Are You A Potty Mouth?

[cielo market]

I also wanted to take level of profanities into account ;)

I'm thinking "mild" = damn, hell, etc.
"heavy" has your f*bombs, vulgarities and such

edit: the last option is the profane version of "Always" heh Every one of your sentences has at least ONE swear word in it

[Raven Queen]

My swearing used to be quite mild. It got a lot worse after I became a sailor. * :P

[anul]

I used to swear like a trucker/dock worker super baby. Over the past few years I've tried to swear less so when I do swear it'll scare people easier and put people on edge. My most often word used is fuck, my favorite vulgarity is cunt. A fun way to call some one a cunt is saying "See you next Tuesday."

[bucolic_]

I swear often, but I'm cutting down, I don't really like the sound of it, and don't like when it slips out at inopportune times.

[cielo market]

Profanities- I'm more likely to use substitute words I pick up here and there (most from TV lol). Some interesting ones I've heard are : Nutty Fudgekins, Mother Hubbard, Debit, Son of a Diddly.

Vulgarities- Never. They offend me.

[Chainsaw Dundee]

Profanities- I'm more likely to use substitute words I pick up here and there (most from TV lol). Some interesting ones I've heard are : Nutty Fudgekins, Mother Hubbard, Debit, Son of a Diddly.

Vulgarities- Never. They offend me.

:suspicious:
I would be genuinely disgusted if you said "Nutty Fudgekins" within earshot of me. I would probably punch you in the jaw as hard as possible. :wacko:

I cuss when it is necessary, but it is often more rewarding to think of something intelligent and characterized. Sometimes it is just more practical to call something "nasty shit" than to say "this culinary abomination makes my tongue wish it were giving a rimjob to a week-old elephant corpse instead". Cussing just to hear yourself, or because you can't think of anything better to say is fail. If you say 'fuck' every other word, it starts to lose it's meaning.

When people get offended by cussing, or even worse, are "Cussword Nazis", I tend to not give anything they say merit from then on, as they are obviously suffering from some mental deficiency/illness. Cusswords have their place and use in society. It may not be in an office meeting or at a dinner table, but if you are seriously shocked at an emotional level when you hear somebody use profanity, you really need to experience the real world.

[cielo market]

Vulgarities- Never. They offend me.

:suspicious:
I would be genuinely disgusted if you said "Nutty Fudgekins" within earshot of me. I would probably punch you in the jaw as hard as possible. *:wacko:[/quote]

dang man. I say these things with humor in mind BECAUSE they sound ridiculous. This is actually a quote from Marge Simpson.

[Chainsaw Dundee]

Profanities- I'm more likely to use substitute words I pick up here and there (most from TV lol). Some interesting ones I've heard are : Nutty Fudgekins, Mother Hubbard, Debit, Son of a Diddly.

Vulgarities- Never. They offend me.

:suspicious:
I would be genuinely disgusted if you said "Nutty Fudgekins" within earshot of me. I would probably punch you in the jaw as hard as possible. :wacko:

dang man. I say these things with humor in mind BECAUSE they sound ridiculous. This is actually a quote from Marge Simpson.


:D I was joking. Well, partially. :shhh:

[cielo market]

Profanities- I'm more likely to use substitute words I pick up here and there (most from TV lol). Some interesting ones I've heard are : Nutty Fudgekins, Mother Hubbard, Debit, Son of a Diddly.

Vulgarities- Never. They offend me.

:suspicious:
I would be genuinely disgusted if you said "Nutty Fudgekins" within earshot of me. I would probably punch you in the jaw as hard as possible. *:wacko:

dang man. I say these things with humor in mind BECAUSE they sound ridiculous. This is actually a quote from Marge Simpson.


:D I was joking. Well, partially. *:shhh:


:-X

[Firebert]

oh, I'm vulgar as hell...but I always find a way to make it rather verbose. To put it simply, I use to whole spectrum of my vocabulary

[wise]

Profanities are a waste of words.

[OneBadMother]

When I was twelve I used to curse a lot, probably because back then it was new and novel to me. Now I'm more likely to just use "damn", saving the other ones for when I'm joking.

[thegnat]

If you could hear my thoughts - they'd be horribly vulgar. I use so many more vulgarities when I'm thinking/not around people/not out loud.

I used to never cuss when I spoke. I now do. It's not terribly often. But I use the whole spectrum when I do cuss out loud.

[generalowk]

I swear a lot more than I'd like to. Some situations it is better than others, but still...

[rwyatt365]

I swear when I'm mad, or highly frustrated. Other than that, I'm pretty mild mannered...really ::)

[TeleportThis]

I swear out of frustration on occasion. Other than that, not really, except for comedic purposes.

[Rei]

Usually only damn, shit etc...
when I'm worked up I drop an f-bomb from time to time.

[qwerty]

I don't swear that much...

