as in cuss words swear words etc.

I don't know if it has always been like this but at school I hear more bad words than good words. It drives me crazy. I am not innocent on this, but if I do cuss its in private and its not that often. I just don't understand why people cuss at school all the time. They do it in the open around teachers around everyone and nobody does anything about it. I am a junior in high school, so I am young myself so I am in this. When I see Freshman cussing and so on it bothers me even more. I don't get what cuss words add to yourself. Could someone tell me if the younger generation has always used bad language all the time or is this a new thing?

I'm 17 now and when I was little, I wouldn't dare say any bad words! But there were always kids around me swearing. I finally picked up this bad habit when I would always hang out with my next door neighbor. My brother who is 15 is starting to pick this up as well but I'm trying to break him of it. He doesn't do it too much.:wave:

Ohh man, come to my middle school. Just today I was walking through the hall when everyone was let out and all I hear is fu**king this and that. I know I'm young, but like if there are times when I'm surprised, or I hit something, or if I'm mad, it'll slip out a lot, haha. I used to tell myself I never would swear, but I guess I broke it. But I don't swear like every second, so at least I'm proud of that.

yeah. probably more then adults lol

but i think it ends when you're 20. or never does. depends on the person

some people never start. i dont really do it that often

Bill Cosby has mentioned that young black kids curse like truck drivers. He's appalled at what their parents would think until he hears the parents' vocabulary! :eek:

I grew up in an Irish/British family, and the family swears like a sailor. It's just normal to us. Not attractive, but normal. For example- I go up to my mother and say "f--k you!" and she'll say "well f--k you too!" I mean... it's just the way we are.

I grew up in an Irish/British family, and the family swears like a sailor. It's just normal to us. Not attractive, but normal. For example- I go up to my mother and say "f--k you!" and she'll say "well f--k you too!" I mean... it's just the way we are.

wow :eek:, I can imagine ever doing that-lol

depends on the person
some people never start.
I am one of those.
Didn't swear in the past, don't now, and won't in the future. I consider it rude and unnecessary.
And when you think about it, swearing these days is at epidemic numbers.
A lot of people should read this book:

I'd rather they swear than drink and smoke. Calling someone a ****ing bastard isn't gonna harm their health.

Most people in my family deliberately go out of their way not to swear, and honestly, it just sounds <beep>ing ridiculous. It even did when I was little. I don't if my <beep>ing tendency to <beep>ing swear every third <beep> word has anything to do with that, but...

Karly's family sounds like the type of family that, at least in language usage, I'd fit in with

I'd rather they swear than drink and smoke. Calling someone a ****ing bastard isn't gonna harm their health.
true

I'd rather they swear than drink and smoke. Calling someone a ****ing bastard isn't gonna harm their health.

I am not saying everyone is like this, but I am sure that many of the people who use bad language does drink and smoke and stuff.

I'd rather they swear than drink and smoke. Calling someone a ****ing bastard isn't gonna harm their health.

I wouldn't say that, I hear swearing can give you a dirty mouth. And dirt: unleathy.

I am not saying everyone is like this, but I am sure that many of the people who use bad language does drink and smoke and stuff.

I know drinkers and smokers that watch 'Gilligan's Island'. That CANNOT just be a coincidence.

I am not saying everyone is like this, but I am sure that many of the people who use bad language does drink and smoke and stuff.
:confused: All I'm saying is that if a teenager has to have a vice, I'd rather it be constant swearing than drinking or smoking or doing drugs, etc. Swearing may sound bad to some people, but it doesn't affect anyone's health or safety.

I wouldn't say that, I hear swearing can give you a dirty mouth. And dirt: unleathy.
:snob: That's a rumor!!

I am not saying everyone is like this, but I am sure that many of the people who use bad language does drink and smoke and stuff.
well i would say like....99.9% of kids in my grade curse
and maybe 0.1% smoke/drink

I know drinkers and smokers that watch 'Gilligan's Island'. That CANNOT just be a coincidence.

ok, what is your point?

