It has been
said that there are too few words in the English language to express strength
of feeling. We must remember that the
proper Englishman, when his ire rose, might have exclaimed ‘Poo to you with knobs on,’
or if he was really pissed, call you a Cad or a Bounder. Then we add in the obsessive control of the
Puritan Christians, carried on today by the Christian fundamentalist, and we
can see why mere words are band from ‘proper’ conversation.
Whenever I
hear someone use Effin as a place
holder for fuck, or substitute Fudge,
I feel like yelling: ‘Say fuck, you fucking moron – it is just a word.
Expressions
should be colorful and anger should be express with resolve.
My go to is
always: Fuck me silly – sometimes with
less passion just crap. Personally I don’t use the word Shit too often, you’re welcome to; but
to me it just sounds nasty.
I had an old
Mainer friend that use to cry out: God
damn I. Should it have been God damn me: Me is God damned; I am God damned – hell I don’t
know?
An uncle in
Mississippi always exploded: Shit, Fire
and molasses. That does sound
expressive doesn’t it?
I love these
sayings. Someone should collect and
publish them, so the rest of us can choose among them and be more colorful in
our speech.
But my pet
peeve is the word FUCK. Only in some
fucked up Christian parallel universe could you take a word that connotes the height
of passionate and personal sharing between two friends and turn it into
something nasty – and explicative of anger and disgust.
Bastard,
cock sucker, mother fucker etc. are not really explicative – they are words of
angry personal attack. Not that they
are not warranted in some instances; but they do express disdain on the verge
of violence – something to be carefully considered.
Well, fuck
me silly – it is almost time for breakfast.
Have a good
day
the Ol’Buzzard
And for those of you that would like to remember the king of explaining 'dirty words you can't say on TV: George Carlin. CLICK THE LINK BELOW.
You're welcome
the O'B
"A lot of people say that it's a lack of vocabulary that makes you swear. Rubbish. I know thousands of words but I still prefer 'f---.'"
ReplyDeleteBilly Connolly
Tits is such a friendly word, it shouldn't be on the list!!
ReplyDeleteHave you ever heard the theory that "fuck" is an abbreviation of the phrase "for unlawful carnal knowledge" that was used as shorthand in the criminal rap sheets of sailors in the Age of Sail?
ReplyDeleteEven if it's not true, it's a fun explanation!