gooks. Ended up knocked up and marrying a two-bit soldier in the Irish mob. Rosanne killed herself with heroin before she turned 40. She was my first love @ 15. Rest easy, Rosy.

New Moderator?

People who cruse nearly every time they speak seem like Jr high-school kids in the locker room trying to sound "grown up". Obviously they are not.

They seem very juvenile and unintelligent, as if they were stunted, yet they don't know it and have no idea how idiotic they sound. It's not the "f-word" or some trashy words said when they fit the circumstance that is telling, but the fact they can't seem to communicate without them. I know some boys and a few girls who can't tell you how to make pan-cakes or give directions to a corner market without trying to impress you with cruse words said 1-4 times in every sentence.

It may be other things.......but it's not impressive.

They sound like un-parented 12 year old ghetto rats. As if they aspire to someday be "as cool" as a 12 year old from Harlem, a street rat who could have a father chosen from any one of 70 males who used their willing mother. No one ever taught them any better and they seem to think being that low is an accomplishment.
Nothing like "setting the bar high" huh?

Lots news about Harlem in Wyoming?

I don’t curse around people I don’t know, never around children. I do not say the GD word. It seems like all my friends curse, men and women. I seems hard to express how I feel without an F bomb thrown in.

Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

https://www.sciencealert.com/swearing-is-a-sign-of-more-intelligence-not-less-say-scientists


HUMANS
Swearing Is Actually a Sign of More Intelligence - Not Less - Say Scientists
RICHARD STEPHENS, THE CONVERSATION
2 FEBRUARY 2017

The use of obscene or taboo language - or swearing, as it’s more commonly known - is often seen as a sign that the speaker lacks vocabulary, cannot express themselves in a less offensive way, or even lacks intelligence.

Studies have shown, however, that swearing may in fact display a more, rather than less, intelligent use of language.

While swearing can become a habit, we choose to swear in different contexts and for different purposes: for linguistic effect, to convey emotion, for laughs, or perhaps even to be deliberately nasty.

Psychologists interested in when and why people swear try to look past the stereotype that swearing is the language of the unintelligent and illiterate.

In fact, a study by psychologists from Marist College found links between how fluent a person is in the English language and how fluent they are in swearing.

The former - verbal fluency - can be measured by asking volunteers to think of as many words beginning with a certain letter of the alphabet as they can in 1 minute.

People with greater language skills can generally think of more examples in the allotted time. Based on this approach, the researchers created the swearing fluency task. This task requires volunteers to list as many different swear words as they can think of in 1 minute.

By comparing scores from both the verbal and swearing fluency tasks, it was found that the people who scored highest on the verbal fluency test also tended to do best on the swearing fluency task. The weakest in the verbal fluency test also did poorly on the swearing fluency task.

What this correlation suggests is that swearing isn’t simply a sign of language poverty, lack of general vocabulary, or low intelligence.

Instead, swearing appears to be a feature of language that an articulate speaker can use in order to communicate with maximum effectiveness. And actually, some uses of swearing go beyond just communication.

Let's not be silly - moderation not a mode around here most of the time. Maybe try reading just what is there - the inquiry is simple - asking about motivation and any expectations.

What's it worth? Typical article from some Psycho - first para sets an assumed stage ("it often seems") and second para opens the gambit ("studies have shown - - - may in fact") and then on to the theory presented toward convincing.

Normal SUP-SUP principle at work.

Cussing is always appropriate in life or death situations, moving heavy objects that take all of ones strength, breaking nuts loose from corroded bolts, or throwing down the gloves prior to a fist fight.

I do not, however, appreciate cussing in common language as it looses it's effectiveness and I never appreciate hearing a lady cuss.

Carry on!

Jack, WTF ya crazy arsed MF, sometimes you just piss me off !

Cheers;

Well, folks, if you are talking of the Lord's name in vain, just don't do it.

Haven’t said the GD word in 5 years, not since I locked myself out of the house when I was on crutches for the third or fourth time. The spare key is down by the barn on a tree, exhausted me to go down there on them SOB’s. It had been at least ten years before that.

But there's something about the word itself that just feels good when you rip it off like you mean it. It's special, what else can be screamed to the heavens so effectively? I mean, even animals register the percussive vibe.