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/ubb/confused.gif All I'm saying is that if a teenager has to have a vice, I'd rather it be constant swearing than drinking or smoking or doing drugs, etc. Swearing may sound bad to some people, but it doesn't affect anyone's health or safety.

I get what your saying, I just think that someone who uses fowl language all the time is more likely to do drugs and drink than someone who does not swear and acts good. I know there are exceptions to both of those though. Someone can be clean and act polite and not use bad langauge and be a smoker and drinker to, I think its less likely though.

ok, what is your point?

Ah. You didn't get it? Well here's the deal. You say that swearing is like, a gateway to smoking and drinking..or something like that. Do you have anything to back that up, or is that just a silly assumption you're making based on your arbitrary belief that swearing is unhealthy?

I get what your saying, I just think that someone who uses fowl language all the time is more likely to do drugs and drink than someone who does not swear and acts good. I know there are exceptions to both of those though. Someone can be clean and act polite and not use bad langauge and be a smoker and drinker to, I think its less likely though.

I thought the whole "marijuana is a gateway to drugs" theory was pretty funny...but this is just over the top.

I get what your saying, I just think that someone who uses fowl language all the time is more likely to do drugs and drink than someone who does not swear and acts good. I know there are exceptions to both of those though. Someone can be clean and act polite and not use bad langauge and be a smoker and drinker to, I think its less likely though.
but not all people who curse smoke/drink

I grew up in an Irish/British family, and the family swears like a sailor. It's just normal to us. Not attractive, but normal. For example- I go up to my mother and say "f--k you!" and she'll say "well f--k you too!" I mean... it's just the way we are.
:rofl: Wow, my family is kind of like that. We swear like it's nothing...erm, well...not my mom. But my dad. OMG, I knew every word in the book by the time I was 2. Mostly from what the dick called my mom :) :roller: Whoops, see I just swore without thinking.

but not all people who curse smoke/drink

that is what I said, can't you read :rolleyes:

I am not saying everyone is like this, but I am sure that many of the people who use bad language does drink and smoke and stuff.

I'd rather they swear than drink and smoke. Calling someone a ****ing bastard isn't gonna harm their health.
Exactly...it really isn't all that bad other than the fact that it's rude.

Ah. You didn't get it? Well here's the deal. You say that swearing is like, a gateway to smoking and drinking..or something like that. Do you have anything to back that up, or is that just a silly assumption you're making based on your arbitrary belief that swearing is unhealthy?

I never said everyone was like this, I just think its more likely that a person who swears all the time and has no respect for authority will get invlolved in that kind of stuff over a clean cut kid who does not curse. Bad things leads to more bad things.

Exactly...it really isn't all that bad other than the fact that it's rude.
exact-aly

I never said everyone was like this, I just think its more likely that a person who swears all the time and has no respect for authority will get invlolved in that kind of stuff over a clean cut kid who does not curse. Bad things leads to more bad things.
yeah but im sure theres some really nice kids out there who smoke and some really bad ones who dont.

ok, what is your point?



I get what your saying, I just think that someone who uses fowl language all the time is more likely to do drugs and drink than someone who does not swear and acts good. I know there are exceptions to both of those though. Someone can be clean and act polite and not use bad langauge and be a smoker and drinker to, I think its less likely though.

Eh, I don't agree with your theory. If anything, its because families who swear all the time usually arn't the BEST families and might do other bad things...swearing being one of them. I really doubt swearing has anything to do with getting into drugs...

I never said everyone was like this, I just think its more likely that a person who swears all the time and has no respect for authority will get invlolved in that kind of stuff over a clean cut kid who does not curse. Bad things leads to more bad things.

I know you didn't say that, you don't need to point that out. You're still saying that swearing leads to drinking, smoking, and doing drugs, and with nothing to back it up.

yeah but im sure theres some really nice kids out there who smoke and some really bad ones who dont.

I said that too, now I know you can't read. :rolleyes:

Someone can be clean and act polite and not use bad langauge and be a smoker and drinker to, I think its less likely though.

