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TNNurse

(6,911 posts)
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 07:50 AM Jul 2018

If you met me, a white haired almost 69 yo short woman,

you might not expect how foul my mouth can be. I have been erratic over the years over which curse words I am willing to use. A great guy in college over 50 years ago wore me down chanting the "f" word in my ear until he heard me saying it. I gave it up again for awhile, but sometimes it is the only one that fits the occasion.

The last few times I have seen video of Trey Gowdy speaking in the US House of Representatives he has said a variety of mild curse words....damn, hell, shit. Yesterday in a hearing he said : I do not give a damn. In personal and social situations these words pass right by. HOWEVER: This is his workplace, it is televised and he is supposed to be representing the people who elected him.
If I managed for 37 years to not curse in my job ( and trust me there were millions of reasons and opportunities), he should be able to do the same.

Fuck him.

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If you met me, a white haired almost 69 yo short woman, (Original Post) TNNurse Jul 2018 OP
I had the same reaction. PA Democrat Jul 2018 #1
I think the science of people's heads looking like criminals or not is not really Maraya1969 Jul 2018 #48
Looks like a phrenologist's training dummy. Midnight Writer Jul 2018 #55
That's funny! Maraya1969 Jul 2018 #66
I guess a little meaner than I like to be. Don't get me started on Roger Stone. Midnight Writer Jul 2018 #67
"he said : I do not give a damn." BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #2
I don't give a damn about Trey Gowdy, OR that shape shifting life form that sits on his head Siwsan Jul 2018 #3
I love the "shape shifting life form" reference. badhair77 Jul 2018 #5
I think he struggles to disguise his pointy noggin Siwsan Jul 2018 #6
I just thought he had recently started going to James Trafficant's barber... kmla Jul 2018 #21
I definitely remember Trafficant's amazing tangle of fake tresses Siwsan Jul 2018 #22
To this day, you could not convince me of the fact that the man owned a mirror... kmla Jul 2018 #23
Some people only see what they want to see. trump*, for example Siwsan Jul 2018 #24
Trey would need a wig for that. True Blue American Jul 2018 #65
He is such a weird looking guy PatSeg Jul 2018 #20
In Gowdy's mind the rules are not for him. badhair77 Jul 2018 #4
If everyone starts talking dirty bucolic_frolic Jul 2018 #7
Alas, the days when we could expect civil discourse from elected GOP officials is long gone vlyons Jul 2018 #8
Sometimes I forget my buddhist up bringing yuiyoshida Jul 2018 #35
Anger is a very powerful emotion vlyons Jul 2018 #38
works for me... yuiyoshida Jul 2018 #40
You expressed my feelings about how Gowdy presented himself yesterday to a "T". pazzyanne Jul 2018 #9
I lost what little bit of respect handmade34 Jul 2018 #10
I am a 65 year old female that enjoys cursing. SamKnause Jul 2018 #11
CNN pointed out last night... yallerdawg Jul 2018 #12
Well of course they would. dhol82 Jul 2018 #25
And the purpose of hearings is to hear what a witness spooky3 Jul 2018 #36
I'm not a violent person, though I've got a temper. But, I so want to reach through the tv hlthe2b Jul 2018 #13
I only wish bdamomma Jul 2018 #31
There are days when I wish that Ilsa Jul 2018 #14
and trump too!!! heaven05 Jul 2018 #15
And the elephant he rode in on. lpbk2713 Jul 2018 #16
My cursing increased when Trump was elected. zanana1 Jul 2018 #17
mine too. bdamomma Jul 2018 #30
For some odd reason, it makes me smile to hear all these older women talk about how they world wide wally Jul 2018 #18
I've been doing it from an early age. dhol82 Jul 2018 #26
You sound like my wife world wide wally Jul 2018 #27
Kudos to your wife. dhol82 Jul 2018 #29
dad was military shanti Jul 2018 #58
Yes PatSeg Jul 2018 #19
trey gowdy bdamomma Jul 2018 #28
The asshole had me screaming back at the screen yuiyoshida Jul 2018 #32
Fuck him again. And again, reuse as necessary.... marble falls Jul 2018 #33
I noticed that too...and it's trickling down. Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #34
He couldn't look more creepy with that bad prison-cut marine officer hair of his. He went .... marble falls Jul 2018 #37
He thinks he's F Lee Bailey Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #39
At least until his last 10 ot 15 years F Lee Bailey was actually a giant in the courtroom. marble falls Jul 2018 #41
Just saying that Gowdy.....is not what he thinks he is... Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #42
And I agree with you, Gowdy isn't anything like he imagines. If he thinks edgy is what it takes ... marble falls Jul 2018 #46
I appreciate that post. thanks marble Falls. Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #47
I sometimes use fornicate in place of fuck. 47of74 Jul 2018 #43
Or 'effin" Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #44
My daughters who are 43 and 39 find it amusing when I dae Jul 2018 #60
Hahaha Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #61
Fricken A CC! dae Jul 2018 #63
He was trying to be intimidating. liberalnarb Jul 2018 #45
I won't say I never used a swear word, because I could have forgotten some instance Sophia4 Jul 2018 #49
I agree that swearing is lazy, TNNurse Jul 2018 #50
It is expressive, but not persuasive. It preaches to those who already agree with you. Sophia4 Jul 2018 #51
TNNurse, to paraphrase Alice Roosevelt Longsworth (daughter of Theodore) no_hypocrisy Jul 2018 #52
Many years ago I went to a bridal shower for a friend. She is from an old prominent local family. TNNurse Jul 2018 #54
I don't like Gowdy Howdy Dowdy either SummerSnow Jul 2018 #53
Gowdy is a Weak Man Attempting to Look Tough dlk Jul 2018 #56
The good news SCantiGOP Jul 2018 #57
LOL, that's like me Raine Jul 2018 #59
Trey got his teeth kicked down his throat by the FBI yesterday and it was great to watch Pepsidog Jul 2018 #62
Our job at this point is that Trumling go home to his father thewhollytoast Jul 2018 #64

