tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009912368962227337.post2146008834741110263..comments2023-06-04T05:30:22.619-05:00Comments on Two Kinds of People: Oh Curses, Foiled Again*Susan Bearmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14991968368214219371noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009912368962227337.post-52511568497687346892009-03-05T20:49:00.000-06:002009-03-05T20:49:00.000-06:00Great post! I'm not anti-swearing at all and, like...Great post! I'm not anti-swearing at all and, like you, "stupid" gets a stronger reaction from me than a curse word. And I learned early that "shut up" is the biggest no-no word of all.Stimeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09685801693683588805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009912368962227337.post-40516918218335962582009-02-24T22:04:00.000-06:002009-02-24T22:04:00.000-06:00This is my first visit...what a great idea for a b...This is my first visit...what a great idea for a blog! I love it! I guess there are two kinds of people in the world...those who read your blog, and those who don't. :)Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316677018586769316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009912368962227337.post-51967973769682278572009-02-24T13:19:00.000-06:002009-02-24T13:19:00.000-06:00There are no words that are off-limits in the real...There are no words that are off-limits in the real world. Culturally, we decided the f-word was forbidden, so of course we find it explosive when used in social situations. We break a taboo and express anger all at the same time. A two-fer. The word itself is full of hard sounds. Like c-u-t - it sounds like what it is. Sometimes a situation is so egregious no other word will do.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand quick insults responded to quickly take skill. Shakespeare used words that reflected his love of language. They were thought out for plays and I doubt street folks knew the unabridged version of an insult - or a compliment - written by the Bard. <BR/><BR/>Most people nowadays barely read or even know about a variety of literature or philosophy or poetry. So how can language be other than a longer text message?<BR/><BR/>We hurry, we speak and write in shorthand so other more acceptable four letter words s***,d***, h*** and even f*** now and then come in handy - it sure saves time explaining how we feel.Sue Roupphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14730575512668254629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009912368962227337.post-73403365954489591742009-02-13T06:33:00.000-06:002009-02-13T06:33:00.000-06:00This is a great site...glad you visited so I could...This is a great site...glad you visited so I could do the same..<BR/><BR/>I loved to swear most of my life and just recently began choosing better words and it feels great...<BR/><BR/>Cute post...take care...<BR/><BR/>Dorothy from grammology<BR/>grammology.comDorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03181570769074774554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009912368962227337.post-65464650026736401702009-02-04T09:53:00.000-06:002009-02-04T09:53:00.000-06:00A few choice insults that still make me laugh…A fi...A few choice insults that still make me laugh…<BR/>A fiend of mine, while in line at some fast food restaurant witnessed two women arguing. One was working behind the counter, one was a customer. The customer screamed, "you bitch!". The other replied, "The bitch is in your image!". We still laugh about it.<BR/>Another incident comes to mind when my brother called me a bed wench! I finally learned how hard his head actually was when I broke my mother's turkey platter over it. There was no damage done, not even a bruise. He had gotten the insult from a book he was reading in class and thought it would be amusing to try it out on me. We still laugh about that one as well.Renhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10657038566691845450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009912368962227337.post-77361537020181415872009-02-03T10:58:00.000-06:002009-02-03T10:58:00.000-06:00Very funny and yet true to the point.Very funny and yet true to the point.Kennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06108957859299371365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3009912368962227337.post-91034292967158431252009-02-02T22:11:00.000-06:002009-02-02T22:11:00.000-06:00I also used to tell my students that using the sam...I also used to tell my students that using the same old curse words was a kind of sloppiness, since there were so many other more expressive ways of conveying your meaning. <BR/><BR/>Ha. Motherhood gave me Tourette's.Cindy Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299125143192251898noreply@blogger.com