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| What do you say instead of cussing
Posted: 6/25/2006 4:38:43 PM | | BOOGER!! I think I got it from the Monty Python Spanish Inquisition skit. Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! | |
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| What do you say instead of cussing
Posted: 6/25/2006 5:38:40 PM | Ha ha ha..as i try to control those urges to swear like a sailor..gosh darn it, fuuuudge nut sundae, son of a bun, oooooooooooh..it's a challenge!  | |
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| What do you say instead of cussing
Posted: 6/25/2006 7:24:27 PM | My curse word is crumbs. seems to work for me. I might save the other more dramatic cuss words for the bedroom Just kidding...lmao | |
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| What do you say instead of cussing
Posted: 6/26/2006 6:45:49 PM | Freakin'
Frell
Dren
Holy Schneikes
I'd say Freakin' is the most used. But I don't generally cuss that often. And when I do, it's usually heat of the moment, and the full word (whichever that may be) comes out before I realize it. Like the time my brother shot me in the crotch with a paintball. I did NOT say "dren" or "schneikes". | |
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| What do you say instead of cussing
Posted: 6/26/2006 9:08:33 PM | RSwindol,
The point is there are certain locations/situations where you don't want to blurt out a curse word for whatever reason... at work, with children around, etc.
It's ignorant to think that by intentionally mispronouncing a word or substituting it with a similar one will in any way change the meaning of it.
Who said anything about changing the meaning? Ummm, no one!
The thread topic is what do you say instead of cussing. No one has responded inappropriately. Lighten up or I shall have to call you a son of a biscuit eater.
BTW, I beg to differ:
It's the meaning of a word that is profane, not the word itself.
It's the word itself that is profane, not its meaning. Think about it: be intimate/have sex/etc. vs. F*ck. They all "mean" the same thing, it's the word that's profane, not its meaning!
Interesting aside: pseudo profanity: * Minced oaths are corrupted forms of (usually religion-related) swear words that originally arose in English culture sometime before the Victorian Age, as part of the cultural impact of Puritanism after the Protestant Reformation. The censorship caused people to develop a wide variety of minced oaths to avoid swearing on holy names. They were used for swearing and other types of interjections. With time they came to have a mildly comedic effect. ...
I suspect it was the comedic effect the OP was after.
Addition to previous post: "shirt on a shingle" baa haa haa haa | |
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| What do you say instead of cussing
Posted: 6/27/2006 4:57:49 PM |
It's the word itself that is profane, not its meaning. Think about it: be intimate/have sex/etc. vs. F*ck. They all "mean" the same thing, it's the word that's profane, not its meaning!
So you are saying that if I hit my finger with a hammer and say "Oh, be intimate!!!" that it's not profane, but if I said "Oh, F*ck!!!", it is? OHHHHH, I get it now...nope.
How about in a bar situation? If I walked up to a random girl in a bar and said "I want to have sex with you", do you really think that she will not find that to be profane just because I used the phrase "have sex" instead of "F*ck"? I would say that she would probably feel a bit flabbergasted. But in the event that it's the type of girl who is turned on by that sort of thing, then I would venture to say that she wouldn't be offended by the word "F*ck".
What I am trying to say is that if you substitute the phrase "God Damn" with "Dad Gum" or the phrase "Son of a ****" with "Son of a Biscuit Eater", the meaning doesn't change at all. You are still getting across the exact same point. We can easily be profane without using any "profane language" as well as raise profane children who are taught not to speak the lingo.
Words are not truths, but merely tools that allow us to express ideas and emotions. | |
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| What do you say instead of cussing
Posted: 6/27/2006 5:26:31 PM | Oh for pete's sake....lighten up and don't be such a Richard Kranium.
I suppose that's really gonna get me in trouble, but I was teasing. :) | |
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| What do you say instead of cussing
Posted: 6/27/2006 7:06:28 PM | I've taken a page from BSG and started saying Frak. I'm usually pretty good about watching my mouth when its important to but sometimes I cantch myself saying it at teh wrong time and I just trail off....
"Well, that if that stupid biuhh........hmm....so,uh, how bout those Braves?"  | |
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| What do you say instead of cussing
Posted: 6/27/2006 8:35:22 PM | So you are saying that if I hit my finger with a hammer and say "Oh, be intimate!!!" that it's not profane, but if I said "Oh, F*ck!!!", it is?