PA Democrat

(13,225 posts)
1. I had the same reaction.
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 07:55 AM
Jul 2018

Plus, what is with his disheveled appearance? The guy looks (and acts) like he has been on a 5 day bender.

Maraya1969

(22,441 posts)
48. I think the science of people's heads looking like criminals or not is not really
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 03:01 PM
Jul 2018

a science anymore. But that being said he looks like a head that would be in the criminal section.

BumRushDaShow

(127,297 posts)
2. "he said : I do not give a damn."
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 07:56 AM
Jul 2018

Probably because he doesn't "give a damn" about his job. He's basically been drummed out and isn't running again. And I say - "Good riddance to bad rubbish".

Siwsan

(26,177 posts)
3. I don't give a damn about Trey Gowdy, OR that shape shifting life form that sits on his head
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 08:00 AM
Jul 2018

Just saying.......

badhair77

(4,191 posts)
5. I love the "shape shifting life form" reference.
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 08:06 AM
Jul 2018

What is the deal with his noggin; he does like to mix up the looks. I wonder if he has a stylist.

Siwsan

(26,177 posts)
6. I think he struggles to disguise his pointy noggin
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 08:07 AM
Jul 2018

He's a bit of an 'egg head', and not in a smart way. Maybe his parents had him wear a baby bonnet that was just too small.

kmla

(4,047 posts)
21. I just thought he had recently started going to James Trafficant's barber...
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 09:21 AM
Jul 2018

You know, bird's nest and all that.

If you are not sure who James Trafficant was, just do a Google image search. You'll understand.

Siwsan

(26,177 posts)
22. I definitely remember Trafficant's amazing tangle of fake tresses
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 09:26 AM
Jul 2018

I kept waiting for it to slowly slide down the front of his face.

kmla

(4,047 posts)
23. To this day, you could not convince me of the fact that the man owned a mirror...
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 09:28 AM
Jul 2018

...and if so it could be sold as new, because it was never used.