Fugggg all Y'all

^^^^^^^^^

When I was young ,you didn't hear it very often. Now its where's my fuggn, what ever. Or just fugg that, who cares! So fugg it!

exactly..........

Wabi is over thinking it

JFC, there are a bunch of judgemental priques on here. Were I as delicate I would search out a more refined group of old bidtches with whom to sip my tea.

GFY


mike r

God’s true name isn’t “God” it’s Yahweh amongst other titles. I dont see how saying GD is taking the lord’s name in vain. At least not in a literal sense.

I doubt God plays word games. I think he’s more concerned about the heart. I wouldn’t count on slipping by on a technicality. The “big two” commandments are enough for me to struggle with.

In vain means using his name to con, profit from, be insincere to control others... those fake TV evangelists are a perfect example.

Kent

I’ve never tried Amberlour.

What’s your thoughts on it, DickFace?

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Don’t be such a pussy, mike...Drink Sanka, instead of tea.

Grins

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That Sanka be debbill jooce!!!


mike r

Sip sanka and listen to paul anka

I've never understood the constant use of the "f" word except for using it for the real meaning. I lived in Baton Rouge back in the early 90's. It seemed like you weren't able to grow out of puberty unless you could use it five times in the same sentence. To some it was more of a competition to who could use it the most and how creative they could be with it.

Now that we got this all worked out, can the good guys come back?

Personally, I don’t find cussin’ offensive. I do find back stabbing, lying, cheating, and phuukin’ people over offensive, but not cussin’.

Absolutely!

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Word

The f bomb is a multipurpose word.
It's Awesome!!!!!

Quit telling us what to do god damnit!

20-30x a day minimum.....



One of my favorite words...lol

It all depends on the inflection.

Like "dude".

Dude?

Dude!

and there's more but I can't type inflection very well.

"Class" is not always what it's cracked up to be.

Same goes for "classy" people.

I've met a few really "classy" jerks.

True:

Fugg me to tears

Fugg me.......

Fugg me!! PLEASE!

Right? It can be a noun, a verb, an adverb, a personal pronoun; it's very utilitarian. And Patton did pretty well with it in his chosen occupation.

"my father worked in profanity the way other artist worked with clay or oils.....it was his true median, a master

First time I've opened this thread, after reading the first few posts I was rapidly scrolling through the pages to see if this video had been posted, ya beat me to it..f_uckin a...

If Jesus Christ had Down syndrome you’re doing a great job.

Taking the Lord's name in vain has nothing to do with exclaiming "Jesus fugking Christ" after hitting your finger with a hammer or saying "god damnit" when you drop your car keys. But of course 90% of the idiots that fill up those big buildings every Sunday morning will gleefully tell you it's a sin.

It isn't.

Taking the Lord's name in vain means you're using people's faith and belief in God to do evil things. Examples of this would be convincing minors to suck your dick in the name of the Lord (Dave Koresh) or to swindle people out of their money (Jimmy Swaggart) or to commit heinous acts by presenting yourself as a prophet that can communicate with God directly (Jim Jones.) It can also mean to blaspheme God. i.e. "He is not the one true God."

If people actually read the God damned Bible, they would know this type of schit.

This is the same guy that has to pee sitting down because his wife says so.

LOL

Or, duck is a dumb fugk!

LOL

Correct.

It's pretty good, khungtieface, you should use it to take your midol !

I’ll get a bottle....Of both

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Yep, couldn't agree more.

I try not to cuss around women & children.

Happens sometimes, but very rare.

YES, once again GFY very appropriate. I'm starting a campaign to make GFY a national slogan. who's with me.

MAGA GFY!

I was 8 the first time I heard the F word . it was 1945 when my uncles came home from WWII .. I wondered why they were saying that word..I always used SOAB until then.

Best sheit ever written here 🤣🤣🤣

I don't trust a mf'er that don't cuss.

Mashed potatoes are good. They're even better with salt & pepper. Same thing with language.

First time I said "schitt" in front of mom is when dad and I got home from my first deer camp ever. I got "the look" from the old man. Didn't happen again until high school or first year of college. Good times.

I use it a number of times every day, mostly to myself or in traffic. I don't give a [bleep] what the bible thumpers say. If God is going to lock the door to heaven because I cuss, I don't want to be there anyway.