Yes, absolutely... that's EXACTLY what I'm saying! Completely different, in my corner of the universe anyway... Perhaps were just a little more f-l-e-x-i-b-l-e here on Planet 'dipitee.
Try it sometime... f-l-e-x-i-b-i-l-i-t-y... you might like it.
If you walk up to a random girl in a bar and say anything of the like, I suggest you duck quickly, she is likely to be offended either way. Why don't you try it and let us know what happens.
...if you substitute the phrase "God Damn" with "Dad Gum" or the phrase "Son of a ****" with "Son of a Biscuit Eater", the meaning doesn't change at all. You are still getting across the exact same point.
I respectfully disagree!
...raise profane children...
I don't have children, so I will not be raising any who speak profanely or otherwise. I have nephews and I guaran-dog-tee you EVERYONE would be delighted if they said what I do under duress instead of what their Daddy says in the same circumstances. Which would you prefer out of a three-year-old: frick & frack or f*ck. Point taken?
You know, I think I heard Chloe tell her brother Fuzzy he was a "Son of a Biscuit Eater" yesterday. 
Should I withhold all treats until she apologizes?
Keep in mind.........................................................he IS indeed a son of a b*tch.
baa haa haa haa
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| What do you say instead of cussing
Posted: 6/27/2006 9:52:25 PM | | I just say "beep".....The grandkids love it! If I forget they always tell me...."Hey Sunshine (thier name for me !) you forgot to say "beep" ! It's great ! | |
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| What do you say instead of cussing
Posted: 6/29/2006 12:31:27 PM | | fish freak: I know what you mean...all my favorite swear words come from Farscape...and they had a lot of them...frell, dren, mivonks, hezmana, trelk, and a few more that I don't remember right now. Frell and dren were the ones that most easily substituted for stuff I might say. | |
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| What do you say instead of cussing
Posted: 6/29/2006 1:54:02 PM | hoooooooly moly!
what in the hail??
ohhhh chit!
oh fer cryin out loud!
holy feek!
holy freekin ay's!
frickin fracken
crap a doodles! | |
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| What do you say instead of cussing
Posted: 6/29/2006 2:00:21 PM | I say bad words (bad Niki) I have a bad potty mouth. But if I must cuss I say Scooby-doo. Or woosaw. But I still slip the majority of the time.  | |
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| What do you say instead of cussing
Posted: 7/2/2006 11:35:59 AM | | I make noises like pop eye, nothing is real words or anything, mostly just an "ubba wubba yikey piffle" and apparently I crack the kid up with the faces I make, and my owie dance, when I am in pain. Oh well, I also can't stand sniveling and try very hard to maintain a sense of humor, so if we can end up laughing, mores the better. | |
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| What do you say instead of cussing
Posted: 7/2/2006 8:05:33 PM | holy hot cakes
fugdical sticks
crapola
and my own sound.. i hjavev no idea where i got it
adabaaaa i yell that one when i stub my toe, hit my head... or when i want attention | |
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| What do you say instead of cussing
Posted: 7/4/2006 1:49:45 PM | Funny thread!
from the old VW commercials: fahrfignugen!
Glad to see I'm not the only "holy schnikes" fan
My son says "tartar sauce!", which is what Spongbob Sqarepants says to curse. Also, "barnacles!" I have adopted both.
I do have a mouth like a sailor but censor myself in appropriate situations. There's just nothing as satisfying as dropping the f-bomb for me, though.
I think it's funny how we "substitute" words, and then everything's hunky-dory. IE Geez=Jesus, friggin=f*ckin, be-otch=b*tch, etc. We all know what you were going to say; changing one letter doesn't change anything, in my book. Personally, I don't want any of those words coming out of my kids' mouths. Can't stand it when I hear some 12 year old going about saying "friggin" this and "friggin" that. They might as well just say "f*ckin". They're not mature enough to understand the concept of "appropriate situation". Cursing is like farting. It's a matter of respect. There's a huge difference between squeezing one off when you're out at a nice restaurant, and doing the same thing when you're eating cold pizza by yourself when you're watching Jay Leno. | |
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