Siwsan

(26,177 posts)
24. Some people only see what they want to see. trump*, for example
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 09:35 AM
Jul 2018

No doubt he looks into the mirror and sees something more akin to Robert Redford (young or current) rather than the bloated sack of corruption and delusion that is actually reflected.

True Blue American

(17,972 posts)
65. Trey would need a wig for that.
Sat Jul 14, 2018, 04:51 AM
Jul 2018

Trey’s hair came to a point yesterday. Some one said his head looked squashed.

I know it is not nice to talk about people’s look so I will say,” Trey Gowdy is one of the nastiest people, ever, along with Jim Jordan and Donald Trump.”

PatSeg

(46,794 posts)
20. He is such a weird looking guy
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 09:03 AM
Jul 2018

He has a distinct inbred look about him and the ever changing hair doesn't help at all.

bucolic_frolic

(42,663 posts)
7. If everyone starts talking dirty
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 08:12 AM
Jul 2018

it will lose its impact. And new f words will have to be created. That is the evolution of language

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
8. Alas, the days when we could expect civil discourse from elected GOP officials is long gone
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 08:14 AM
Jul 2018

Using curse words, vulgar words demonstrates a lack of self control and lack of mindfulness. We Buddhists aspire to emulate the body, speech, and mind of an enlightened Buddha. Harsh speech, divisive speech, and idle chatter are considered to be non-virtuous speech. Personally I don't always live up to this ideal, which is why Buddhism is a practice. We practice and we practice and we practice until it just becomes a natural part of us. When I observe the Trey Gowdy's of this world, I see a man engaged is self-cherishing and ego burnishing. A man eaten up with pride and anger and self-righteousness. A man drenched in delusion. And I feel sorry for him, because I know that all of those behaviors and mindsets are what keeps him trapped in the suffering of samsara. I can't change him; I can only change myself by practicing mindfulness over my body, speech, and mind. We live in degenerate times. I can assure that all those angry vitriolic GOP congressmen yesterday are not happy people. They do not have peace of mind.

After a while, I found their vitriol so corrosive and disturbing to my own peace of mind that I turned it off and listened to a Mozart symphony. We are not powerless. The main thing is to remain calm in the midst of their anger, stupidity, and chaos - and then vote a straight Dem ticket in Nov.

yuiyoshida

(41,759 posts)
35. Sometimes I forget my buddhist up bringing
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 10:13 AM
Jul 2018

As I said down stream, I was screaming at the TV tube..well, sometimes its much better to release that anger, than leave it in.. My Judo instructor taught me that, as did my Kendo Teacher...

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
38. Anger is a very powerful emotion
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 10:26 AM
Jul 2018

Most people don't know how to handle it, except to aggressively project it out, act it out. Which is when anger controls them, rather than them controlling their anger. Trump is a good example of out-of-control anger. Anger can be very sharp and clear. Not just a strong aversion to what displeases us, but the clear realization that we need to focus our energy and wisdom on changing a bad situation, correcting an injustice, relieving senseless suffering. Personally, I have a lifetime of out-of-control anger. Buddhism has helped me a lot with my anger issues. Just remember to keep calm and vote Dem.

yuiyoshida

(41,759 posts)
40. works for me...
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 10:31 AM
Jul 2018

And My Kendo, Sensei taught me a lot of things... I still have my Shinai... (竹刀 ) I love that word
it means, "don't kill" in Nihongo, but it refers to the bamboo sword used in Kendo. I was also a huge fan of
Miyamoto Musashi .. the book of five rings.

pazzyanne

(6,518 posts)
9. You expressed my feelings about how Gowdy presented himself yesterday to a "T".
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 08:14 AM
Jul 2018

The republicans were pointing out the unprofessionalism of Peter Strzok and sacrificing their professionalism in front of America while doing so. I would have been fired had I done this while doing my job, and I would not have been on camera while doing it. No respect left for the republicans after their "witch hunt" yesterday.

handmade34

(22,755 posts)
10. I lost what little bit of respect
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 08:23 AM
Jul 2018

I had for just a few of the Republicans 1 1/2 years ago...

yesterday just added another layer to my disgust

SamKnause

(13,041 posts)
11. I am a 65 year old female that enjoys cursing.
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 08:24 AM
Jul 2018

Fuck is my favorite curse word.