I know you didn't say that, you don't need to point that out. You're still saying that swearing leads to drinking, smoking, and doing drugs, and with nothing to back it up.

there are two different types of people who swear, *Pleasant Tomorrow* being one. They are nice and do not cuss on this board and I am sure not as much as they think they do outside of the board. They are the ones I am not worried about. The second type are the ones that are bad in school, and don't care about there teachers, bosses etc. Those are the ones that cuss because they think its the cool thing to do or just don't care how they act and behave and are in a downward spiral. Those are the ones I am worried about. Usual drunks and pot heads don't care about how they act and how they are, just like those people who don't care how they act when they cuss.

I am learning a lot from this though thanks to you all.

I never said everyone was like this, I just think its more likely that a person who swears all the time and has no respect for authority will get invlolved in that kind of stuff over a clean cut kid who does not curse. Bad things leads to more bad things.

First of all, swearing does not equal having no respect for authority. Second, that clean cut kid thing is doing a lot of assuming. You can't label people so narrowly. One thing does not always lead to another.

there are two different types of people who swear, *Pleasant Tomorrow* being one. They are nice and do not cuss on this board and I am sure not as much as they think they do outside of the board. They are the ones I am not worried about. The second type are the ones that are bad in school, and don't care about there teachers, bosses etc. Those are the ones that cuss because they think its the cool thing to do or just don't care how they act and behave and are in a downward spiral. Those are the ones I am worried about. Usual drunks and pot heads don't care about how they act and how they are, just like those people who don't care how they act when they cuss.

I am learning a lot from this though thanks to you all.
heh, I'm glad it doesn't appear to you that I swear on the boards...

Chh, but yeah. I do respect teachers and I don't swear around or to random people I don't know. Just joking with friends pretty much, and my sister...and my dad when he gets to me, but you would too if you were me truuuust me.

First of all, swearing does not equal having no respect for authority. Second, that clean cut kid thing is doing a lot of assuming. You can't label people so narrowly. One thing does not always lead to another.

swearing at my school is against the rules. They do it in front of teachers, what should be the authority. If they do it they must not respect them other wise they would not do it. And you are right, I could be wrong about the assuming, but I might not be.

I am going to log off now, I am not quiting this thread I just need to get some sleep.

heh, I'm glad it doesn't appear to you that I swear on the boards...

Chh, but yeah. I do respect teachers and I don't swear around or to random people I don't know. Just joking with friends pretty much, and my sister...and my dad when he gets to me, but you would too if you were me truuuust me.

yes, that is the good kind. I am not worried about you. That is the way to do it if you are going to do it. ;)

The second type are the ones that are bad in school, and don't care about there teachers, bosses etc. Those are the ones that cuss because they think its the cool thing to do or just don't care how they act and behave and are in a downward spiral. Those are the ones I am worried about. Usual drunks and pot heads don't care about how they act and how they are, just like those people who don't care how they act when they cuss.

I am learning a lot from this though thanks to you all.

Ugh. Again, what does doing bad in school have to do with swearing? Are you sure they aren't bad in school, maybe, because they aren't smart, or don't pay attention, rather than because they swear? What if they don't swear, Is it just a fluke if someone does poor in school? If someone doesn't care about how they act or present themselves, that's their state of mind. It's not a result of doing something completely unrelated.

K, I think swearing has a lot more to do with fitting in/social pressure and/or that's just how people talk than whether a kid is "bad" or "good". It's like slang...if everyone in school uses it, then so will some "good" kid.

Heck, swearing is like some lame fad, except it's gone beyond that stage and basically become a normal part of our lexicon. It hasn't gotten quite to the stage of the great American dress down, but it's not too far behind.

The Great American Dress Down = meaning it's now acceptible to wear what used to be considered casual clothes to work or church. We've become a less formal society than 40 years ago. Swearing is just naturally becoming more acceptible, but it's still not proper to use in certain places, like to your boss, etc.

