Cursing

[bento]

Rather than use replacement words or money in a jar, just imagine that every person you talk to that you don't want to cuss in front of is a dear friend of your grandmother.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

just imagine that every person you talk to that you don't want to cuss in front of is a dear friend of your grandmother.

Some of my blargin' grandmother's dear friends can curse up a fludling storm...and do.

 

[Harmon]

The first day I started this thread I counted thrity odd different curse/swear words exit my mouth over the course of the day. Today I have counted just fifteen, I have used more then a few of the suggested methods and considered a few others. I feel rather frustrated in my lacking of expression but I feel better about the prospects of getting my colorful language under control.

Oh- speaking to a fellow a while back about this very thing, he expressed the thoughts that lower educational people express themselves with swearing more then higher educational people. I asked what his degree was in as I had not heard him curse, his reply- "theology," which I laughed at asking him- "no, @#$%?" To which he replied- "no, @#$%."

Thanks again for all your help, and as I expressed- I hope this helps more then myself.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Hmm...its not scientific, but I know I curse less with every vlonking degree I earn.

 

[dragonhead]

A good subsitution is "Bob Saget"

 

[Elephant]

Meh. I have a degree, and I curse like a sailor.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I heard a good one today: "RATTLESNAKES!"

People will know you're seriously ticked about something, its inoffensive, and unless you're out on the trail, its only other meaning probably won't apply- a winner!

 

[Templetroll]

I heard a good one today: "RATTLESNAKES!"

People will know you're seriously ticked about something, its inoffensive, and unless you're out on the trail, its only other meaning probably won't apply- a winner!

My wife told my daughter to say 'cheesemuffins'. One time we had left church, met a friend and as we walked along talking to her my daughter tripped, exclaimed "Cheesemuffins!" then turned to our friend to explain, "I said cheesemuffins because I'm not allowed to say s**t."

 

[Balgus]

Or you could tell them to punch you whenever you swear, if you don't have any money.

I second this

After graduation, I started work at a school and I had to do the same thing. It took me two months to lick it.

Every time I curse, I give myself a hard smack on the cheek. You can't cheat yourself- or else you ... cheat.. yourself. That didn't come out very well.

Anyhoo.

Another thing I do is make up words. This usually menas that I let something slip, and try to cover it so that no one will notice

Like: Fu...dgecake
Sh...azaam

Or just use words that I replace in my vocab as cursing- but no one else knows:
Nuts and boogers

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

"Cheesemuffins!", etc.

LOL!

Little kids are great!