tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280398557052766604.post8501137539271130461..comments2023-04-11T05:20:42.357-07:00Comments on Bobbing Gecko: Profanity, would you like that mild, medium or not at all?GeckoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04846438788253129899noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280398557052766604.post-57756283511475783872007-08-13T20:32:00.000-07:002007-08-13T20:32:00.000-07:00Yikes...! I leave town for 3 days, and when I com...Yikes...! I leave town for 3 days, and when I come back, you've added FOUR new entries. I guess you <I>were</I> bugging out with creativity!!<BR/><BR/>I learned to swear like a marine... from an ex-marine. By the time I knew him, he was no longer a marine but an Episcopal priest. He taught me how to say "fuck" and "damn" and "son-of-a-bitch" like I'd been saying them all my life. It took practice, given that I grew up a mild-mannered Mormon boy who didn't dare to say anything worse than missionary-handbook-approved swear words like "pit" and "goll" and "heck."<BR/><BR/>I actually have tried to get a lid back on my language since coming back to the Church. Not because I think there is anything inherently evil about any of those good, old Anglo-Saxon words. Rather, because A) they can offend others needlessly and B) finding some other way to deal with the feelings behind such words helps refine my soul.John Gustav-Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03557940681381951271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280398557052766604.post-12817490415228395742007-08-10T01:37:00.000-07:002007-08-10T01:37:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280398557052766604.post-41031940813203374032007-08-09T22:48:00.000-07:002007-08-09T22:48:00.000-07:00Scrud - An undesirable fragment of anything.Scrud...<B>Scrud</B> - An undesirable fragment of anything.<BR/><BR/><B>Scrud Bacon</B> - The strips of bacon that have been burnt beyond edibility.<BR/><BR/><B>Scrud Muffin</B> - A muffin whose batter was mixed too much.<BR/><BR/><B>Scrud Hole</B> - A wastebin or dump.chednerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963974112297032614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280398557052766604.post-23757265561010452772007-08-09T17:22:00.000-07:002007-08-09T17:22:00.000-07:00P.S. It's funny, but in my profession, I have to ...P.S. It's funny, but in my profession, I have to work with the construction industry where at times, language can be quite "colorful". But, as I enter the room, and they know I don't use that language, they apologize for their language or they immediately soften the colored edges. What is interesting, is it hasn't been at my request (though it probably should be), they just sense it and there's a noticeable change.<BR/><BR/>Now, I must admit that's for some, not all. There are always the guys that are going to be profane no matter who's in the room!Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280398557052766604.post-61277358723290099502007-08-09T16:51:00.000-07:002007-08-09T16:51:00.000-07:00I know I have struggled in "overcoming" many thing...I know I have struggled in "overcoming" many things, but in this one - of using profanity - I can honestly say it isn't a problem. I don't need to overcome it because it never was an obstacle for me.<BR/><BR/>Now, that doesn't mean I don't have other things to work on... Just read my blog and you'll know how imperfect and defective I really am.Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.com