I honestly don't think swearing is that big of a deal. Sometimes it's just a habit for people and it just comes out. Geez I hear a lot of some amusing words when my parents fight. I know it might be a little rude, but there's probably a lot of people out there that swear and I don't mind it.

Just to bring some humor, one day I was in the lunch line and my friend was trying to take one of my chicken nuggets and when I was fighting back, my hand or like a part of my shirt went into my pizza sauce and I was like "Sh**!" The funny part was my Social Studies teacher was right behind me and started laughing at me. (By the way, I respect my social studies teacher a lot, and he's actually my favorite teacher.)

K, I think swearing has a lot more to do with fitting in/social pressure and/or that's just how people talk than whether a kid is "bad" or "good". It's like slang...if everyone in school uses it, then so will some "good" kid.

Heck, swearing is like some lame fad, except it's gone beyond that stage and basically become a normal part of our lexicon. It hasn't gotten quite to the stage of the great American dress down, but it's not too far behind.

The Great American Dress Down = meaning it's now acceptible to wear what used to be considered casual clothes to work or church. We've become a less formal society than 40 years ago. Swearing is just naturally becoming more acceptible, but it's still not proper to use in certain places, like to your boss, etc.

Very, very, well put. It's how society is evolving. If someone is going to be a bad person because of the language they use, it might as well also be because of the clothes they wear, how their hair looks, what car they drive...so on and so forth.

I don't cuss just for the hell of it... :p but when I get upset I will at times. I do all the time on the road. Stupid women drivers and slow people. :rolleyes:

I hardly ever swear. Its just something that wasn't done in my house.

I swear but only in the company of close friends, and only when I'm joking or pissed. I would never swear in front of my stepchildren or my in-laws.

When people swear often and indiscriminately, it shows a lack of class and good manners. I'm referring to the real potty mouths who can't get through two sentences without swearing.

I hate that I curse. It's not bad but unless i'm not heated i dont think it's necessary. My mom is(imo) probably one of the classiest persons you'll ever meet, i've never heard her swear in my life(even at my father, which shows a lot :lol: ) and then somehow theres me. It's just so commonly used these days sometimes we don't realize it. I'd never swear, or even use it in a sentence with someone who's older than me. It's fine if you do it around your friends but it's disrespectful.

I grew up in an Irish/British family, and the family swears like a sailor. It's just normal to us. Not attractive, but normal. For example- I go up to my mother and say "f--k you!" and she'll say "well f--k you too!" I mean... it's just the way we are.
Yeah, that's a cultural thing. Speaking of the Britts and cussing, I remember in high school we watched the British version of "Lord of the Flies," and those boys kept saying the word "bloody" for every other word. It's considered like a cuss word in England, but we kept laughing because it wasn't as common as a cuss word in the States. :lol:

Unfortunately, it's gone far behind schools. The movie "Star Trek IV- The Voyage Home" shows just how dumb it sounds (when Spock tried to "fit in" by swearing).

The story below, from a March, 1995 Reader's Digest, shows how this garbage language should be discouraged at every opportunity...

i've been swearing regularly since i was twelve. i hear those words at home, at school, in public, online, in the tv shows i watch, in the music i listen to, in the video games i play, in the books i'm assigned to read; there's really no way i can't pick up on it. people say that swearing is so unnecessary and you can just use other words to get your point across, but it's in fact more expressive, which is usually why i do it.

I've never seen the point in swearing. I Know alot of people do it to be rebelious or whatever, but how do you stand out when 98% of the general public does the same thing?

Its just not my thing, which is weird seeing as my Mom and everyone else around my house can't seem to go 30 seconds without using the F word.

Stupid women drivers
u r sexist

I do it when I'm among my friends, never with anyone older. And it's not like it's every other word. Plus, I usually don't do it in English (since the majority of my friends are bilingual) so you usually won't catch me doing it.

I swear but only in the company of close friends, and only when I'm joking or pissed. I would never swear in front of my stepchildren or my in-laws.

When people swear often and indiscriminately, it shows a lack of class and good manners. I'm referring to the real potty mouths who can't get through two sentences without swearing.
that's the way I am. If i am really mad or making a joke, I might let some slip. But never in the company of my (future) in-laws, parents, elders, etc. or children.

