Profanity

[RidgeHunter]

I work in fab shops with a bunch of vets. My dad works construction and my mom works for a trade union.

Anthony Bourdain's book has a section about kitchen language and how his biggest fear is saying "pass the f*cking turkey, c*cksucker" at Thanksgiving. I can relate.

The spieil about profanity being a sign of low intelligence is ********. David E. Petzal wrote a good article about this once.

 

[348]

I use profanity if I'm pissed or for pain control.

I should add that my pops was a sailor so I've inherited an extensive vocabulary.

"In the heat of battle my father wove a tapestry of obscenities that as far as we know is still hanging in space over Lake Michigan." ~ Ralph Parker

 

[3inSlugger]

I learned a lot of pinche profanity from my brother (Army for 8+ years) when I was a teenager working in a metal yard. I work in engineering currently, I won't use it in the office, but I soon as I hang out the chingatas in the field, I break it out Culero!
Depends on who I am around and where I am. There's a time and a place.

 

[dennishoddy]

I work in fab shops with a bunch of vets. My dad works construction and my mom works for a trade union.

Anthony Bourdain's book has a section about kitchen language and how his biggest fear is saying "pass the f*cking turkey, c*cksucker" at Thanksgiving. I can relate.

The spieil about profanity being a sign of low intelligence is ********. David E. Petzal wrote a good article about this once.

Ok, I have to respond with a story. After coming home from a couple of years overseas, my parents paid for a big dinner at a restaurant. All the relatives were there for the free meal which was their first priority, but when it came time to pass some dishes around the table, my time with the "boys" got the best of me. When I spoke a little loudly and asked if somebody could pass the fawking butter, it got dead silent at the table. After a pregnant pause, my grandmother (who had two sons in WWII and one in the Korean war) spoke up rather loudly and said "somebody pass that man the fawking butter!!". As she was a major Christian woman that was known to have a heavy hand on profanity in general among her sons, that was a shocking moment. I got the butter.

 

[Progun223]

I try not to cuss, but I cussed when a yellow jacket stung me yesterday.

 

[DavidMcmillan]

What's the big deal? It doesn't hurt anybody! ****, ****ity, **** **** ****!

No one is saying it's a big deal, but listen sometime and see it the words actually make any sense, or are we just saying them out of some misplaced habit.

 

[Free Trapper]

"In the heat of battle my father wove a tapestry of obscenities that as far as we know is still hanging in space over Lake Michigan." ~ Ralph Parker

Classic!

 

[MaddSkillz]

There's a flip side...

People Who Swear A Lot Tend To Be More Honest, Loyal And Upfront With Their Friends

 

[crrcboatz]

There's a flip side...

People Who Swear A Lot Tend To Be More Honest, Loyal And Upfront With Their Friends

So as someone who chooses not to use profanity, I am not as loyal, honest, and upfront to my friends as possibly you???????? Help me understand that statement, as you could not possibly know how I am on any of those 3 fronts!

 

[Poke78]

I wonder who decided crap was ok but **** is profanity, etc. I don't take the Lord's name in vain and I don't use profanity in certain places (work and home). I don't have a problem with it in general but I try to have the decency not to use it around people who are or might be offended by it.

People who are concerned about words and usage really ought to understand the ones they are using. I'll let you conduct your own research since it appears you are concerned enough to comment. Suffice it to say that "crap" and "s***" are not profanities. I'll let you discover the precise word for yourself.

BTW, this applies to all commenters in the thread, not just soonersfan. The quoted post just provided the best illustration of the point about precise language.