Not a day goes by that I don't say it numerous times.

It is so versatile.

I use it in every description pertaining to republicans.

Fuck republicans.

They are EVIL FUCKING LIARS !!!!!!!!

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
12. CNN pointed out last night...
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 08:29 AM
Jul 2018

not one single Republican would come on CNN shows.

They ALL went to Fox News.

That initiated a whole 'nother round of cussing in my house!

dhol82

(9,351 posts)
25. Well of course they would.
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 09:50 AM
Jul 2018

That whole exercise yesterday was for appropriate sound bites for their next campaign.
It was just a shit show for the base. They had nothing legitimate to say.

spooky3

(34,302 posts)
36. And the purpose of hearings is to hear what a witness
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 10:16 AM
Jul 2018

has to say. They did anything but that.

Their desperation to cover up wrongdoing and thwart a legitimate investigation is obvious to anyone who isn’t an idiot.

hlthe2b

(101,714 posts)
13. I'm not a violent person, though I've got a temper. But, I so want to reach through the tv
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 08:33 AM
Jul 2018

and literally smack the hell out of these cretins. It is physically painful to restrain that impulse.

bdamomma

(63,652 posts)
31. I only wish
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 10:00 AM
Jul 2018

those who believe in black magic would cast a spell that could rid of this scourge of disease that has infected us.

Ilsa

(61,675 posts)
14. There are days when I wish that
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 08:34 AM
Jul 2018

anyone who aspired to be anything would want to attend a gentlemen's school or a ladies' school on manners. This is beyond knowing which words to avoid, but knowing how to treat people to put them at ease so things can get gone. The bullying has got to stop. These are examples of bad behavior by public officials.

In comparison, the FBI agent looked like a hero, and the gop congresscritters looked like a pack of rabid dogs.

zanana1

(6,085 posts)
17. My cursing increased when Trump was elected.
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 08:44 AM
Jul 2018

I'm a 66 year-old short woman. People don't expect to hear an old lady curse, but I don't fucking care.

bdamomma

(63,652 posts)
30. mine too.
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 09:57 AM
Jul 2018

I am a 63 yr short woman too, and I hate what is going on and why is he(trump) still there.

My cursing has increased too since this POS stole the presidency.

world wide wally

(21,719 posts)
18. For some odd reason, it makes me smile to hear all these older women talk about how they
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 08:58 AM
Jul 2018

cuss like sailors.

(and where did that phrase come from?)

shanti

(21,670 posts)
58. dad was military
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 09:17 PM
Jul 2018

it's in the blood. he never said fuck, but i picked that up later, and use it freely.

PatSeg

(46,794 posts)
19. Yes
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 09:01 AM
Jul 2018

I found Gowdy's swearing in congress to be offensive and his demeanor extremely rude, but I believe he was intentionally behaving provocatively for the camera. So many of them were just putting on a show. There was no real inquiry going on, more like a lot of self-serving monologues.

My three year old grandsons came in during the hearing and I had to turn it off. There was no telling what they might hear.

bdamomma

(63,652 posts)
28. trey gowdy
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 09:55 AM
Jul 2018

is a waste of time. Jerk. Carrying water for this POS who is imbecile and is tarnishing our reputation all over the world.

yuiyoshida

(41,759 posts)
32. The asshole had me screaming back at the screen
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 10:07 AM
Jul 2018

Sometimes I hate Republicans with the passion of an exploding red hot sun... Really, they desire every bit of ire we can give them.

marble falls

(56,358 posts)
33. Fuck him again. And again, reuse as necessary....
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 10:07 AM
Jul 2018

You gotta admit: Strzok fucked ol' Trey pretty good yesterday!

marble falls

(56,358 posts)
37. He couldn't look more creepy with that bad prison-cut marine officer hair of his. He went ....
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 10:17 AM
Jul 2018

past edgy in the womb.