When people swear often and indiscriminately, it shows a lack of class and good manners. I'm referring to the real potty mouths who can't get through two sentences without swearing.

That is exactly what I am saying. :)

I swear but only in the company of close friends, and only when I'm joking or pissed. I would never swear in front of my stepchildren or my in-laws.

When people swear often and indiscriminately, it shows a lack of class and good manners. I'm referring to the real potty mouths who can't get through two sentences without swearing.


i agree as well.:)

A couple of weeks ago, a little boy came up and told me that someone had written some swear words on the wall in the bathroom. I work in a K-5 grade school. Really made me sad :( Call me an old-fashioned prude, but I see no need for that type of language. I think people who have a lot of swear words in their vocabularies are either insecure and want to make themselves look tough or they are just simple-minded people with limited vocabularies.

I know I'm not perfect. I've let a few swear words slip out over the years when I've been really angry or upset about something.

All this talk about cussing really reminds me of when people have to find the need to flip someone off. I find that to be nonsense as well.

I cuss a little but my parents would be mad if they knew.

Yeah, we do that all the time.

No, just kidding. But yeah, it happens sometimes. Especially the f-word and all form of God+swear are popular. Why? Why not? Sometimes it's relieving. Big deal.

Start caring about a *real* problem.

ok, what is your point?



I get what your saying, I just think that someone who uses fowl language all the time is more likely to do drugs and drink than someone who does not swear and acts good. I know there are exceptions to both of those though. Someone can be clean and act polite and not use bad langauge and be a smoker and drinker to, I think its less likely though.
Do you have a big book of stereotypes or something where all this is in?

I think people who have a lot of swear words in their vocabularies are either insecure and want to make themselves look tough or they are just simple-minded people with limited vocabularies.

You have said it right there. I completely agree. :thumbsup:

Do you have a big book of stereotypes or something where all this is in?

that is not a stereotype, go to my school for one day and tell my I am wrong about this.

Yeah, we do that all the time.

No, just kidding. But yeah, it happens sometimes. Especially the f-word and all form of God+swear are popular. Why? Why not? Sometimes it's relieving. Big deal.

Start caring about a *real* problem.

I care about many problems. Public decency is one of the ones I care about. I don't want the world ten years from now to have cuss words added in the dictionary. Is that so bad. These people who only use curse words are going to end up teaching this to there kids. It will never stop. I find this to be a problem. It will only get worse.

You have said it right there. I completely agree. :thumbsup:
or maybe they grew up hearing those words thinking it was ok and couldn't help but pick up on them.

or maybe they grew up hearing those words thinking it was ok and couldn't help but pick up on them.
:nod:

i think this thread makes people want to swear

I grew up in an Irish/British family, and the family swears like a sailor. It's just normal to us. Not attractive, but normal. For example- I go up to my mother and say "f--k you!" and she'll say "well f--k you too!" I mean... it's just the way we are.:eek:Knowing a bit about your mother, it's understandable, but wow!! LOL :lol:

My place of work just hired new people, and they seem like they're in their twenties, and I heard them the other day using the "n"-word (these girls are African-American) and motherf:censored: this and that, and I got so sick of it. I'm beginning to really hate my job because no one acts professionally there except for a few of us. :mad:

I care about many problems. Public decency is one of the ones I care about. I don't want the world ten years from now to have cuss words added in the dictionary. Is that so bad. These people who only use curse words are going to end up teaching this to there kids. It will never stop. I find this to be a problem. It will only get worse.
You have nothing to worry about. You live in a society that blurrs out the commonly accepted and daily used word 'f...' on tv, as many other words that are totally accepted. E.g., I can't even say '****' on this board. It will be censored. What is that? '****' can have very different meanings. Like, when I go to the bathroom, I might have to ****. So why can't I say ****? :confused:

I think it's over-reacting.

