Issues with language.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by Robin

If I were to post a non-pornographic nude photo of my son on the internet, I would be concerned about the possibility of it falling into the hands of a predatory monster. However, while the thought of some dude getting off on the image of my son makes me sick to my stomach, the possibility of that happening poses no real threat to the boy in the flesh. Everyone draws these personal boundaries in a different place, but for me, letting perverts define what I can do in life is sort of like 'letting the terrorists win.' I suppose it would be different if I thought such an image on the internet would put my child, as a person, into harm's way.

Along similar lines, I suppose I could also worry about the fact that all of the women around whom I work are, in their mind's eye, constantly stripping me naked and performing all kinds of beastly sexual acts on my unwilling body. It is a disgusting fact of life, but not one that concerns me so much that I would ever be a shut-in.

Robin: you certainly have full opinion of your body, physique and your intellect if you believe women are stripping you naked in their eyes.

I have no misconception that I am all but invisible to their eyes, until they want a paycheck, that is. Sometimes invisible is good.

[ute4ever]

Does anyone remember the first time they swore?

I do. I was 10, and was pheasant hunting somewhere in central Utah with the Utefans Webmonkey, and I called him an asshole. Immediately I felt really bad like I was going to be in a lot of trouble, but he just laughed.

[Archaea]

I remember, as my mom slammed me so hard against the ground I don't think I've ever had sense since.

I also ate an entire bar of soap.

I also remember swearing to make sailors blush at age 14. However, once I became LDS, it wasn't hard to quit.

Now, being around clients all day long, sometimes you want to take up the habit again.

To quote Steve Martin, "quit once, gained a lot of weight, btw, do you mind if I fart ..."

[Alkili]

Originally Posted by ute4ever

Does anyone remember the first time they swore?

I do. I was 10, and was pheasant hunting somewhere in central Utah with the Utefans Webmonkey, and I called him an asshole. Immediately I felt really bad like I was going to be in a lot of trouble, but he just laughed.

I remember when I learned about taking the Lords name in vain. It wasn't a very plesant ordeal.

[Surfah]

Sorry for swearing. And it was my incendiary quote not Funik's. And I said:

Originally Posted by surfah33

the metrosexual assholes in my ward thought pink was the shit

Not:

Originally Posted by Alkili

i looked like a metrosexual asshole, and i for sure thought the pink shirt was the shit

There is a huge fundamental difference.

I majored in English. I am middle class and of polynesian decent. I apologize for my "boor"ish language. I suppose I could have substituted asshole with "stinker." After all they are related. I have never thought of myself as a "bounder" but perhaps my inabilty to curb such a potty mouth reflects that I am more of a "knave" than I would like to admit. Inheritently, there is nothing charming or attractive about swearing. I find in this type of forum a good cuss word is indicative of the "rascal" in us rather than the "louse." I have not noticed swearing here as being malicious. In fact I see it as "clown"ish. I think that's why we are here. Other boards are far too "dog"matic for our tastes. They'd sooner cast us off as "maggot"s, "lout"s, and even "sleazeball"s. They accuse us of belonging to a "rogue" board. But we would rather be "slimebucket"s than be censored, moderated, and forced to "rat" on our fellow cougar and ute brethren. What kind of "cur" they must be to hide behind filters and blue lenses. They'll "rake" us over the coals for speaking freely. We are their "heel." Ban us Cougarboard for we will not be your "lout." I mean where else can we go to find discussion on the merits of careful exercised diction and posting photos of one's 6 year old son to which "creep"s can "jerk" their "pud" to all in the same thread? Indeed, the thought makes me "curl." Are we "scoundrel"s and "rotters for delving into such topics with frankness? Nay I say. The honesty with which we speak allows us to rise above the "worm"s not lie with them. I guess together we make our individual stones a fair bit "rounder."

[Alkili]

well done surfah33

[SoCalCoug]

Take the word "asshole", for example. What other word conveys the same meaning and nuance as the word asshole? If you come up with something, let me know.

I think butthole comes pretty close. I mean, it the same piece of anatomy, right?

Oh, that was rhetorical, wasn't it? ops:

My favorite "naughty" phrases from my younger days are "anal juice" and "anal flea." I think they're way more colorful than the more mundane pejoratives.