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thucythucy

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130. Here's another one you might like.
Mon Oct 11, 2021, 03:20 PM
Oct 2021

He was arrested for this as well, in 1961 or ;62.

Great comic, though as a drummer only so so.


This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2021 #1
A good bout of shouted profanity can be pnwest Oct 2021 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2021 #8
You might be feeling good malletgirl02 Oct 2021 #13
Smash your finger with a hammer and see what word comes to mind. world wide wally Oct 2021 #77
This one agrees... pnwest Oct 2021 #131
Intent is important. Profanity can be humorous and entertaining, it can also be cruel and violent. sop Oct 2021 #2
'Zakly! pnwest Oct 2021 #6
Yes, it is the intent PatSeg Oct 2021 #54
Profanity, at times,... DEbluedude Oct 2021 #73
I agree. Javaman Oct 2021 #125
This always surprises us in Europe about Americans. OnDoutside Oct 2021 #3
Faux prudishness is an apt perception. pnwest Oct 2021 #7
Probably just cultural differences - there are a few :) Steelrolled Oct 2021 #15
Faux prudishness mixed in with a sense of moral superiority. GoCubsGo Oct 2021 #31
a yup!!! don't get me started... bluboid Oct 2021 #44
Not really faux prudishness. These are usually people who view it as their entitled deference. plimsoll Oct 2021 #59
This message was self-deleted by its author malletgirl02 Oct 2021 #67
No, they're assholes. plimsoll Oct 2021 #75
Of course you should be offended by an insult directed at you personally. pnwest Oct 2021 #93
well, but.... druidity33 Oct 2021 #103
Also it demonstrates a lack of whistler162 Oct 2021 #99
limited vocabulary does that. Voltaire2 Oct 2021 #116
I don't like it when anyone here tries to make anyone look small for any reason MissMillie Oct 2021 #4
Truth. pnwest Oct 2021 #9
It seems we all have our own set of bad words that we don't like to hear. Steelrolled Oct 2021 #10
I am offended far more by people telling others what they can and can't post... MissMillie Oct 2021 #19
Couldn't have said it better myself... GoCubsGo Oct 2021 #34
I believe I have a couple that offend me Mossfern Oct 2021 #36
Gendered and racial slurs bother me. I don't use them. Scrivener7 Oct 2021 #89
It's not the word, it's the intention behind it. meadowlander Oct 2021 #98
This message was self-deleted by its author malletgirl02 Oct 2021 #11
Thank you question everything Oct 2021 #18
That's a fair point PJMcK Oct 2021 #48
I am mixed about the subject, while I understand some people are deeply offended, to me based on a ShazamIam Oct 2021 #12
I come from a long line of champion swearers. luvs2sing Oct 2021 #14
Actually, "swear words" billh58 Oct 2021 #16
My opinion is that when every other word is F**k it shows a poor vocabulary question everything Oct 2021 #17
It can happen with a person who has a good vocabulary soldierant Oct 2021 #49
Exactly. Thanks for explaining, has nothing to do with vocabulary. onecaliberal Oct 2021 #84
Using just one or two swear words, but a lot, is a sign of a poor vocabulary muriel_volestrangler Oct 2021 #91
Sometimes exasperation clouds ones mind. onecaliberal Oct 2021 #105
Amen to this! soldierant Oct 2021 #133
I got an almost perfect SAT verbal score back in the day. And I curse a lot. Scrivener7 Oct 2021 #85
👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 onecaliberal Oct 2021 #134
It might also be the inability to express themselves while speaking. Steelrolled Oct 2021 #101
Good thing we don't need to rely on your opinion. Act_of_Reparation Oct 2021 #123
I gots tons of vocabules and I say fuck and shit on the reg. Iggo Oct 2021 #124
From my somewhat older perspective, dumbcat Oct 2021 #20
Does this translate into feelings of... ret5hd Oct 2021 #32
Interesting questions dumbcat Oct 2021 #58
TY (nt) ret5hd Oct 2021 #66
vulgar Slammer Oct 2021 #68
The person I asked the questions of... ret5hd Oct 2021 #71
Pretty much my thoughts dumbcat Oct 2021 #86
Did you have parents? milestogo Oct 2021 #21
There were words that were not to be spoken in my house, Ocelot II Oct 2021 #26
Yup. milestogo Oct 2021 #28
My Dad never swore but my Mother did have a potty mouth at times kimbutgar Oct 2021 #27
My mother was a veeeery strict, old-school Dutch woman, who had pnwest Oct 2021 #29
Your parents have never tried to make me quit swearing, I've never met them. So by default pnwest Oct 2021 #35
My father used them, hell, damn, shit treestar Oct 2021 #94
what my lifelong hero Frank Zappa had to say about this; 90-percent Oct 2021 #22
Swear words are used *because* they are transgressive. Because they are transgressive, Ocelot II Oct 2021 #23
But they fail to be transgressive when they are overused. milestogo Oct 2021 #33
Exactly my point. I'm not shocked by vulgarity, but I'm sometimes annoyed Ocelot II Oct 2021 #38
That is an excellent book! Behind the Aegis Oct 2021 #60
Taboos change. Go ahead and use the F-word, but do not use the N-word. Klaralven Oct 2021 #24