WTF is an F-bomb?

It often amazes folks to find out I never served in our country’s navy.


Amazing what home study can accomplish.

I can however alter my language to suit the environment

As for here on the fire F you guys.

Fuqk You!!

Someone starts by saying he/she does not understand why other people are offended by his/her use of the F word, and tells them to get over it. The replies are diverse – ranging from it’s OK – it’s nobody’s business – I don't trust or won’t associate with anyone who does not use it – it exposes illiteracy and indicates low class – you should not use it in certain circumstances – nasty habit and shows you have no self-control – it is not Christ-like and indicates sinfulness, etc., etc..

More analytical (maybe) types chose to give rather elaborate interpretation of Scripture (maybe self-serving?) – cite scientific studies claiming that use of the F word indicates superior intellect – say it’s offensiveness is the same as prosperity theology – doesn’t deserve holier than thou judging – explain the difference between cussing and cursing – handy way to be edgy, defy societal norms and attack hypocrisy – those who don’t like it are fake-ass Christians (that is forbidden judging and is cursing according to a definition) – and so forth.

What’s new? Most expect the freedom to say anything they wish. Some wish to offend with speech. Others choose to not listen to vulgarity. Some say it is good for their expression. Some say it denotes low character.

Some say it is none of your business if I use it, but it is my business to put you down you if you don’t like it. Some want to use the “literature” to support it, some want to redefine certain literature for similar reasons. Some who use it seem defensive and need/seek justification. Others see no available justification. Etc.

I do wonder about the intent of the OP and what may have been expected.

Fuqk you to, mf'er 🤣🤣🤣

You must like to type. Which is funny because no one pays attention to your essays.

LOL


mike r

Knowing Jack, it was designed to illicit responses that would eventually lead to a summation.

Congrats !

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The song "Shut your fugging face uncle phugger" just wouldn't be the same without it.

I'd pay to see a cage match type-off between CCCC and Seafire.

You're a boner biting bastard Uncle Fugger....

Obviously, you paid. And, you are incorrect - I dislike typing. I do sometimes enjoy helping fools expose themselves. Congrats.

Probably you don't have enough $$ to generate that - i dislike typing and would not engage any contests - not worth your money.

Thanks! I did ask the OP person a while back. Summarized in my head as I read through the posts - thought "OK, let's post a summary - outside chance it will ring some bell or scratch some itch - maybe the OPer's"

I simply wondered how human beings become socially conditioned to be offended by a sound. The ear hears buck, cuck, duck, luck, muck, puck, ruck, suck, tuck, yuk and it’s all good, but [bleep] is offensive?

I cuss too much I guess.


Especially around women and children.


Mostly around my women and children though....in my defense.

Pretty obtuse answer. You gonna react the same when someone flips your wife the bird as you would with a friendly wave? After all, it’s just a gesture.

You have got to be one of the highest, typed character, per post replied on here.

Educator?

Hypocrisy is the rub.

Cursing/Pox is something a witch/wizard or some other hell bound fu-kstick professes to do.

Cussing/Swearing is what i do on a daily basis.

That’s a ridiculous comparison.

The same could be said about a word and the context of it’s use.

Great looking pups...Who bred your bitch? Vs. Your wife’s a hot bitch, I’d like to breed her.

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He’s taught school for 68 years.

Says he has students 80 years old come up to him in Ace Hardware where he works now to say “hi”

Been at Ace for 29 years

Rebuilt motor home transmissions for 42 years after he left the school sys

Calling the spoken word just “a sound” ignores that it is intended to communicate an idea. A gesture, likewise, is more than a hand movement. The OP will get it. He’s not a moron.

Edited to add: Your point about context is well taken. I agree.

You’re making this about the intention of a word. Which, obviously, can be used passively or aggressively.

The majority here, speaking against the swear words, aren’t speaking about how the word is being used, but, rather it’s being used at all.



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Didn’t see your edit until after I posted.

All good, here.

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Oh, get a room you fugging [bleep].

In the long run it can be better to just cuss and get it over with Jim.

Let me explain myself.

(The following is a 100% true life story)

Way back when I was in my late 20's, I took in 2 disadvantaged youths.
They'd come from fcked up homes with fcked up parents.
They were both in their mid-teens, It seemed all they needed was a roof over their heads some food and a little guidance to get along in life.

