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PatrickforO

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128. Fuckin' A.

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Fri Jan 10, 2020, 02:40 AM

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A rare serious post from me...about profanity. [View all] LuckyCharms Jan 2020 OP

Why, shucks! Yes I do... Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #1

Shit, hell yeah!!! LakeArenal Jan 2020 #2

Picking up what you're fucking laying down! Moostache Jan 2020 #3

The world is burning and here we are SlogginThroughIt Jan 2020 #4

We tend to multi-task here. Lochloosa Jan 2020 #7

seems to me we tend to admonish SlogginThroughIt Jan 2020 #9

We try. Lochloosa Jan 2020 #17

Please write "seriously" more often. You do it very well. nt Atticus Jan 2020 #5

Thank you! I actually just wrote a book. LuckyCharms Jan 2020 #11

I agree with #5 there and must confess I'm slightly surprised. Let's hear more, damn it! yonder Jan 2020 #56

I LOVE that lil fucker! robbob Jan 2020 #92

What? YOU wrote a fucken book? IcyPeas Jan 2020 #94

It's a relatively short 15 chapter non-fiction LuckyCharms Jan 2020 #95

Funny. When I moved south I learned Jeez was bad Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2020 #116

Oh, bother...that's all just so much fiddle-faddle. MineralMan Jan 2020 #6

It's poopy. LuckyCharms Jan 2020 #8

'fuggin-aye yeah' empedocles Jan 2020 #12

Item you will like. Sometimes that is the only way to be accurate. apcalc Jan 2020 #10

and this (here we call it cussing) Hestia Jan 2020 #68

Agree! Honest and intelligent! apcalc Jan 2020 #87

My pet peeve with swearing concerns my step-sons. I have 4 of them, all well past 18. Lochloosa Jan 2020 #13

+1 for respecting listeners and readers. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2020 #45

I rarely cussed in front of my dad... paleotn Jan 2020 #107

Fuck yeah, I understand. Jamastiene Jan 2020 #14

There are circumstances where one might want to mitigate The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2020 #15

. LuckyCharms Jan 2020 #19

You should DENVERPOPS Jan 2020 #54

ok...that was fucking funny... dhill926 Jan 2020 #55

Billie Holiday (and others!) recorded a song that sums up my attitude. davsand Jan 2020 #16

Except that writing public posts is explicitly making it other people's business. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2020 #44

Boy, people really take this swearing thing personally. cwydro Jan 2020 #18

Serious reply to your serious post Stinky The Clown Jan 2020 #20

Abso-fucking-lutely. Greybnk48 Jan 2020 #21

I try to be sparing with my on-line obscenities Vogon_Glory Jan 2020 #22

We've allowed our kids to swear because we swear Buckeyeblue Jan 2020 #23

Gosh! dchill Jan 2020 #24

My only beef is... Newest Reality Jan 2020 #25

Kick dalton99a Jan 2020 #26

I hear Fucking is great! robbob Jan 2020 #93

I think most of us here feel like we're among friends. LeftofObama Jan 2020 #27

Nice post titaniumsalute Jan 2020 #28

I like Tony Soprano's line: Mr.Bill Jan 2020 #29

LOL LuckyCharms Jan 2020 #30

Yikes! sammythecat Jan 2020 #118

In more ways than one. Mr.Bill Jan 2020 #134

I swear more than I did before Bettie Jan 2020 #31

Yes me too bdamomma Jan 2020 #110

the only language that bothers me on DU NewJeffCT Jan 2020 #32

Hey NJ, laugh at this you will DENVERPOPS Jan 2020 #60

"If you wanna be tough, grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding." eppur_se_muova Jan 2020 #73

While I know it's not Betty White NewJeffCT Jan 2020 #74

. MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #33

fucking A!!! yuiyoshida Jan 2020 #34

lol Yui JuJuYoshida Jan 2020 #61

It's actually 'aye', as in 'yes'. trof Jan 2020 #97

I've never had a problem with any particular word in a post Leith Jan 2020 #35

Agree !! DENVERPOPS Jan 2020 #63

I agree... I would add simply that setting matters jcgoldie Jan 2020 #36

Fuckin' a! Initech Jan 2020 #37

I ignore posts with typical "nasty" words or twist names to insult. delisen Jan 2020 #38

I would like to see a breakdown of useage SCVDem Jan 2020 #39

There are swearers and there are swearers packman Jan 2020 #40

This one's for you sammythecat Jan 2020 #120

Fuck'n "A"! WheelWalker Jan 2020 #41

Not going to melt, but 1) Some people are very visual, 2) Profanity more effective in small doses. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2020 #42

