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Bufferkiller
08-22-2008, 05:07 PM
Gosh
Darn
Dang
Heck
Fudge
F-bomb
A-hole
Gosh Darn/Dang
Shoot
Crap
Mother Effer
Freaking

and the list goes on.

Can someone please explain to me why it is okay to say these words in place of the others, when THEY MEAN THE SAME GODDAMN THING?!

Seriously.

My brother Richard wasn't allowed to say darn or gosh when he was a kid because it was no different than saying damn or God in a negative way. It made sense. In fact, it was the only thing his parents did that made any fucking sense.

So why do so many people think that one word for shit is better than another word for shit? Why get in a huff over someone smashing their finger in a door and screaming "OUCH! SHIT! THAT FUCKING HURT!" and not caring if they scream in the same tone "OUCH! SHOOT! THAT FREAKING HURT!"?

It just doesn't make any sense to me.
biggin_junglism
08-22-2008, 05:19 PM
when you change a perjorative to another word it loses some of it's offensiveness. it's one way to neuter foul language so to speak.
Bufferkiller
08-22-2008, 05:22 PM
No it doesn't. It still means the same damn thing. It's like teaching a child that it is wrong to hit someone with a sneaker, but okay to hit them with a sandal since it isn't as heavy.
Dylan
08-22-2008, 08:47 PM
hahaha what a fantastic similie!
Bufferkiller
08-23-2008, 02:03 PM
My children will be allowed to use any swear word they want, just as long as they honestly feel that it is absolutely necessary to what they are trying to say.
Mandy
08-23-2008, 08:07 PM
dont forget
SON OF A BEE STING!
and
SHUT THE FRONT DOOR
Bufferkiller
08-23-2008, 08:17 PM
I did not know shut the front door!

One of Shy's friends does the swearing if it is absolutely necessary thing with her son. He knows they are adult words and bad, even though adults use them, but he also knows that sometimes they are necessary in expressing what you are trying to say. I met him and played cars and Legos for a few hours and talked endlessly about Teen Titans and Ben10 and Spongebob. He's very well behaved and they haven't had an issue with him swearing yet.

I never asked what they thought was absolutely necessary, but I'm willing to bet having your hand shut in a door or stubbing your toe (the bad ones that make Jesus swear) would be necessary for a "fuck!" "dammit!" or "Goddamn!"

I know I wouldn't get upset if they used them for a reason like that or to describe the size of 50 foot pencil sharpener. They can say it's big, and I'll think it's the size of someone's head, but if they say it's fucking huge, I'm going to know it is really Goddamn big.
TrancyGirl
08-23-2008, 08:24 PM
Gosh
Darn
Dang
Heck
Fudge
F-bomb
A-hole
Gosh Darn/Dang
Shoot
Crap
Mother Effer
Freaking

and the list goes on.

Can someone please explain to me why it is okay to say these words in place of the others, when THEY MEAN THE SAME GODDAMN THING?!

Seriously.



i was allowed to use those words as a kid-- minus crap, mother effer and a-hole.

my best friends growing up weren't allowed to say any of those because they DO mean the same thing-

my didn't like it when i said "sucks"... she would always look at me with an evil eye and ask, "it sucks WHAT!?!?!"

and i would be like all... "lolipops!?!"
Dylan
08-23-2008, 08:39 PM
My mother was pretty stern on cursing when I was real young but got over it quickly. My father was totally random, sometimes I could say "What the fuck?" or something to that effect and conversation would continue as usual. Other times I would say the same thing and in his thick Brooklyn accent he'd say something like "Watch ya fuckin' mouth!" and I'd perhaps catch a wallop upside the head... :shifty:
Bufferkiller
08-23-2008, 08:55 PM
i was allowed to use those words as a kid-- minus crap, mother effer and a-hole.

my best friends growing up weren't allowed to say any of those because they DO mean the same thing-

my didn't like it when i said "sucks"... she would always look at me with an evil eye and ask, "it sucks WHAT!?!?!"

and i would be like all... "lolipops!?!"

My brother Richard was the only person I knew that didn't say those. He said he wasn't supposed to, but his parents let him do ANYTHING he wanted, so it wasn't like he really wasn't allowed.

I had an art teacher that changed my life. She was the teacher that meant so much to me while I was in school, that if I am ever able to get one of my books published, the first one will be dedicated to her.

But it wasn't always like that. When she first transferred to my school, she didn't care too much for me. Our first encounter was her catching me saying something sucked. She told me not to say it. I told I had to say something sucked if it indeed sucked. To which she replied with, "Well then, what does it suck?" I responded with, "The Big One" and she asked me what exactly was the big one. I got quiet, looked around, tilted my head forward and whispered, "Won't you get in trouble for discussing my penis in class?"