the "n"-word

What's that? :o

You have nothing to worry about. You live in a society that blurrs out the commonly accepted and daily used word 'f...' on tv, as many other words that are totally accepted. E.g., I can't even say '****' on this board. It will be censored. What is that? '****' can have very different meanings. Like, when I go to the bathroom, I might have to ****. So why can't I say ****? :confused:

I think it's over-reacting.
I see what you are saying. For many years, I have been used to frequenting a forum with mostly Europeans, so I am getting used to what would be considered "the norm" in their territory. As far as SO goes, yeah, there are definitely the majority of Americans. And in the U.S. society, the "F word" is deemed in a negative sense. Why? I don't know. It has a history, but parents try and keep their kids away from this word's usage. It's almost like a cult, but there is never any sure-fire way to keep kids from hearing/using this word, as some young people already here mentioned about using it without their parents knowing as they would get upset with them.

The word is very much in the English sense, so that would be my theory why it's not such a big deal to use. It's the same thing where I live. We are a highly Hispanic area in my city, so Americans tend to find it funny when equivilant Mexican "bad words" are being used as it's not a big deal to them since they don't really speak Spanish. However, Mexican parents would find it offensive if their own children used it. It's partly the language culture.

i think this thread makes people want to swear
nah, it f--king doesnt. :)

WHAT THE F--K DID I JUST SAY THAT?!?!?




AHHHHHHH THIS THREAD MAKES ME WANT TO SWEAR!!

You have nothing to worry about. You live in a society that blurrs out the commonly accepted and daily used word 'f...' on tv, as many other words that are totally accepted. E.g., I can't even say '****' on this board. It will be censored. What is that? '****' can have very different meanings. Like, when I go to the bathroom, I might have to ****. So why can't I say ****? :confused:

I think it's over-reacting.

Well how about that, I never knew that. Well this makes the United States even better now. patriot:

Start caring about a *real* problem.

I gotta go with Fonzarelli on this. Swearing only hurts the person who's doing it. How it hurts you, I don't know.

I care about many problems. Public decency is one of the ones I care about. I don't want the world ten years from now to have cuss words added in the dictionary. Is that so bad. These people who only use curse words are going to end up teaching this to there kids. It will never stop. I find this to be a problem. It will only get worse.

Public decency? Then maybe you should focus your energy on gang violence, burglaries, littering, and pollution. Worry about something that actually causes harm.

I've never heard of a parent go out of his/her way to teach their kids swear words. Have you?

Yeah..."it will never stop". Evolution doesn't stop. Language is apart of evolution. And swear words have been around forever; what makes you think they're suddenly going to get thrown in a dictionary?

I'd rather they swear than drink and smoke. Calling someone a ****ing bastard isn't gonna harm their health.


Yea, but if they say it to the wrong guy, he may end up eating through a straw.

Yea, but if they say it to the wrong guy, he may end up eating through a straw.
:lol:

why is f--- always looked down on.....if it wasn't for f----in' none of us would be here....we should embrace the word

f--- you all!!!! And I mean that in the best f---in' way possible.

i think this thread makes people want to swear
it's just a ****ing thread, it's not gonna have a ****ing effect on me for ****s sake!

Yea, but if they say it to the wrong guy, he may end up eating through a straw.

:rofl:

why is f--- always looked down on.....if it wasn't for f----in' none of us would be here....we should embrace the word

f--- you all!!!! And I mean that in the best f---in' way possible.

:brent :eek:

I am not saying everyone is like this, but I am sure that many of the people who use bad language does drink and smoke and stuff.

Whoa! I use bad language, and I know I shouldnt and I have tried to stop, but it is difficult to break this bad habit. HOWEVER, I do NOT drink, or SMOKE ANYTHING and I DO NOT do that STUFF you are refering too. Just because people cuss like sailors does not mean that they are bad people.If the only thing a person does that is considered "unjust" is cuss, then that is good and parents and society should consider themselves lucky. I would rather know ppl who cuss like sailors then people who drink and drive and shoot up on crack just to get high and have a good time. Like it has been stated earlier, people who cuss do not put physical harm on themselves or the person who may hear the bad language.I DO NOT see any comparison between cussing and the use of drugs. I think people need to focus on the larger problems that society faces, not whether or not teenagers or adults cuss too much; there are more important things to worry about.

