After running through Battlestar Gallactica I've been using 'Frak' a lot of the time.
Other than that it's Feck
Other than that it's Feck
What's your favourite way to cuss without cussing.
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It's far more interesting that way.Fiz_The_Toaster said:Holy hullabaloo on a shingle has been a thing I've been saying when I can't swear.
I have no idea what it means, but it just came out one time when I had to censor myself.
The looks I got were priceless.
...In the real world, I usually either catch myself or cuss. Not much in the middle. I do sometimes do very literal breakdowns of certain profane phrases, though.
"Having intercourse with Hades" for example.
Just because it's fuuuuuuuuun.
Usually when I cuss it's because something shocking just happened, so a "fucks sake" would normally be complete exasperation. It really does make sense that you wouldn't censor that, because it's almost automatic.Bestival said:
It's sometimes funny to substitute random words, if your mind will let you.
Stub your toe? "LOUNGE FURNITURE!"
Lost your wallet? "Oh, James Dean's bad hair day!"
Still, there's something visceral and satisfying about saying something profane when you're hurt.
OldKingClancy said:
I wonder if people wonder why you guys are talking about an extraction procedure that causes drinking water to be flammable.stormeris said:
"oh coconuts!"
No, seriously. My nephew LOVES Jake and the Neverland pirates, I started saying that when he was around because it made him laugh and now I'm genuinely saying it as I go about my daily life.
No, seriously. My nephew LOVES Jake and the Neverland pirates, I started saying that when he was around because it made him laugh and now I'm genuinely saying it as I go about my daily life.
Cussing without cussing is a complete waste of effort.
Saying words like "Fuck, shit, **** etc etc" have real physical cathartic properties that reduce pain and stress.
If I'm in a situation where I want to swear but can't I just don't make noise. I'll clench my fist really tight or grit my teeth.
(I use Brittish swears too, but those are actual swears so I don't think they count as "not cussing")
Saying words like "Fuck, shit, **** etc etc" have real physical cathartic properties that reduce pain and stress.
If I'm in a situation where I want to swear but can't I just don't make noise. I'll clench my fist really tight or grit my teeth.
(I use Brittish swears too, but those are actual swears so I don't think they count as "not cussing")
I pretty much just swear, however I have come up with a couple of substitutes. "Physics," because it's a much more evil word than any curse mankind has created(you can substitute calculus if you want, but physics is more cathartic). And a friend of mine actually came up with this one, which I love: "Curse word" It's surprisingly effective, and it can be freely modified with adjectives.
The english/british have some good ones, bollocks being the one I use the most.
Grated to them it is a curse word but to an american, like me, it's just good fun to say.
Grated to them it is a curse word but to an american, like me, it's just good fun to say.
While I like "FRELL" and "SOD OFF" but anyone that uses a euphemism in any way is just kidding them selves, We all know what your trying to say and no mater what you think simply using "FUCK" gets the point across. I know it, you know it and every one else knows it just say what you realy whant.
F-word --> Fruitcake. To me, that's fouler than any cuss word.
God D*** It! --> God Bless It. Seems to be more productive.
Murphy's Law! Is often applicable.
God D*** It! --> God Bless It. Seems to be more productive.
Murphy's Law! Is often applicable.
That's assuming I catch myself in time. Otherwise, I just swear and apologize for my salty language which happens all the time because I have a real potty mouth.Zachary Amaranth said:It's far more interesting that way.Fiz_The_Toaster said:Holy hullabaloo on a shingle has been a thing I've been saying when I can't swear.
I have no idea what it means, but it just came out one time when I had to censor myself.
The looks I got were priceless.
...In the real world, I usually either catch myself or cuss. Not much in the middle. I do sometimes do very literal breakdowns of certain profane phrases, though.
"Having intercourse with Hades" for example.
Just because it's fuuuuuuuuun.
Sometimes I just say the first letter and then turn it into a growl if I can manage it.
After a short spell of the word "Bollocks" crawling into my vocabulary a couple months ago for no real reason, I started confusing it with "Dollops", and that version of it stuck. For situations where "Dollops" isn't appropriate, I add a syllable to it: "Dollopsing" and so on. That said, my favourite cuss usually changes on a weekly basis. The fact that I've been saying "Dollops" for more than a month is pretty impressive.
Probably the one I remember most fondly was one I came up with together with a friend of mine in school, "Aitso!", which is a Spanish... not really swear, but more like "Rude exclamation"... backwards. Despite how awkward it is we forced ourselves to use it for two years. People always thought we were copying one of those shouts out of a kung-fu movie.
Probably the one I remember most fondly was one I came up with together with a friend of mine in school, "Aitso!", which is a Spanish... not really swear, but more like "Rude exclamation"... backwards. Despite how awkward it is we forced ourselves to use it for two years. People always thought we were copying one of those shouts out of a kung-fu movie.
I don't do it much, but
Gorram-Goddamn
Motherhumper-************
If anything beyond that is required, I switch to using Finnish swearwords, because no one here in the UK knows what they mean.
Gorram-Goddamn
Motherhumper-************
If anything beyond that is required, I switch to using Finnish swearwords, because no one here in the UK knows what they mean.
Much like Stephen Fry then.rob_simple said:
Similarly, much like Stephen Fry, I just say fuck.
Because it's a word and I don;'t care.