I spent a week in ISS.

My mother was pretty stern on cursing when I was real young but got over it quickly. My father was totally random, sometimes I could say "What the fuck?" or something to that effect and conversation would continue as usual. Other times I would say the same thing and in his thick Brooklyn accent he'd say something like "Watch ya fuckin' mouth!" and I'd perhaps catch a wallop upside the head... :shifty:

With the exception of the fifth grade (I think everyone swears like a retarded sailor in the fifth grade), I didn't swear. I wasn't against it, I just didn't do it. Kind of took pride in being as fucked up as I was, and yet I didn't swear.

Then when my mom adopted me (17 at the time) and I moved in with her and my brothers, I was the only one that didn't. She insisted that something was wrong with a man my age that didn't "cuss" and use vulgar language.

It took her three months to turn me into the foul-mouthed son of a bitch you all know and love. Though I tell most people that I can't help but swear since I was in the military. It's all part of the training and what-not. Figured it was better than telling everyone that my mom made me do it.
TrancyGirl
08-23-2008, 09:45 PM
But it wasn't always like that. When she first transferred to my school, she didn't care too much for me. Our first encounter was her catching me saying something sucked. She told me not to say it. I told I had to say something sucked if it indeed sucked. To which she replied with, "Well then, what does it suck?" I responded with, "The Big One" and she asked me what exactly was the big one. I got quiet, looked around, tilted my head forward and whispered, "Won't you get in trouble for discussing my penis in class?"

I spent a week in ISS.





HA!! that is great.
Bufferkiller
08-25-2008, 12:59 PM
It's great because it's true. :)
th3puppetmaster
09-01-2008, 10:20 AM
HA!! that is great.

thats...amazingly hilarious hahahaha
Bufferkiller
09-01-2008, 01:35 PM
Amazingly? Like it's so funny it's amazing, or it's amazing that I have a funny story? Because I've got A LOT of stories. I'm awesome like that. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/bufferkiller/Smileys/SMOKINGPIMP.gif
TrancyGirl
09-01-2008, 01:39 PM
Amazingly? Like it's so funny it's amazing, or it's amazing that I have a funny story? Because I've got A LOT of stories. I'm awesome like that. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/bufferkiller/Smileys/SMOKINGPIMP.gif

its not always about you. He quoted ME. It is amazing that I think it is hilarious. duh. ;)
Bufferkiller
09-01-2008, 01:48 PM
its not always about you. He quoted ME. It is amazing that I think it is hilarious. duh. ;)

That is pretty amazing, because EVERYONE knows it is ALWAYS about me. Always. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/bufferkiller/Smileys/SMOKINGPIMP.gif
th3puppetmaster
09-01-2008, 03:59 PM
its not always about you. He quoted ME. It is amazing that I think it is hilarious. duh. ;)

though that wasnt my initial intent, i am totally going with this option
Bufferkiller
09-01-2008, 04:03 PM
It is always about me. :mad:
th3puppetmaster
09-01-2008, 07:28 PM
It is always about me. :mad:

*hugs buffer*
it will be ok ^.^
Bufferkiller
09-01-2008, 07:51 PM
Duh! I'm the most awesome midget in the whole Goddamn Universe!
th3puppetmaster
09-01-2008, 07:52 PM
haha, you got that right :P
Bufferkiller
09-01-2008, 08:00 PM
I know. :)
Taishi
10-27-2008, 04:27 AM
Duh! I'm the most awesome midget in the whole Goddamn Universe!
goddamnit you are not a midget you are a fucking dwarf!! or a GNOME!! either way im either gonna toss your dwarf ass or punt your gnome ass across the yard if you call your self a midget one more fucking time. I'm fine with swearing but lying is wrong and has consequences you god damned peanut licking son of sasquatch and medeuas
Sarah
10-28-2008, 12:03 PM
ive always wondered that myself (going back to the 1st post)

my parents never liked it when i said screwed

now i talk like a sailor :o
Bufferkiller
10-29-2008, 04:19 PM
I love sentence enhancers. They get me hard.
Bufferkiller
11-09-2008, 07:03 PM
Uh oh!
Bufferkiller
11-15-2008, 06:06 PM
We do, do we? I think today we will discuss my huge ass balls. Yeah, that's right, I have ass balls. I have glorious ass balls that I would like to share with the world.
atlkid
11-15-2008, 06:24 PM
We do, do we? I think today we will discuss my huge ass balls. Yeah, that's right, I have ass balls. I have glorious ass balls that I would like to share with the world.



hahahahaha :hahaha:you are too damn funny
Bufferkiller
11-15-2008, 06:31 PM
I know. Now shutup.