Swearing

PetraStonegirl

Well, swear like a sailor has a better ring to it than swear like a race track worker. I didn't swear until I worked some Thoroughbred sales for my employer. Those week long sessions of working 3 am to 11 pm are enough to corrupt a nun.

vegasgroom

It's easier to say than swear like a customer service rep too lol; I have to deal with customers and most calls end with a swear word or too after I hang up.

jasmineh7777

*What do you do with a drunken sailor, What do you do with a drunken sailor*

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I have a horrible mouth on me, especially around H since he does too. But I check my words in front of my grandparents and mom. My mom will literally flick me in the ear if I cuss around her--even though she herself as quite the potty mouth.

COkristi

I swear, but not as much as I used to. Scott is awful, so that brings it out of me. I've worked with children for years though, so it's pretty easy for me to filter. I don't swear around my parents either.

526SadieSadie

I swear a lot.  I've made an effort to do it less, especially around people I don't know very well because I know it makes me sound crass and uneducated, but sometimes fucck is the only word that's appropriate.  I don't swear at work of course, but at home and with friends any sensor I might have turns off.

Speaking of swearing, how do you ladies feel about the word c*nt?  I love it, and use it daily.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

I really cut down on my swearing after I graduated college - I think it's because I'm not around the people I used to party a lot with as often, so, it just doesn't happen.

But a good curse is fun once in a while.  Or even appropriate.  Like if you stub your toe, you're not gonna say, 'Ow, that hurt!  Shucks!'  You're gonna scream FUUCK at the top of your lungs.  And it makes it feel better.

I have sworn in front of some of my professional co-workers - but it's usually in private, non-professional conversations, or when I'm describing something swear-worthy and I always end up dropping the volume of the swear word when I say it.  Meh.

I think grown ups can definitely swear whenever they want but it's a matter of knowing when its appropriate to swear   If you're at a business dinner don't say "Hey, passing the fucking salt" or "This bread tastes like shiit."  Bahahaha.

MarriedInAFever

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_swearing?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:3aa3d729-50ff-4080-a834-20dd4d8f310fPost:036f9b2a-35a4-4414-9209-ce012ba3ad7b">Re: Swearing</a>:
[QUOTE]*What do you do with a drunken sailor, What do you do with a drunken sailor*
Posted by jasmineh7777[/QUOTE]

I'm dancing and bobbing my head right now.

missy68

How about "I swear like a race car driver/car mechanic"?

I'm SURE my H has dropped some good ones at work, when something won't come off and he has to burn it off or dirt falls off the bottom of the truck all over him. Or a tire falls on his foot.

Judging by my uncle, I could say swear like a military man, but I wouldn't want to insult the women in uniform, and I can only speak for him. He is VERY creative in his usage, though.

We're pretty free in my workplace, as long as it isn't over the top. I'll throw out an occasional shiit here and there, as do most of the profs and the other secretary.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_swearing?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:3aa3d729-50ff-4080-a834-20dd4d8f310fPost:94f1e8c3-90ea-4b12-90c3-57bcabd54627">Re: Swearing</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Swearing : Bwahahahaha! I know some people who do that. It seems like they have to insert a curse word in every sentence they spout! It's funny at first but it gets annoying. I tend to do that when I'm drunk but I don't get drunk on business meetings and such so yeah. Ha ha!
Posted by Champagne Supernova[/QUOTE]

Lol exactly.

I think swearing is like sweets - or like alcohol.  It's best used in moderation :)

beerstaches

When my brother was a drill instructor, he used to introduce himself to the new recruits every time by saying

"Fuckity fuckk fuckk fuckk, I can fuckin' say whatever the fuckk I want whenever I fuckin' want. Yer gonna hear the nastiest shiit come outta this beautiful fuckin' mouth and you betta act like it's fuckin' gold and lucky charms! I want smiles on yer faces and rainbows peekin out yer ass (WHAT IN GOD'S NAME ARE YOU FUCKIN' SMILING ABOUT, PRIVATE SANCHEZ?), and if I ever hear so much as a fuckin' "dangnabbit" from any'all I'll rip yer ears out and make your sister eat 'em raw. That's fuckin' right. 

But he never cursed outside of boot camp. He was one of those DIs who loved to say hilarious things just to get the guys to break their bearing to laugh and then he'd lose his shiit on them.

jenellsrevenge

I'm horrible...especially in traffic....but I do have a filter and fully utilize it around children, my parents and pretty much the rest of my adult family.

jelique7

I swear but never around any of my family, at work, around children or in public places for the most part.  Its usually when I hang out with people who do it a lot and then I just start racking up the points.

I think its not the same if you scream out [poop] instead of [shyt] because the 2nd word is built up to be bad so you get that little feeling in the back of your soul saying ohh im a bad girl. I don't cuss that much, I would rather cuss a little than say [like] every other word. Cuss words for me are fillers, when I cannot think of anything else off the top of my head they just come out.

allisong23

I swear entirely too much, and I know I need to cut back. I learned it all from my mom. She is a retired preschool teacher, and she swears like a truck driver, especially when driving.

futurehubzandwifey

Like a sailor. Of course I can filter it in professional situations and in front of my grandparents. That's really all I'm willing to do at the moment. It's become a part of who I am...and I love it.

I've always thought adults who didn't cuss were weird, even as a kid.
 
I just feel like this about it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFr6P2BtE3k

brookelynpaisley

I probably swear too much. I do try to not do it around people I know it offends, but I'm sure there have been other people who've heard me and been offended. But "gosh darnit!" just doesn't get the job done for me

Birdie1483

I drop the f-bomb way too much probably, but I usually know when I can say it around people. I'll swear at work, but usually only with people who swear right back to me. I get upset with FI swears around kids in public.

However, I was recently playing in a work softball game and forgot my coworkers 8 and 10 year old were in the dugout when I yelled "fuucking helmet" really loud after a bad call by the umpire. I quickly remembered and was like "ummm STUPID helmet." I felt like the biggest d-bag in the world after that.

katiewhompus

I used to swear a lot but have toned it down in the past couple of ears. My associates at PSmart used to tease that there was "on the clock Kristi" and "off the clock Kristi'. Off the clock Kristi swore a lot. "Mother fvkcing biitch asss bird" could usually be heard between the hours of 5am and 8am coming from my back rooms where we kept the majority of our animals. "On the clock Kristi" did not swear at all and was super sweet, bubbly and had the cleanest mouth ever. One time I did swear in front of a customer though when I dropped a fish tank on my toe. The filter went away and I went "Oh fvcking shiit that hurt", turned bright red and apologized. They just laughed and said they wouldn't tell anyone.

I don't care if people do it around me at all though. I just have made such a filter for PSmart and now for working around teenagers that I just don't realize I'm not.

dandan83

I curse alot. I try not to cuss in front of children and I limit what I say in public if there is anyone nearby. Every now and then something will slip out though. I know it's something that I need to work on. FI's family is very religious and I've done very well so far in not saying anything inappropriate, but it does concern me that I will.

The only cuss word that I will not use is GD.