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)
39. He thinks he's F Lee Bailey
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 10:27 AM
Jul 2018

He really thinks he's a courtroom whiz. When he goes to private practice, judges and the rules of evidence will have something to say about his style of doing things. Regular frumpled cowboy in those crappy suits.

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)
42. Just saying that Gowdy.....is not what he thinks he is...
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 10:36 AM
Jul 2018

namely a trial atty. He's oblivious to how it really works.

marble falls

(56,358 posts)
46. And I agree with you, Gowdy isn't anything like he imagines. If he thinks edgy is what it takes ...
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 10:48 AM
Jul 2018

to make a splash, he is in for a surprise. F Lee Bailey had the strokes to rock 'edgy', where he looks like a character, Gowdy's just a goon. I agree with you 100% and it would not surprise me if Gowdy has a dogeared copy of Bailey's last book on his bed stand.

His "Defense Never Rests" and "For the Defense" are really good reads. You can find them sometimes in a thrift shop.

I remember the entire Sam Shepard case from beginning to wrestling career.

 

47of74

(18,470 posts)
43. I sometimes use fornicate in place of fuck.
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 10:41 AM
Jul 2018

Takes a little bit more energy to use that word and I don't want to overuse the word fuck, but when that Orange Fuck or his GOP groupies/enablers do something really fucking stupid that's when the gloves come off and I say FUCK in all its glory.

dae

(3,396 posts)
60. My daughters who are 43 and 39 find it amusing when I
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 11:06 PM
Jul 2018

use either of those, my sons 44 and 41 would prefer to hear them.🙂

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)
61. Hahaha
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 11:15 PM
Jul 2018

Last edited Sat Jul 14, 2018, 12:00 AM - Edit history (1)

Right on!!. Funny that you can make them laugh w that.
Have a good 'effin' weekend Dae.

 

Sophia4

(3,515 posts)
49. I won't say I never used a swear word, because I could have forgotten some instance
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 05:59 PM
Jul 2018

but, the reason I don't swear is simple.

My father, who loved language and was taking a course on translating the Bible from the original Greek when he died, told me that swearing is lazy.

People who swear a lot lack a good vocabulary and don't express themselves clearly.

Sometimes I write posts that are very long here, and sometimes people complain, and I make lots of typos, but . . . I earned my living writing. So there.

Young people. Avoid swearing. Develop a good vocabulary with lots of interesting words other than swear words. It pays off.

TNNurse

(6,911 posts)
50. I agree that swearing is lazy,
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 06:03 PM
Jul 2018

but there are sometimes when it seems like the only option. Can you suggest a word that really gives the visceral hostility that the F word gives??? I could incorporate it.

no_hypocrisy

(45,771 posts)
52. TNNurse, to paraphrase Alice Roosevelt Longsworth (daughter of Theodore)
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 06:19 PM
Jul 2018

If you can't say anything nice about anybody, sit next to me.


TNNurse

(6,911 posts)
54. Many years ago I went to a bridal shower for a friend. She is from an old prominent local family.
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 06:30 PM
Jul 2018

She suggested that I try to sit by one lady for that very reason. She was my senator Lamar Alexander's mother. I do not remember if I heard any good gossip from her.

SCantiGOP

(13,856 posts)
57. The good news
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 09:10 PM
Jul 2018

He is on the way out the door. Didn’t run again.
He has one of the two reddest districts in SC, but his successor certainly won’t be as ugly as him and might be slightly less fascist.

Raine

(30,540 posts)
59. LOL, that's like me
Fri Jul 13, 2018, 09:44 PM
Jul 2018

I'm one the most filthy mouthed people you'll ever come across. Shit and fuck are my two favorites but I keep it at home among my beloved family members where it beongs. I never ever use those words in public and believe me I've got a temper but those words I keep to myself when in public! I don't like hearing it from the officials on our side either, control yourself, it's possible.

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