I swear sometimes but not usually. pwb Oct 2021 #25
As an elementary school teacher teach1st Oct 2021 #30
I have to admit that I like to swear around my uptight sister in law. It makes her flying_wahini Oct 2021 #37
The target of my cussing is usually the computer. Xipe Totec Oct 2021 #50
Sometimes swearing can be appropriate, even excessive swearing. keithbvadu2 Oct 2021 #39
Using the F word DownriverDem Oct 2021 #40
This message was self-deleted by its author malletgirl02 Oct 2021 #41
because those are aimed at your physical appearance and are directed TO YOU Kali Oct 2021 #51
This message was self-deleted by its author malletgirl02 Oct 2021 #61
This message was self-deleted by its author pnwest Oct 2021 #74
fucking obtuse Kali Oct 2021 #114
OMG just choked on my coffee. róisín_dubh Oct 2021 #118
LOL inthewind21 Oct 2021 #126
And then there are two-way words ... Martin Eden Oct 2021 #42
If thy eyes or ears offend thee, get thy shit together and get fucked up. Tommymac Oct 2021 #43
We have to come up with some new swear words tiredtoo Oct 2021 #45
John Goodman's scene from Treme. F you, you F ing, F's sarcasmo Oct 2021 #46
I remember a post calling the word "fuck" a "rapey" word. roamer65 Oct 2021 #47
They're the closest things to actual magic words we have TlalocW Oct 2021 #52
Same ColinC Oct 2021 #53
Free trip to HR in my office. Throck Oct 2021 #55
This message was self-deleted by its author malletgirl02 Oct 2021 #63
is there an hr dept where you work? why not report them? nt orleans Oct 2021 #110
kids Slammer Oct 2021 #56
I don't ask anyone not to swear around me (aside from my daughter) Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #57
As you can see from the responses, it can be quite classist. Behind the Aegis Oct 2021 #62
This message was self-deleted by its author malletgirl02 Oct 2021 #65
Did I say that? Behind the Aegis Oct 2021 #69
This message was self-deleted by its author malletgirl02 Oct 2021 #72
How ironic. Behind the Aegis Oct 2021 #78
This message was self-deleted by its author malletgirl02 Oct 2021 #83
No, I didn't make your point. You missed the point. Behind the Aegis Oct 2021 #104
omg--(been reading these back-and-forth exchanges); you have the patience of a orleans Oct 2021 #112
Wait, what? róisín_dubh Oct 2021 #119
If they called you a grossly obese woman Voltaire2 Oct 2021 #117
I have found that when I feel the need to make a point by swearing..... jaxexpat Oct 2021 #64
I get tired of overuse. LisaM Oct 2021 #70
Fine use swear word malletgirl02 Oct 2021 #76
My Dad used to tell us 4 kids "If you hear me say it, YOU can say it." Talitha Oct 2021 #79
I like to curse. I curse here a lot. I replied to that thread and said so. But the DUer Scrivener7 Oct 2021 #80
Lenny Bruce - when you outlaw the "f" word, you outlaw the ability to say "f" the government. AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #81
The last time I emailed my little brother, now a child not quite 70, I asked him if he could Vinca Oct 2021 #82
I hear you Skittles Oct 2021 #87
Your OP doesn't make sense. muriel_volestrangler Oct 2021 #88
Hm. I can see what you mean. If I'm not stating my case clearly, let me elucidate: pnwest Oct 2021 #92
I think Ocelot II explains it pretty well in #23. muriel_volestrangler Oct 2021 #97
delete Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2021 #90
Seems to me that in your Buddhist template you have it backwards. Saying "shit" or "fuck" Scrivener7 Oct 2021 #95
my takeaway from this is that you were proud of your daughter pnwest Oct 2021 #100
Most "curse words" aren't actually curses anymore... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2021 #96
Like others, I'm of an age where it was forbidden dickthegrouch Oct 2021 #102
For true desensitization to the F-bomb... roamer65 Oct 2021 #106
A tutorial. roamer65 Oct 2021 #107
Fucking hilarious pnwest Oct 2021 #129
Go ahead and spit on the sidewalk and scratch SharonClark Oct 2021 #108
Words-- specifically dehumanizing words -- are prelude to action. ExTex Oct 2021 #109
Not a bit offended. tavernier Oct 2021 #111
Everything in moderation. Be aware of your audience. LakeArenal Oct 2021 #113
Swearing is easy, anyone can do it Raine Oct 2021 #115
Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2021 #120
I've fallen short of my own principles with regard to cursing ecstatic Oct 2021 #121
Cussing around grownups bothers me zero and it bothers me less and less that it bothers others. Iggo Oct 2021 #122
One of my favorite Lenny Bruce routines: thucythucy Oct 2021 #127
HA! That's great pnwest Oct 2021 #128
Here's another one you might like. thucythucy Oct 2021 #130
It sucks if it's done by assholes in the wrong settings or as spice to mask boring or stupid gulliver Oct 2021 #132
Country Joe McDonald the fish cheer cksmithy Oct 2021 #135
Just because this belongs in this thread CelticCrow Oct 2021 #136
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