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Title: The F-Word
Post by: Ash on July 30, 2007, 06:08:22 AM
Chances are, you've used the F-Word (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/f**k) at one time or another.

I cannot count the number of times I've used it in my lifetime.
It has to be in the thousands.  Maybe tens of thousands.

Yeah...tens of thousands sounds about right.
Maybe more.

My mother has told me stories about when I was 3-5 years old and whenever I saw a firetruck, I'd mispronounce the word "firetruck" and yell, "Firef*ck!  Firef*ck!"
She was forced to hush me up...especially if we were in public.
So...I've been cursing since I was very, very young.   :wink:

I admit that I use the F-Word almost daily.

How about you?
Use the F-Word much?




Title: Re: The F-Word
Post by: flackbait on July 30, 2007, 06:24:19 AM
Just about anytime something goes wrong in a day. Or in normal conversation, I tend to curse a lot.


Title: Re: The F-Word
Post by: Mr. DS on July 30, 2007, 06:27:45 AM
I'm a virtual potty mouth usually saying my first vulgarity within one hour of waking up.  Throughout the day its nonstop even if I have to say them under my breath.  Swears are like a second language to me.  Lately my term of choice (and I'm not sure it existed before me but I can't prove that) is "F*ckerhead".  Don't know why I like it, seems to have a ring to it. 


Title: Re: The F Word
Post by: RCMerchant on July 30, 2007, 06:31:32 AM
I don't f3cking understand why the f3ck people see the need to use "f3ck" in every other f3king sentence. Ignorant f3ckers,anyway! :wink:

Seiously,think Ozzy with that one f3cking disorder...you know...the one that makes you swear like a drunken truck driver?  That would be me. Lucky,I work in a cannery,and it's the norm around there! Except I work around a lot of Mexicans, and they swear in Spainish. I tend to float to
"stoopf3k".


Title: Re: The F-Word
Post by: DodgingGrunge on July 30, 2007, 07:19:27 AM
I have never been one to buy into the argument that profanity necessarily betrays an abecedarian vocabulary.  The innumerable applications of profanity, especially the word f*ck, lend great credence to their usage.  The only instance I routinely structure my wording to around expletives is at work when dealing with customers.  And, to some extent, I do the same when posting to this board, per Andrew's request.

I can actually provide a precise, quantitative answer to your question as it pertains to my writing.  In fact, just yesterday I put together a comprehensive statistics and analysis page for my blog.  One figure calculated in the language section pertains to profanity, which accounts for 0.81% of the words used.  So roughly one out of every hundred words typed is profane.  Not too shabby.  :teddyr:


Title: Re: The F-Word
Post by: Mr_Vindictive on July 30, 2007, 07:27:10 AM
I don't give expletives any special consideration, unless I'm at work.  To me, words are words, and profanity, especially words like f*ck, is far more dynamic in its applications than the mutterings of decent society.  So yes, I love me some good swearing.

Very well said DodgingGrudge.


I'll drop an f-bomb when the need strikes.  It's usually at least once a a day as I'm a very clumsy person and often injure myself.  I can't quite help but use the f-word when that happens.  I have a daughter, and my use of profanity has gone down since.  I try to censor myself when she's around.

As for Ash's firetruck story....  When my daughter was a few years younger, she had a fascination with clocks.  She absolutely loved them and would make us look at the clocks in every story.  Only, she couldn't say clock....she could say "cock".  So, being in a store and her yelling - "Look Daddy!  That's the biggest cock I've ever seen!" was something we had to work on. 


Title: Re: The F-Word
Post by: DodgingGrunge on July 30, 2007, 07:40:28 AM
I don't give expletives any special consideration, unless I'm at work.  To me, words are words, and profanity, especially words like f*ck, is far more dynamic in its applications than the mutterings of decent society.  So yes, I love me some good swearing.

Very well said DodgingGrudge.

