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Topic: Tired of Ho Hum Cussing and the Abreviated Versions??
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juniperb
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From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted March 26, 2013 09:24 AM
  
People just don't swear like they used to! quote:
As long ago as 1944, H.L. Mencken, the great observer of American language, sadly noted that cursing had been on the decline since the Civil War, and that while there was still obscenity, "it is all based upon one or two four-letter words and their derivatives, and there is little true profanity in it."
How wearysome is it to keep reading wtf  When you get tired of ho-hum obscenity and want something with a little more profane zing try these: Consarn!
A substitute for GD From an 1854 Dictionary of Northamptonshire words: "Consarn you! If you don't mind what you're about I'll give it to you!" Slow down and hit both syllables equally hard, and it's like squeezing a stress ball. Thunderation!
A substitute for "damnation," similar to "tarnation" and "botheration." WTF is so tired. Try "What in thunderation?" instead. Bejabbers!
A substitute for "by Jesus!" that is similar to "bejesus!" but jabbier. An Irish import, along the lines of "faith and begorrah!" Especially good for toe-stubbing. and my favorite By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory!
There is no St. Boogar. This is a line from Sterne's Tristram Shandy, considered by scholars to have a homoerotic subtext. Let it fly with pride! 
http://news.yahoo.com/10-old-fashioned-swears-spice-cussin-070500556.html ------------------
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ghanima81
Moderator Posts: 1112
From: Maine
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted March 26, 2013 10:34 AM
I heart you, juni. Always sharing tidbits of random awesomeness! IP: Logged |
mirage29
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From: us
Registered: May 2012
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posted March 26, 2013 11:17 AM
That was very cute, juniperb! I was in a high school English class when we read the play, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. On "page 92" of that particular paperback edition, there was a quote that seemed a bit shocking to us in those days. "A fart on Thomas Putnam!" After roaring with continuous titters and laughter over that, it became our insider's joke and salute-- Oh! Page Ninety-Two All Over You! http://www.great-quotes.com/quotes/movie/The+Crucible (scene) The Crucible: Act II Scene 1 "A fart on Thomas Putnam" (BPS) [3:20] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qgFaJTqClI  (Just for the 'insanity' of a strange moment for the day... )
I feel like *smiling*! [:21] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buZZyUBwymA IP: Logged |
mockingbird
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posted March 26, 2013 12:21 PM
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posted March 26, 2013 12:42 PM
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posted March 26, 2013 03:44 PM
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teasel
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posted March 26, 2013 05:44 PM
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