I am more offended SCVDem Jan 2020 #43

Got it Arthur_Frain Jan 2020 #46

Thank you Pacifist Patriot Jan 2020 #75

Thank you. Arthur_Frain Jan 2020 #81

Yes, thanks for bdamomma Jan 2020 #113

Such can become habitual lambchopp59 Jan 2020 #47

I admit I swear some times I have to. When it comes to tRump and his sycophants I swear with words.. usaf-vet Jan 2020 #48

I just put $65 in a swear jar. JohnnyRingo Jan 2020 #49

Well said. ismnotwasm Jan 2020 #50

Oh, golly, StarryNite Jan 2020 #51

Swearing Is Actually a Sign of More Intelligence - Not Less - Say Scientists StarryNite Jan 2020 #52

Well then I know a lot of geniuses tavernier Jan 2020 #90

Outliers. paleotn Jan 2020 #109

In times like these if you're not cussing, you're not paying attention nt Baltimike Jan 2020 #53

Sooo true! StarryNite Jan 2020 #126

I am sorry if I offend anyone with my swearing.......and I swear to gawd a kennedy Jan 2020 #57

Who the hell are you? JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2020 #58

i trashed the other thread barbtries Jan 2020 #59

Good for you. I felt the same way about that particular trend too. As long as we have the ... SWBTATTReg Jan 2020 #65

"there's just so much else to get riled up over." bdamomma Jan 2020 #114

Well Faux pas Jan 2020 #62

Fuckin A! Heartstrings Jan 2020 #64

We've shortened that one to: k'na! OMGWTF Jan 2020 #69

Mental note to remember that! Heartstrings Jan 2020 #72

I don't mind it, I just get bored with hearing it. tavernier Jan 2020 #66

He did. Harker Jan 2020 #79

Hell yeah -- science says that people who swear are smarter OMGWTF Jan 2020 #67

In that case I know a boat load of rocket scientists tavernier Jan 2020 #91

Fucking this obamanut2012 Jan 2020 #70

Lovely post! Thank you for this. Wawannabe Jan 2020 #71

Back in the 80s I wrote a letter Harker Jan 2020 #76

I had completely forgotten about that disgusting practice. Pacifist Patriot Jan 2020 #82

Exactly. Harker Jan 2020 #83

What else you gonna call him? sammythecat Jan 2020 #124

I still bear grudges over that. Harker Jan 2020 #125

When my step-son was six he said motherfucker in front panader0 Jan 2020 #77

That pretty much sums me and my outlook on it very well. Pacifist Patriot Jan 2020 #78

The fuck you talking about, man? mr_lebowski Jan 2020 #80

I've so often thought about DU and the way we communicate with 42bambi Jan 2020 #84

I think you would love my weather app duhneece Jan 2020 #85

+1 dalton99a Jan 2020 #102

Gee willikers ... 11 Bravo Jan 2020 #86

Gee willikers. Funny. Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2020 #117

I swear plenty, but I can control it when it's not appropriate. LisaM Jan 2020 #88

Let me show you how well I understand you malaise Jan 2020 #89

One of my favorite oldie but goodies!! aeromanKC Jan 2020 #127

Same here malaise Jan 2020 #130

Well stated! SergeStorms Jan 2020 #96

K and R Quixote1818 Jan 2020 #98

As a Navy veteran bluecollar2 Jan 2020 #99

"In certain trying circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances... alterfurz Jan 2020 #100

For many years, I tried to be "respectful" ecstatic Jan 2020 #101

Strategic curse word here and there is effective. I F'en hate the grammar police. To or Too Pepsidog Jan 2020 #103

while I do tend to cuss freely Skittles Jan 2020 #104

My therapist asked me why I cuss so much backtoblue Jan 2020 #105

I usually bdamomma Jan 2020 #106

I agree completely. Jesus said it best I think.... paleotn Jan 2020 #108

Thanks Lucky Charms! smirkymonkey Jan 2020 #111

Swearing Is Actually a Sign of More Intelligence - Not Less - Say Scientists Warpy Jan 2020 #112

Count me in! Tink41 Jan 2020 #115

Hey... wait a second... Harker Jan 2020 #119

Well Fuck A Doodle Doo ET Awful Jan 2020 #121

I completely agree! Remember Einstein's original EMFC squared? Nobody remembers that. Shaddox Jan 2020 #122

It doesn't bother me until it starts to approach Joe Pesci levels... Silent3 Jan 2020 #123

Fuckin' A. PatrickforO Jan 2020 #128

From the memorable Lenny Bruce (paraphrased) MasonDreams Jan 2020 #129

Have you seen this? dewsgirl Jan 2020 #131

That's what makes your post yours Luckycharms, duforsure Jan 2020 #132

Dammit, stop the fucking swearing! TrogL Jan 2020 #133