When I was younger I didn't swear at all... In school everyone used to think it was weird that I'd never swear and they have competitions to see if they could convince me (the girls would try to charm me and the guys would use peer pressure) and I never would.
It was a really weird thing for me. I just didn't see the point.

[The Rose]

I used to be, but I'm not anymore. I think "darn" is the worst word I say.

[OFL]

I cuss often with appropriate people. I respect situations where it is not appropriate, but when it is i will use my whole vocab to express how i feel about it. My friend who is an INTP will cuss anywhere he is at at the moment. He does not care where he is at or who he is talking to. It trips me out sometimes.

OFL :thumbsup:

[ShaiGar]

I used to swear all the time, then it was a form of rebellion. (noone swore as much as me, which is saying something because the american homestay student from Los Angeles said aussies swear more than them.)
Now I swear everywhere but in front of my boss. That's self preservation technique nothing else. I dont even notice the words they serve me merely as adjectives, verbs, adverbs, nouns and replacement words when I cannot think of specific words.

[snoogit]

I might use the F word maybe three times a week, but I use "ASS" often, sprinkled with a few shits here and there. I'll also use variations on the word "ass" to describe certain situations.

Words like "Asshat", "Assclown", and if I'm really angry "Assf*ckingc*cksh*tt*ttysh*ttingf*ckbomb!"

I only swear around those who can tolerate it, but never at work or in front of family.

[Firelie]

My first inclination was to respond to this thread with "F*** yeah!"

:thumbsup:

[Tarrick]

I generally use mild or "non" words like gorram or frak.

Points to who can identify where these two come from.

[xtremegeek]

Goodness sakes! I could not pass a kidney stone without an arsenal of profanities to get me through the ordeal (well that and some hard liquor)

[grey]

I generally use mild or "non" words like gorram or frak.

Points to who can identify where these two come from.

Yeah, wow, I can't believe myself when "gorram" comes into my head in place of a swear word. But it's not like anyone who isn't good people would catch it, anyway.

[ShaiGar]

Firefly

[rwyatt365]

I generally use mild or "non" words like gorram or frak.

Points to who can identify where these two come from.
Farscape

[rwyatt365]

I generally use mild or "non" words like gorram or frak.

Points to who can identify where these two come from.
Farscape
Arrgh! brain-fart! They said "frell"

[TruorTupnm]

Gorram is more of a Firefly thing. Is frak from there, too? I don't remember it. Is it more of a Star Wars thing? oh well. I don't curse or anything. Many thought that it was weird and attempted to peer pressure me into it. I saw no point. I usually say, "Argh!" "Garn!" "Ack!" or, "No way, man!" :-? if anything. I'll oftimes ask people why they consider hell to be a stupid or cold or fine or anything besides hot or unpleasant type of place. I'll oftimes cough politely and inform people that they meant to call me a fecalcranium. Stuff like that. I have no problem with it, though, and don't gasp, as the option I chose seemed to make me utter.

[Figmentum]

Hmm. **** off. Yeah, I cus.

[BlackMita]

Cussing is definitely a habit of mine (often, heavy/mild). But I know when to turn it off and watch my words.

[StJimmy]

in polite company i am the perfect gentleman. i have, however, a great command of foul language when it suits me.

i am particularly impressed by people who can string creative profanities and insults together in coherent sentences. this one kitchen manager i knew back in the day was a retired army sergeant, man could that guy swear. it was beautiful. he would harangue the "newbies" to the point of tears quite often.

which, actually, helped acclimate them to the biz if they could handle it. but that's another thread.

[WhaleBiologist]

I actually think I need to get a handle on my cursing. It just falls out of my mouth unless I'm specifically paying attention not to. I started talking way before other kids, and I was cursing almost as fast. My mom tells a story about how she was looking for the hotdogs at the grocery store and I shout from across the store, "Heres the fucking hotdogs!".

Another time my mom was having a some polite conversation with some guy while I was rolling around on the floor or something. Eventually she finds out his name is Eddie and says, "Oh, my best friend back east is named Eddie". So I perk my head up and ask him if he is a cheese dick like Uncle Eddie, too. I embarrassed my mom pretty bad. :-[

Turns out Uncle Eddie's name has nothing to do with him being a cheese dick. :o

[ISeidh]

I'm a horrid potty mouth - mostly when I'm alone or around people who aren't offended by it. Or around people who I hope to offend by it to get them to go away. I rarely if ever cuss around people at work or in other social settings where I have to be "nice".

[spookyu]

I love to cuss, the more vulgar the better, but I attempt to throw in some whit with it too.

[aude]

Some days every other word is a swear. And some days i am mild but for the most part.

[AresX9]

Only use profanity for emphasis.

But I still love the vulgarity word of asshat, however.

[Paul V]

Only when I have been startled. I tend to cover the poor soul that dared to scare me in deep verbal filth.

Also, when I say something funny, I realised swear words usually make it even funnier.