Sorry, I was in the process of making my post more pretentious just as you quoted it.  Haha.  Thanks, though.  :teddyr:

As for Ash's firetruck story....  When my daughter was a few years younger, she had a fascination with clocks.  She absolutely loved them and would make us look at the clocks in every story.  Only, she couldn't say clock....she could say "cock".  So, being in a store and her yelling - "Look Daddy!  That's the biggest cock I've ever seen!" was something we had to work on. 

My friend's son had the same problem, though me being the irresponsible adult, I encouraged him to point out every clock in the house.  There must be something universally frustrating about the la sound.  When I was little, I pronounced L like Y.  Lolita would be Yoyita.  Insofar as I know, the only embarrassment I provided my parents was my inability to acknowledge my nextdoor neighbor's name, Pious.  Instead, I'd greet him and his wife as Helen and Helen.  Haha.


Title: Re: The F-Word
Post by: Derf on July 30, 2007, 09:30:50 AM
I'll go with the opposite extreme; I gave up using curse words in junior high. I'm not offended by them, and I understand their place in the language. I simply refuse to use them until people learn to cuss properly. In regards to the "F-word": For quite some time this has been the ultimate shock word (well, now it seems to have been replaced by the dreaded "N-word," but that's another post), but biologically speaking, it is what every man and woman on the planet wants to do. "F*** you!" is considered an insult, but at the same time, it is our ultimate physical pleasure, so shouldn't it really be a compliment?

Sample conversation:
"F*** you!"
"Why, thank you! I'm glad you find me attractive. Unfortunately for you, I am totally faithful to my wife."
"Huh?"

I realize it is supposed to be a shocking vulgarity, but somewhere along the line in my life, I have lost the ability to be shocked by language. As for what I do instead of curse, I find it much more challenging to make up my own words/phrases. If I am angry, doing this makes me stop and think, curbing some trouble, and sometimes, when I shout the first nonsense word that comes into my head, it is so ridiculous that it makes me laugh, thereby helping me overcome the anger (in fact, one of my techniques for overcoming road rage is to go ahead and say whatever I want to say, but only if I say it in baby talk. Go ahead: Try to cuss someone and stay genuinely angry saying something like "Awen't you just the stupidest widdle monkeybutt to ever live? Yes you are!").


Title: Re: The F-Word
Post by: raj on July 30, 2007, 12:35:18 PM
I use it a few times a week, though probably not every day.  The problem is, if it gets overused then it ceases to have the same impact.  When Gone with the Wind came out, there were movie theaters (especially in the South) that refused to show it because of Rhett's line "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn."  Nowadays you hear worse on broadcast tv shows.

Of course, I'm sure that some, many most of those who were upset with Rhett using "damn" cussed worse in their own lives.


Title: Re: The F-Word
Post by: CheezeFlixz on July 30, 2007, 01:17:37 PM
Why would anybody be offended by the word Fart? I don't get it.



I don't go out of my way to use it, but if I hit my finger with a hammer or make a wrong cut on some expensive exotic wood you can bet your sweet bippy you'll hear it, likely prefaced with the word 'mother' and a slew of others to follow. My personal favorite is when inspecting someone work and it doesn't meet with what I believe to be quality work, I'll proclaim that their work "Looks like a bucket of F---!" I'm not sure what that looks like, but it sure gets the point across.


Title: Re: The F-Word
Post by: Allhallowsday on July 30, 2007, 02:12:09 PM
Sorry, I was in the process of making my post more pretentious just as you quoted it.  Haha.  Thanks, though.  :teddyr:
Not pretentious at all, pedantic f*ck...oop, there I go again!  :teddyr:  I was wondering where skaboi got the quote!   :smile:

All kidding aside, f*ck is the all-purpose word, is it not?  There is no word, working alone or paired with another expletitive, that is more adaptable. 


Title: Re: The F-Word
Post by: asimpson2006 on July 30, 2007, 02:12:21 PM
I use the f-word at work sometimes.  I mainly use it when I screw up and no one is home, or outside. 