Both were in good physical shape and strong.
I was feverishly flippin' old houses at the time and figured I could get cheap labor while teaching these boys a trade, win,win.

Right away I found nothing could pizz me off more than 2 wayward teen boys, I had a tendency to cuss at them as a result.

Like you Jim, I felt bad about it.
Calling a kid who might not really know who their father might be a little basterd or a son of a bitch was just wrong.
I had to get away from it, I had to righten my ways.

I decided I needed a strong key word that could replace every cuss word in my vocabulary. It had to be a good word and I had to be able to commit it to permanent memory.

I thought long and hard on what word would work and I came up with 'Cowboy',
The word 'Cowboy' holds special meaning, it's emotionally burned into me.

You see, I had this gal staying at the house once that had a cat named 'Cowboy' that she dearly loved, I'm not much on cats but she came with the cat and at the time she seemed worth putting up with a cat to have her around.

All was well up until one snowy azzed day when I was backing the truck outta the yard to run into town and ran over her cat.

I didn't even know I'd run him over until I got back from town and seen him laying in the track my truck had left in the snow.

Cowboy was dead as a hammer and there was no denying I'd killed him.

I scarfed him up and took him up into the treeline to hide him.

This was my first mistake.

I already felt bad about killing him and lieing about it then I had to spent the next two days feeling worse as I watched this gal try to find him.

I fessed up, told her what had happened, I came clean.

Then she wanted me to go get him so we could bury him. Fair enough, I grabbed a old boot box tossed it in the truck and headed up to where I'd tossed him in the timber.
Soon as I got close to the spot I knew I was in trouble, there was pieces of cat everywhere. The coyotes had gotten to him and there was cat fur all over the place.

I drove around a little bit thinking of what to do.
Finally I decided and grabbed an appropriate sized rock, wrapped it in a old shirt and put it in the box.

Thank God she didn't want to see him, we buried the rock in the box just off the driveway and made a wooden cross with RIP Cowboy on it.

I'd lied again.

I'm reminded of this double lie I told every time I return to that property and drive by the rock in the box to this day.

I'll never forget 'Cowboy', that was my word that would replace all cuss words.

I used it for years, it worked marvelously with the boys, they didn't have a clue what was on my mind when I'd scream 'Cowboy' when I'd bitch them out.
It actually worked way to well.

You see, years later, myself and a couple other investors bought a apartment complex that had a swimming pool.

I go cruising by one day to check on the place and the guy we had managing it told me about half our pool furnishings had been stolen the night before.

I took a walk around, all the apartments had sliding glass doors in the back and you could pretty much see into most the units. Didn't take long and I see all our stuff in this apartment, tables, lounge chairs, regular chairs, all of it.
I was pizzed, I hate being stolen from, I headed around to the front door and loudly pounded on it.

This heavy set, African American young man answered the door.
I went off, I told him to get our stuff back to the pool ASAP. He came back with a smartazzed reply.
I blew my top, first words outta my mouth were "LISTEN COWBOY" and off on a rant I went.
Our furnishings made their way back to the pool area.

Two weeks later I got a certified letter in the mail, I was being sued.

It was from the lawyer father of the heavy set African American, pool furniture stealing youth.
I recognized the name right away, he mailed his sons rent payment in the same envelope every month.
He was suing me for verbally attacking his son with racial slurs.

He figured the term 'Cowboy' was referencing his fat azzed sons weight condition (cow) and the fact that he was black as the ace of spades (boy) which was a popular racial term in the day.

I had to hire a lawyer.

Just to keep a long story short, we all got together for a preliminary legal meeting and hashed it out.
I told the same story I've told here and had one of the boys I'd called 'Cowboy' for years and even photos of the cross over the fckin' cats grave with me for the meeting.

The truth set me free.

So Jim, in the long run just cuss and get it over with, just never tell a lie.

A lot of foul mouthed old men here.

You might be correct - but I don't tally such aspects - simply have a penchant for trying to get it right, fully described/explained. And, vocabulary exercise is refreshing. Sometimes inadvertently feeds the odd and ugly needs of who those who like to pick nits or try to degrade others.