:confused: All I'm saying is that if a teenager has to have a vice, I'd rather it be constant swearing than drinking or smoking or doing drugs, etc. Swearing may sound bad to some people, but it doesn't affect anyone's health or safety.


but to hear it every single Day,...

I don't swear/curse/cuss or whatever you call it. But people do it around me all the time and it doesn't bother me at all-- I've gotten used to it and figure it's just words.

as in cuss words swear words etc.

I don't know if it has always been like this but at school I hear more bad words than good words. It drives me crazy. I am not innocent on this, but if I do cuss its in private and its not that often. I just don't understand why people cuss at school all the time. They do it in the open around teachers around everyone and nobody does anything about it. I am a junior in high school, so I am young myself so I am in this. When I see Freshman cussing and so on it bothers me even more. I don't get what cuss words add to yourself. Could someone tell me if the younger generation has always used bad language all the time or is this a new thing?

It's all too common. Being a jr. high teacher, I notice it often. I myself try to do something about it, by at the very least saying something to the student. My colleages do their best to confront it as well. I never ignore it. If it gets to the referral stage, it depends on factors like how often and how serious it is, who the audience was, how many heard what was said. The thing is, it's not (I don't think) that teachers don't care. It's just that it is so pervasive, no matter what you do, it seems like you can't control it. I agree with you that it doesn't add anything, just detracts. And I'm like you, I'm not totally innocent about it either, but in society it's really gotten out of hand, I feel. To answer your question, I can tell you that, yes, my generation, '60s' used bad language too, but not to the extent that it is used today. There was still at least some sense of propriety and respect, so that even if someone did blurt out a cuss word, they at least knew it wasn't a good thing.

I never swear aloud. I do, however, swear in my head sometimes - if something annoying happens, I'll sometimes think, "$*%!"

But I never say those words aloud. I don't have a problem with people who do, though. It's only when someone is being deliberately nasty and insulting that I have a problem with them.

I never f**king swear. It is f**king rude. :lol:

i've been swearing regularly since i was twelve. i hear those words at home, at school, in public, online, in the tv shows i watch, in the music i listen to, in the video games i play, in the books i'm assigned to read; there's really no way i can't pick up on it. people say that swearing is so unnecessary and you can just use other words to get your point across, but it's in fact more expressive, which is usually why i do it.
i still stand by that.

you can't blame many kids for swearing when they hear those words EVERYWHERE THEY GO, by authority figures and otherwise; you can't avoid picking up on it in cases like mine. it doesnt mean they're likely to start ruining their health. there is just no connection.

my conscience can control my habitual swearing in inappropriate situations for it; however i am so used to hearing the word 'damn' that i will absent-mindedly say it ANYWHERE. i simply can't help it.

Well, I'm a high school teacher....I think in my 4 years of teaching, I may have sworn on accident one time in the classroom. Otherwise, I am VERY careful not to swear. And, if we're watching a movie, I only show R with permission slips. If I show like a PG or PG-13 that I know has swearing occasionally, I warn the kids that if they are going to be offended, they are excused. I also say "BEEP" really loudly over the swearing so they can't hear it.

Other teachers aren't as careful, figuring that the words are used by the kids out in the halls enough anyways. But, I try to teach them alternative words to help them out (ie, "Zounds!")....

Personally, I have to admit that I do swear, though :(

%$#!%^*(^^$%^#$%@#$@$!#@#$$%^%&%^#%$@#$$&*)&*&^^#$@!#$!!!!!!!!

:lol:

I never f**king swear. It is f**king rude. :lol:

Yes, you're very clean-mouthed. :) (Can I still call you DAX? It's easier to type than "Blair's Number 1 Fan.")

(Can I still call you DAX? It's easier to type than "Blair's Number 1 Fan.")


