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Do you find yourself talking like a character in a typical R-rated movie, or live or work in an environment where that is just part of normal life?
Way back in the day when you simply didn't say the f word when you knew a lady was within earshot, I inadvertently let the f word slip out a few times. One Thanksgiving dinner on leave after eight weeks of US army basic training, with my family present, including parents, both grannies, some aunts, etc., I uttered, "Pass the<bleep> salt."
Nowadays when many women use the same language as guys, I don't mess up. In fact, haven't done so in years.
Last edited by Miss Blue; 04-05-2017 at 12:58 PM..
My former neighbor, who is a truck driving fellow in his late 60s, said the<bleep> word in front of me one day and he looked all embarrassed and flustered. I said, "You don't have to censor yourself. Believe me, I've heard the word before." And he said, "Well, I don't like to use that language in front of ladies." Then I had to assure him that I wasn't all that ladylike. I appreciated the thought, but I'd much rather people just be themselves and speak freely with me.
My grandfather was a swearing man, although I never heard him say the<bleep> word, actually. He just peppered his speech with other types of swear pwords. He'd instruct me to go ask my grandma when<bleep>dinner would be ready. I'd repeat the words verbatim and then my grandma would say, "Oh, Honey, don't talk like your grandfather. He needs his mouth washed out with soap." She hardly ever swore... she'd say, "Oh, dirty word!" rather than actually swear.
Last edited by Miss Blue; 04-05-2017 at 01:03 PM..
Way back in the day when you simply didn't say the f word when you knew a lady was within earshot, I inadvertently let the f word slip out a few times. One Thanksgiving dinner on leave after eight weeks of US army basic training, with my family present, including parents, both grannies, some aunts, etc., I uttered, "Pass<bleep> salt."
Nowadays when many women use the same language as guys, I don't mess up. In fact, haven't done so in years.
That is hilarious. My daughter was living in China and got in the habit of saying the word regularly, since most people didn't know what she was saying. She and other Americans got so annoyed with Chinese people always running over yelling "Herro, prease" when they saw them on the street (this is Chinese people's way of saying "please teach me English") that they would say, <bleep> in response. Not nice, but it got frustrating, I guess.
When she came back to the USA, we went shopping one day, and she knocked a shirt off its hanger and onto the floor, and she said,<bleep> And then realized other shoppers were looking at her in disgust because they COULD understand what she said.
Last edited by Miss Blue; 04-05-2017 at 01:11 PM..
I've been known to have a potty mouth at times, but it does bother me when people use "sentence enhancers" indiscriminately of context or location. Somebody walking around the grocery store dropping the<bleep> in a phone call will get the stinkeye from me, but in a Tarantino movie it's not problem. I wouldn't use anything stronger than a "damn" or a "hell" around my parents, and I've certainly not heard constant vulgarities from them (other than when I was a kid and Dad would be in traffic or had dropped something on his foot.)
Last edited by Miss Blue; 04-05-2017 at 01:09 PM..
My mother still doesn't swear and for years she thought the F word was "Funk." She would say, "Why are all of these young people swearing so much! Funk this and funk that." She would blush and shake her head. I used to think, well its written on buildings, etc., how in the world does she not know this? It was years before someone told her.
I have a problem with people saying <,bleep> constantly during a conversation. It's like they think it is a synonym for man.
Last edited by Miss Blue; 04-05-2017 at 01:08 PM..
I've been around cops and lived with one for over 30 years. I learned a long time ago to be one of the boys. Yes the<bleep> has been dropped a few times. It's just part of relating to them and their tough life.
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I appreciated the thought, but I'd much rather people just be themselves and speak freely with me. 