[NephilimAzrael]

F@#k Yeah!
On a serious note, my cultural background is accepting of curse words being used in expression. As calling others by names such as B-tard and A-hole, C-nt and gobsh-te in jest and terms of endearment. But as a principal of formal conversation, it is unnecessary and inappropriate.

[Monte314]

I don't use vulgarity when others might hear... but when I'm I'm talking to myself, I'm a little less careful... a little.

[blckprljinju]

i used to not swear at all... and then at some point in my life (law school), i ended up venting by swearing... so i don't care if people swear or if i swear. don't really like to do it though... i sometimes do it just to see the reactions of my parents (they laugh most of the time unless i curse in Korean, then they get very mad).

[Danisty]

I swear all the time. I have to put forth effort to not swear when I'm at work or a similar situation. I even swear in front of my parents.

[Darkmist]

I swear if upset or frustrated, otherwise I'm fairly polite. On a related but side note, how does everyone perceive swearing by children in from of parents etc? I taught my children that words were just words until you give them power and so I remain quiet when they swear, unless it's a string and then I make a joke about toning it down. It doesn't bother me, just don't make a swear word every second word. Then it's obnoxious because it's thrust into your face. (so would pissing roses be if used constantly, or flying batpoop, be irritating)

[Anderson]

To quote George Carlin, famous for his seven dirty words: "We have more words to describe dirty words than we actually have dirty words. They call them bad words, dirty, filthy, foul, vile, vulgar, coarse, in poor taste, unseemly, street talk, gutter talk, locker-room language, barracks talk, bawdy, naughty, saucy, raunchy, rude, crude, lewd, lascivious, indecent, profane, obscene, blue, off-color, risque, suggestive, cursing, cussing, swearing, and all I could think of was shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, and tits!

[NephilimAzrael]

I applaud that last post

[Jughead]

I swear for comedic or dramatic effect sometimes.

[Caucus]

I have days where I swear all the time. On other days I go swear-free. Usually it's just under my breath or whilst talking to myself. I only swear directly to someone, if they really annoy me.

[Huddy]

I rarely use profanities, however, my thoughts are an entirely different situation.

[Trym]

Vulgarities and swear word are just... words. Just like "I'm sorry". I never say I'm sorry if I'm really not. I guess I swear from time to time, not really much though. And between friends we call each other funny vulgar stuff, off course, this is just a kind of a "trust thing". Wee all know the other doesn't mean it:)

[jadefalcon]

mild. I do say "damnit" sometimes in contexts such as:


God dangit!
Damnit!
Damn!
Damnit to hell!
Damnit, damnit damnit!!!!
what the hell?
the hell?


I tend to reserve the really bad stuff only when it is called for. Example- dropping something VERY heavy on my foot, I may whisper profanities under my breath as to not have those around me hear. If I drop something heavy on my foot, everybody might hear it.

I try to watch my swearing, and it is something I am working on. It's not as a social ritual- it's a religious thing where I am trying to swear less according to Bible teachings, etc (again, for another sub-forum). It's also a maturity thing- I want to appear decent, act decent and become more normal of a human being, if I can. I guess I am trying to improve my vocabulary- sailors who curse every other three words are not intellectually engaging- but those who are intellectual have the right to say damnit when they are irritated or frustrated.

[Snowdragon]

My swearing gets really heavy when I'm behind the wheel (I can out cuss the Angry Video Game Nerd). It always starts when one of the many senior citizens (who haven't taken a driving test in over a 100 years) pulls out in front of me and jams on the breaks. Same thing happens when some a-hole tail-gates me. I aways clean up my language when I'm in public.

[eyebyte_AtWork]

I am pretty bad.

I say "fuck" in company IT meetings. Usually in conjunction with "shit".

Something like:

Manager - "eyebyte, I think the application needs to be re-written so that X is done before Y, what do you think?"

Me - "Fuck that, - if you do it that way we will create more problems with the process and thats not even counting all the dependencies that go along with this shit."

Manager - "I see, please explain..."

Me - "[Explanation - conversation continues]"

[curiousjane]

I happen to think commodes are excellent. Without them, society would be in a lot of trouble. When a john overruns, that is not a pleasant thing to clean. Outhouses are closer to nature, but the stench is overwhelming. Water closets are nice, but they're still just the same thing. If you have to run to the loo, do so without too much fuss, because although you'll sound charmingly British to those around you of the errand you must attend to, it can sound pretentious. The pot could be taken for something else entirely. Crapper is accurate, but archaic.

Personally, I just say I have to go to the bathroom.

[bricklayer]

No. If you talk like that all the time people won't know when you are really outraged. Besides I have a love for words and prefer to develop a nice vocabulary.

[punkyplatypus]

I avoid "bad words". There's a time & a place for such language and I'm rarely at those places at those times. However, when dealing with social anxiety I've been advised to curse more as a way to build my confidence in dealing with other people. So every now and again I make a point to tell a dirty joke or make a sexual comment on an attractive woman. I've seen little (if any) improvement.