If you want to. Or you can just call me Mike. Or Michael. Not Mikey though. I hate being called Mikey. :lol:

If you want to. Or you can just call me Mike. Or Michael. Not Mikey though. I hate being called Mikey. :lol:

Oh, I fell in love with the name Mikey after watching The Goonies and seeing how sweet the character of Mikey was. Have you seen The Goonies, Mike?

I never f**king swear. It is f**king rude. :lol:
Mikey!! :eek:




:rofl:

*Sees Mike glaring*

****, gotta run!:seeya:

There's an Ace of Base fan whose name is Michael but he also goes by Mikey. I believe he's 21 years old. I guess it's a nickname more used endearing. Does it make you feel like people are treating you like a kid if they use it, Mike?

Oh, my gosh, Goonies!!! I like that movie! It's so-so-so cute! Haha, that's just a classic adventurous kids-teen movie.

Oh, my gosh, Goonies!!! I like that movie! It's so-so-so cute! Haha, that's just a classic adventurous kids-teen movie.

The song that Cyndi Lauper sang for the movie - Goonies R Good Enough, I think it's called - is going through my head now. Yeah, it's a great film. One of my favourite parts is when they're all in the ship, and they're collecting up the gold and treasure. One of them - Stef - reminds them that the Fratellis are still after them, and Mikey tells everyone his plan to hide from them - they lead a trail of jewels up one cave, and then hide up another. Then we hear Ma Fratelli's voice from behind them: "Now that sounds like a great idea!" and the Goonies are in trouble again!

Okay, it's a typical cliche, but I liked it.

The song that Cyndi Lauper sang for the movie - Goonies R Good Enough, I think it's called - is going through my head now. Yeah, it's a great film. One of my favourite parts is when they're all in the ship, and they're collecting up the gold and treasure. One of them - Stef - reminds them that the Fratellis are still after them, and Mikey tells everyone his plan to hide from them - they lead a trail of jewels up one cave, and then hide up another. Then we hear Ma Fratelli's voice from behind them: "Now that sounds like a great idea!" and the Goonies are in trouble again!

Okay, it's a typical cliche, but I liked it.
Haha, that's pretty funny. Was the Cyndi Lauper song you're talking about in the intro of the movie? I can't picture it at this very moment.

Dirty Mouth?

I don't normally. Just around people I know or when I'm hella pissed off. Yeah.

Haha, that's pretty funny. Was the Cyndi Lauper song you're talking about in the intro of the movie? I can't picture it at this very moment.

A part of the song was played when Mikey, Chunk, Data and Mouth tied Brand to the chair and then took off on their bikes to go and look for the treasure. I think it's about 20 minutes into the movie.

Really? I'll have to remember that! :lol: j/k I guess being called 'Mikey' is better when you're little then when you're an adult. :) We used to joke around and sometimes call my brother 'Mikey'. One of these days I will have to ask him if he hates that name. My brother has always eaten any type of food. We used to say "Give it to Mikey, he'll eat it." I remember the Life cereal commerical that said something very similar to that. You know what just now dawned on me? If you insert a 'c' to the name Mikey, you get my brother's real name. :) We call him Mike though.

I was called Mikey by friends all through high school. :lol: They were not trying to be mean or anything but it used to drive me nuts. :lol:

Oh, I fell in love with the name Mikey after watching The Goonies and seeing how sweet the character of Mikey was. Have you seen The Goonies, Mike?

I have seen it, yes. :) Though it has been a very long time. I do remember the Cyndi Luaper song too. :)

A part of the song was played when Mikey, Chunk, Data and Mouth tied Brand to the chair and then took off on their bikes to go and look for the treasure. I think it's about 20 minutes into the movie.
Oh, I see. I kinda remember how that song went then. I remember that part of the movie.

Mikey!! :eek:




:rofl:

*Sees Mike glaring*

****, gotta run!:seeya:


Kellyyyyyyy!:smash: :angryfire

;) :lol:

Does it make you feel like people are treating you like a kid if they use it, Mike?



Yeah, probably. :lol: