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78. It's bad enough dropped gratuitously here at DU.

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Mon Nov 22, 2021, 07:50 PM

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Is anyone else sick and tired of hearing the F-bomb all the time now? [View all] Diamond_Dog Nov 2021 OP

Fuck no! FoxNewsSucks Nov 2021 #1

Bollix is quite handy too..... OnDoutside Nov 2021 #12

Oh yes, I really like that one! PatSeg Nov 2021 #49

It is so overused, that it has lost its impact PatSeg Nov 2021 #48

No. boston bean Nov 2021 #2

+1 mitch96 Nov 2021 #27

Yes. Dial H For Hero Nov 2021 #3

The primitive element The Wizard Nov 2021 #4

Actually... Cuthbert Allgood Nov 2021 #13

I just read the article, thanks. grumpyduck Nov 2021 #28

😎 Deuxcents Nov 2021 #30

In the past, I've done things like that PatSeg Nov 2021 #52

I swear regularly The Wizard Nov 2021 #71

British and Irish TV comedy shows The Wizard Nov 2021 #74

hostility, anger, aggression, bullying, all rolled into one nt msongs Nov 2021 #5

He's still Fucker Carlson to me Dirty Socialist Nov 2021 #6

Are we in danger of losing our beloved "rat's ass"? Pinback Nov 2021 #7

rat's rosy ass is a colorful option DeeNice Nov 2021 #19

+1 ChazII Nov 2021 #21

Oh yes, I totally agree PatSeg Nov 2021 #57

Ha! Pinback Nov 2021 #64

Oh yes, I remember that too PatSeg Nov 2021 #69

Merde, unfortunately, Mme. Defarge Nov 2021 #8

Don't ever holiday in Ireland or the UK.... OnDoutside Nov 2021 #9

My mom was from Wales, Dad from London. BlackSkimmer Nov 2021 #22

You're the exception then. I live in Ireland and have worked in the UK over the OnDoutside Nov 2021 #23

True, That RobinA Nov 2021 #26

LOL. Reminds me of meadowlander Nov 2021 #85

Fuck the fucking fuckers Jerry2144 Nov 2021 #10

Yes LongtimeAZDem Nov 2021 #11

"Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer." Torchlight Nov 2021 #14

I was just saying that last night. kskiska Nov 2021 #15

Yes, the pendulum has swung to the total opposite side PatSeg Nov 2021 #59

Cussing is seasoning for language. You have to know how to use it. Buckeyeblue Nov 2021 #16

Absolutely. Disaffected Nov 2021 #17

Lol, you've asked for it now. nt BlackSkimmer Nov 2021 #18

word selection doesn't bother me, tone and presentation are the key Amishman Nov 2021 #20

It doesn't have the gravitas it once did budkin Nov 2021 #24

Not tired of hearing cursing, just tired of having so many *reasons* to curse ! eppur_se_muova Nov 2021 #25

Yes, It really pisses me off when it's done around small children. njhoneybadger Nov 2021 #29

I come from a long line of women who can cuss like sailors happybird Nov 2021 #31

About all you can do, Bayard Nov 2021 #32

It is just a word. Voltaire2 Nov 2021 #33

Is wee wee still ok? LuckyCharms Nov 2021 #34

Nope. Magoo48 Nov 2021 #35

Yes. I swear a lot but I keep it at home. I'm sick of it in public, it's lost it's effectiveness. nt Raine Nov 2021 #36

Sign of weak vocabulary hamil Nov 2021 #37

Yes, it is often lazy and uninspired PatSeg Nov 2021 #61

You are mistaken -- it is the opposite obamanut2012 Nov 2021 #66

Yep. The key is to use it for either maximum impact, for emphasis, LuckyCharms Nov 2021 #73

it's just a word. NewHendoLib Nov 2021 #82

I used to like it but it's become so common that it's leftyladyfrommo Nov 2021 #38

I would advise you stay away from the UK if this is the case: Celerity Nov 2021 #42

I don't plan on visiting ant time soon. nt leftyladyfrommo Nov 2021 #58

Ditto Australia. Jedi Guy Nov 2021 #60

All over the Commonwealth, lol. Have some South African mates who are just walking curse bombs. Celerity Nov 2021 #63

Here's the thing, though... Jedi Guy Nov 2021 #65

Go to scouser (Liverpool) or brummie (Birmingham) pub and you will likely amend this: Celerity Nov 2021 #68

Okay, you got me there. Jedi Guy Nov 2021 #77

Americans can be pretty trashy. BannonsLiver Nov 2021 #39

no Celerity Nov 2021 #40

Yes nt XanaDUer2 Nov 2021 #41

Yeah...I kind of am. AngryOldDem Nov 2021 #43

While tempted to say "fuck" often Mossfern Nov 2021 #44

Sadly, it's another sign of the devolving of society dumbcat Nov 2021 #45

What is the white identification have to do with it? former9thward Nov 2021 #46

No issue with the age identification? Torchlight Nov 2021 #91

Not sure anybidy is entitled to an opinion about it really. davsand Nov 2021 #47

i read THE "F-BOMB" too often on this board too. I won't read a thread if "F" is in the title Trueblue1968 Nov 2021 #50

Thank you. Yes.... IMO it's used unnecessarily way too often. lamp_shade Nov 2021 #55

How would I warn people about republiQan ratfucking? 48656c6c6f20 Nov 2021 #51

Yes. johnp3907 Nov 2021 #53

lol no it doesn't obamanut2012 Nov 2021 #67

In what language? Scrivener7 Nov 2021 #76

I don't think that word means what you think it means. Cuthbert Allgood Nov 2021 #92

YES. lamp_shade Nov 2021 #54

I became a Betty White fan because of the F Bomb. KentuckyWoman Nov 2021 #56

I'm tired of all the language police complaining about it, actually. GoCubsGo Nov 2021 #62

Not really mvd Nov 2021 #70

I find myself saying it now and don't like it. Kingofalldems Nov 2021 #72

Nope. Scrivener7 Nov 2021 #75

It's bad enough dropped gratuitously here at DU. UTUSN Nov 2021 #78

Oh gosh no! Every time I hear it I am shocked and horrified!! tavernier Nov 2021 #79

I find it very crass Poiuyt Nov 2021 #80

Fuck no I fucking love that fucking shit. CrackityJones75 Nov 2021 #81

The only thing that bothers me is Joe Pesci-style f-bombs... Silent3 Nov 2021 #83

I'll be honest. It doesn't crack my top 1000 things I'm sick and tired of. meadowlander Nov 2021 #84

I blame the Marine Corps.... I was a sweet, impressionable youth ... and then.... albacore Nov 2021 #86

The fuck I'm not Tarc Nov 2021 #87

What's interesting to me is how basic cable networks are going all in now ecstatic Nov 2021 #88

Get used to it or wear ear plugs. The word fuck is here to stay. Autumn Nov 2021 #89

"Freaky Mothafocka" - David Sedaris. progressoid Nov 2021 #90

The OP absolutely doesn't want to read Sedaris. Cuthbert Allgood Nov 2021 #93

I saw Sedaris read that live a few years ago. progressoid Nov 2021 #94