Title: Re: The F-Word
Post by: Shadow on July 30, 2007, 04:26:50 PM
I grew up in a conservative, Christian fundamentalist home...plus, I drive a big rig truck for a living, so naturally I use the word a lot.  :teddyr: I usually swear when I'm by myself or with my wife and am quite able to not accidentally launch into colorful language at the wrong time. The F word gets used often by me, usually as a prefix for words like nut, muscle, wad and head.


Title: Re: The F-Word
Post by: AnubisVonMojo on July 30, 2007, 04:52:56 PM
I think curse words are one of those things that parents never allowed you to do as a kid, so once you're finally old enough to do so without fear of a mouthful of Irish Spring, it becomes this boiling cauldron of pent up urges just begging to be spilled. I've also never agreed with people who thought that use of "blue collar" terms signified a lack of mental fortitude. These people put too much stress on the words being used to make a statement rather than the statement being made. George Carlin is one of the most foul mouthed s.o.b.s anyone has ever seen, yet he seems to speak more sense than the majority of political leaders... most of which are all suppressed deviants and bigots at heart anyway.  :tongueout: 


Title: Re: The F-Word
Post by: JaseSF on July 30, 2007, 07:12:23 PM
Cursed up a storm as a youngster but rarely ever use any curse words nowadays. If I do, it's  always directed towards a thing (like dropping something on my foot..yeah I'm often a clumsy oaf) and not a person.


Title: Re: The F-Word
Post by: Dennis on July 30, 2007, 08:53:20 PM
I don't normally use profanity, even at work, I find that I tend to say the same thing all the time, lately its been "Now that can't be good", use the words "douche-baggery" to describe some of our customers more outrageous requests, picked that up here by the way, but as I tend to say the same thing no matter where I am, using profanity would get me in trouble. One benefit of this rare usage of profanity is that when I do use it people know I'm really angry and should not be fooled with. In the 36+ years I've shared with Poogie I've heard her use the "F" word 3 times, each time I took it as a signal to me to be real quite and sneak out of the house, when she's that upset, she could make Godzilla cringe.
Once a guy who was upset with me about something started in with "YOU MOTHERF***ER", I replied "that's right, I am." Got a blank look from him then I said "I'm married, we have kids, think about it."   


Title: Re: The F-Word
Post by: DodgingGrunge on July 30, 2007, 10:02:34 PM
Sorry, I was in the process of making my post more pretentious just as you quoted it.  Haha.  Thanks, though.  :teddyr:
Not pretentious at all, pedantic f*ck...oop, there I go again!  :teddyr:  I was wondering where skaboi got the quote!   :smile:

Hahaha.
:cheers:

You know, one thing that just came to mind:  John Waters mentions frequently how fascinated he is with the Japanese cut of Pink Flamingos, particularly the fuzzy orbs placed over genitalia.  To him it makes the film even filthier.

While it's true I'll work John Waters and/or dinosaurs into any topic I can, there was a point:  Language doesn't offend me in the slightest, spoken or written, but I do have more of a reaction to *ed words than explicitly spelled out ones.  Then again, as a Kurt Vonnegut fan, I will always associate an * with his doodle of an a***ole.  Haha.


Title: Re: The F-Word
Post by: Allhallowsday on July 30, 2007, 10:10:48 PM
Then again, as a Kurt Vonnegut fan, I will always associate an * with his doodle of an a***ole.  Haha.
How 'bout: "Here's where the babies come from..." followed by doodle.   :bouncegiggle: :bouncegiggle: :bouncegiggle:


Title: Re: The F-Word
Post by: Torgo on July 30, 2007, 10:16:39 PM
If you met some of the idiots that I work with, than you would see why I use the F word multiple times every day.   :teddyr: 

But I don't cuss nearly as much as I used to in my late teens early 20's especially (I'm 32 at the moment).  I could've peeled paint back in those days.


