Profane Futility

[winter_unfazed]

Could a four-letter word, starting with F,
Relieve rheumatic pain?
Could someone mend a broken pipe
By taking God's name in vain?
Could the mention of eternal condemnation
Fix a vehicle's dent?
Could a missed appointment be summoned back
By the mention of excrement?

Might one be somehow spared the fury
Of a falling log,
By invoking the male pup offspring
Of a female dog?
Might the victim of a swindle scheme
Regain his full net worth
By referring to a child born
Of illegitimate birth?

Could, by the use of vulgar speech,
A wildcat be tamed,
Or a machine restored to function,
Or a lost lover be reclaimed?
If the situation's bad enough
Just as it is right now,
Will cursing make it better?
I'm ______ if I know how.

[lorna-organic]

I guess you haven't tried it. :) You know the old saying, "Don't knock it, if you haven't tried it!" I actually don't think it is the act of cussing, which helps relieve pain. I think it is the act of becoming angry quickly and letting loose. That would bring on adrenalin, which can relieve pain. It is much better than holding one's breath, which many people do when confronted with sudden pain. That only makes the pain worse.

[Train]

Ya Lorna!
Get him.
Don't let him off the hook.
You got him on the ropes now.
As a man and good Samaritan
he can'targue with a woman
so give it o him.
Heheh.
I'm on your side.
Train

[lorna-organic]

Stirring up the pot, eh, Train?? :)

[ovenbird]

Jeff,

I appreciate that you shared this, and I someone reads it and has a change of heart. One need not curse to relieve stress or pain. A nice "dad burn it" works almost as well if one trains oneself to use it!

I still love ya, Lorna and Train!

[Hairy Moose Knuckles]

I just say Fud Knucker real loud. I've been saying that since grade school. One day, my best friend, his dad and I was working on his car. He busted his knuckle and out came Nud #ucker. I bumped my head on the hood of his car from laughing so hard. His dad was cool about it.

[redbrick]

"Dag-nab it, Rabbit!" Since the kids came along, that's my expletive of choice.

Of course, the unexpected upside of cleaning things up is that when on the rare occasion that a blue one slips out, everyone knows just how worked up i must be, LOL!

[pita]

A bit of four lettering at the appropriate place and time is okay, but I really hate when folks use the Lords name in vain:mad:, or curses like a sailor around my grandchildren:mad:. There are words when that happens, but the only one that can hear them is the offender (and I guarantee they will be blushing when I am finished with them too:D)

pita out!:eek:

[lorac]

YIKES! :D

[Hairy Moose Knuckles]

A bit of four lettering at the appropriate place and time is okay, but I really hate when folks use the Lords name in vain:mad:, or curses like a sailor around my grandchildren:mad:. There are words when that happens, but the only one that can hear them is the offender (and I guarantee they will be blushing when I am finished with them too:D)

pita out!:eek:

Yeah, I can't stand someone taking God name in vane. It makes my flesh crawl.

BTW, does your name stand for Pain in the arse?
OR
People Ingesting Tasty Animals?:D

[Cliff Timmons]

Swearing is just a habit.
I don't think most people who swear even realize they are doing it.

I went to pick my wife up from where she worked one day. A coworker of her's who was a female in her mid 20's dropped the f-bomb while talking to me. I just said in a laughing way, "Whoa! Do you kiss your momma with that mouth." and grinned. She sat there and argued with me fully believing that she never said it. I think it was just such a habit that she didn't even know when she was saying that.

[dirtundernails]

If my ole man keeps using four letter words, I think I will divorce him. It's horrible! The words he says to me include W-A-S-H, D-U-S-T, C-O-O-K, I-R-O-N, W-O-R-K, W-E-E-D...

Where's the phone book, I gotta find a lawyer.

[Siegmund Family Farm]

Son of a biscuit!

[Cliff Timmons]

If my ole man keeps using four letter words, I think I will divorce him. It's horrible! The words he says to me include W-A-S-H, D-U-S-T, C-O-O-K, I-R-O-N, W-O-R-K, W-E-E-D...

Where's the phone book, I gotta find a lawyer.

You forgot, WIFE and OBEY!

[lorna-organic]

NOPE

[pita]

BTW, does your name stand for Pain in the arse?
OR
People Ingesting Tasty Animals?:D

either works for me, though the first one with a three letter word seems more appropriate for my personality:D I do hate it when folks confuse pets with food too:eek:

pita out!

[Cliff Timmons]

either works for me, though the first one with a three letter word seems more appropriate for my personality:D I do hate it when folks confuse pets with food too:eek:

pita out!

I agree.
Don't wok your dog, walk your dog.

[HOD]

Swearing is just a habit.
I don't think most people who swear even realize they are doing it.
>snippage<



Either that, or they own a FORD van. ( Hmmmm, ever notice that FORD is a 4 letter word? )




Hod

[winter_unfazed]

Often said to stand for "Found on road, dead".

[mommas arms]

I'm not sure if it can be used to fix things, but hearing those words have a fasinating effect on getting me to quickly leave my Fathers home and never call him?

[oldgaredneck]

It really does a great job of relieving pain when you can swear in three different languages....

[morninglorie]

:confused: You mean you don't cuss ?! At least once in awhile? My mother didn't, my sister doesn't, but what the h--l , it helps when you're really <----> about something. :p

[redbrick]

Heh, "fig-leafed," I like that, Greenzone! I'll have to remember that one.

[winter_unfazed]

If my ole man keeps using four letter words, I think I will divorce him. It's horrible! The words he says to me include W-A-S-H, D-U-S-T, C-O-O-K, I-R-O-N, W-O-R-K, W-E-E-D...



Sometimes I refer to shaving as the "SH-word", since it's something I never like to do.