This guy must be miserable - usually trying to be the class clown but, typically, failing to cover his deficiencies with the deprecatory comments. Makes stuff up, apparently trying for effect through exaggeration and lying. Usually tries to tell you what someone said - but lies - they never did. I did work with a lot of folks in various settings - some of those educational - enough to discern that a guy like this is a sorry mess. Some here seem to appreciate him - all well and good. Once saw written on a chalkboard - "you are what you consume".

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Thanks for the reply and explanation. Beaver10 had a thought, but apparently missed the mark with regard to your purpose. Observation of the various posts has been interesting.

I am not smart enough to explain what you wonder "how" but, in general, people condition themselves to social norms, behavior standards, higher aspirations, social niceties, etc., etc. through the strength of efforts by loving parents/families and the qualities/influences of those they choose to be their friends. Sometimes their spiritual beliefs have such influences. For certain, we all are free to make our choices, set our own discretionary standards, display who we are, etc. "telle est la vie humaine"

Thanks, again, for explaining.

Unique - maybe the kids will send me one for Fathers' Day.

What a stupid statement. What kind of ghetto hell do you live in?

Talk like that in a Court room and see what it gets you.

Odd post. Seems like it's not in the "reading" - it's in the interpretation and personal understanding. The relative quality of such may give what you ultimately cite.

Realize that you’re replying to Flave, the drunkard and it all becomes clear as to how and why.

The fact that some of you retards are ignorant to how sharp he is, is never not amusing.

I never heard a grown man use the f word until I went out west and started working ranches in my teens. Plenty of [bleep] and damn, but never fugk.

Gotta admit I use it more often than I ought to.

Uhh, yeah, gruff. That unrewarded genius stuff.

Drinking buddies unite !!

Exactly. When I stub my toe on the wife’s tread mill at 3am trying to let the stupid dog out and yell “Fugg!” I’m not talking about intercourse. When I say “no [bleep]?” I’m not talking about a bowel movement. When one the idiots on the crew hits my brand new truck with the forklift and I yell out “GOD DAMNIT!!!” (True story by the way) I’m not asking God to damn him.

Maybe I am quite ignorant about some things, but have never doubted that the fellow is sharp. Having sharp tools and quick skills is one thing, how they are applied is another.

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One of the most versatile words in the English language.

You’re absafuckinglutely welcome, Jack!

Old Coot,

Show me where Wabigoon made a comment relating to profanity in a court room.

Thanks.

It’s “odd” to you because you’re slow.

I generally choose my words reasonably carefully, so if I perchance manage to be profane it is because I really mean it.

I don't care.

I don't care what people do or say.

I don't care what others think of me or how I did it.

If I did, and listened to all those blowhards, I wouldn't be where I am today.

Phugg em.

You should have just called the cops and had the groid busted.

Holy epic saga. I had to take a piss break while reading all that.

Lot of difference between "fugk" and "fugk you" and most fugkin know it.

It’s a part of language. Like most any language, it can be artful and it can be coarse.

One of the funniest stories I’ve heard was told to me by a man to whom Jesus appeared and spoke.
Rest assured that Jesus does in fact drop F bombs.

Andrew Yang drops a curse word in church....Oopsie


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Twitter has their Wabi - goons too.

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Class, it's kind of like "attractive". Somewhat nebulous in meaning. Very subjective.

If one is offended by "naughty words"

One might just scroll by this post quickly.

Don't peek.

Hahaha!

You passed on a opportunity to stop reading it and came back and finished it?

You're a glutton for punishment.

Just my first thoughts whe I read Jim's post.

No lies then no inventive stories. Kind of like when I went to school it was in the snow and was up hill both ways. No aliens here today.

I've honestly learned and understand more about religion from posts like this on this very site, than I did in two years of confirmation.

Of course, when you're 14 and have Stacie R. rubbing your balls with her stocking foot under the table for two hours every Wednesday night, you don't pay much attention to what the Pastor is trying to teach you....

Good. If the subject (religion) were banished from this wide open discussion forum...as some would have it...you wouldn’t have even seen the edifying posts to which you referred. I gain some valuable insight from guys here...including those who normally don’t routinely post on the religious threads, and including those who don’t profess to be Christians...there are some insightful men here.

Weird name for a preacher, stacie.

Gruff! The lightening! God Dammit! The lightening!!

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