Title: Re: The F-Word
Post by: DodgingGrunge on July 30, 2007, 11:31:32 PM

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Title: Re: The F-Word
Post by: Allhallowsday on July 30, 2007, 11:39:36 PM
Poo-tee-weet?


Title: Re: The F-Word
Post by: RCMerchant on July 30, 2007, 11:43:38 PM
Tourettes!!!! I don't have it....but you might  think so.


Title: Re: The F-Word
Post by: Ash on July 31, 2007, 12:43:17 AM
I found this interesting article over at howstuffworks.com that goes into detail about swearing and how it works.

Check it out...
http://people.howstuffworks.com/swearing.htm


By the way, what's up with that symbol above?
I don't get it.


Title: Re: The F-Word
Post by: DodgingGrunge on July 31, 2007, 01:31:24 AM
I found this interesting article over at howstuffworks.com that goes into detail about swearing and how it works.

Check it out...
[url]http://people.howstuffworks.com/swearing.htm[/url]


By the way, what's up with that symbol above?
I don't get it.


:thumbup: Great article!  I used to scour that site religiously.

The above symbol is a doodle by author Kurt Vonnegut, JR (Slaughterhouse Five, Cat's Cradle, etc.) of an anus.  In his time, he was a fairly revolutionary author.  Insofar as this thread is concerned, Vonnegut was not one to shy away from obscenity when it proved a point.  And one such point was the above doodle, which was printed as a chapter heading (among other doodles) in his highly unconventional opus Breakfast of Champions.  His books are very easy, but insightful reads.  If you haven't yet experienced his world I'd recommend it.


Title: Re: The F-Word
Post by: Ash on July 31, 2007, 01:40:49 AM
His books are very easy, but insightful reads.  If you haven't yet experienced his world I'd recommend it.

Thanks for the info.
I've heard of Vonnegut before but have never read any of his writings.
I just may have to check out some of his works sometime soon.


Title: Re: The F-Word
Post by: Trevor on July 31, 2007, 06:07:34 AM
 :smile: As the Honourable BadMovies.org Minister for South African Affairs, I think I should post a list of South African swear words that all of you can use and almost no-one will know what you're saying.  :smile:

Just be careful where you use them and who you say them to as there are a lot of us spread all over the world: I made this mistake in Turin in 2003 when I nearly got knocked over by a guy on a scooter, I swore at him in Afrikaans ("Jou ma se moer!"*) at which he braked sharply and swore straight back at me in the same language.  :buggedout: I iz lucky he not hit me.  :teddyr:

* Untranslatable term of abuse: a devastating insult.  :twirl:


Title: Re: The F-Word
Post by: Raffine on July 31, 2007, 03:37:20 PM
Poo-tee-weet?


Hi ho.

AND: So it goes.


Quote
The above symbol is a doodle by author Kurt Vonnegut, JR (Slaughterhouse Five, Cat's Cradle, etc.) of an anus.


He even incorporated it into his signature.

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Title: Re: The F-Word
Post by: indianasmith on July 31, 2007, 03:51:24 PM
A wise man once pointed out that if you use the F-word to say good morning to someone, what are you going to say when you hit your thumb with a hammer?

Four years in the Navy gave me an extensive profane vocabulary in several languages (my Chief Petty Officer knew obscenities in a dozen languages and could cuss a man out for 10 minutes without repeating the same swear word!).  However, I try not to use profanity if I can help it - I teach school and work with kids every day, for one thing, and am trying to model appropriate behavior for them.

When I am really worked up, I use a handy Latin phrase:

"Sugit facientor womitas!!!!!"


  - loosely translated, "That sucks and it makes me want to throw up!!!"


Title: Re: The F-Word
Post by: Torgo on July 31, 2007, 08:54:02 PM
His books are very easy, but insightful reads.  If you haven't yet experienced his world I'd recommend it.

Thanks for the info.
I've heard of Vonnegut before but have never read any of his writings.
I just may have to check out some of his works sometime soon.

I've got Slaughterhouse Five and Cat's Cradle myself. Great books.