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Swear much?
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Poll: Swear much?
No, I never swear
I do but only in my head
I do but very seldom
I do maybe once a week
I do very f****g day
I do but only in Khuzdul
Other
I disapprove of any swearing
I disapprove of swearing in specific circumstances
I am indifferent to swearing
Swearing is totally bomb!
View Results (85 votes)
 

The Grey Elf
Grey Havens


May 8 2015, 1:28pm

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Swear much? Can't Post

The use of obscenities is a subject most parents address with their children. Now that my daughter is in middle school, I doubt there's a swear word she hasn't learned as many of her callow classmates enjoy spewing obscenities as often and as loudly as they can get away with it. My position is that swearing is not necessarily wrong as using obscenities under trying circumstances has been proven to help relieve stress. (Of course, if swearing is a habit then probably not so much. Wink) However, it takes an adult to discriminate when and with whom it is forgiveable to indulge in some Black Speech so for now she is permitted to think but not utter it. Are Mr. Elf and I prudes? What is your attitude towards swearing?


Brethil
Half-elven


May 8 2015, 1:43pm

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I have my Piratey moments! [In reply to] Can't Post

Often if something falls on my foot... Or as happens a lot lately I trip and fall on or over something unyielding, like an umbrella stand or a shovel I forgot about.

Also in traffic. I am not an aggressive driver but yes, sometimes I rant to myself a bit. Laugh And maybe at work, if something badly makes no sense.

I was orienting a new critical care nurse who was already a friend. In her lovely Caribbean-accented tones she often chided me for my 'sailor mouth'. One day when she was just off orientation I heard some very Piratey comments from her (specifically in defense of patient safety) and thought proudly, ah - she's finally fully fledged.


Otaku-sempai
Immortal


May 8 2015, 1:45pm

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More than I should. [In reply to] Can't Post

Probably not every single day, but more than I ought to.


Darkstone
Immortal


May 8 2015, 2:46pm

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Yep [In reply to] Can't Post

But as a result of the unyielding tyranny of TORn moderators I'm forced to use alternative language so I'm obliged to expand my vocabulary and seem a much smarter person than I am.

Little by little they're turning me articulate and polysyllabic!!

Diabolical!!!


The Grey Elf
Grey Havens


May 8 2015, 2:56pm

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And for entertainment value alone, Darkstone, [In reply to] Can't Post

all of us should forever be beholden to the mods! Laugh


RosieLass
Valinor


May 8 2015, 3:13pm

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Is it hypocritical of me... [In reply to] Can't Post

...to say that I swear every f*****g day, and that I strongly disapprove of it? Crazy


(This post was edited by RosieLass on May 8 2015, 3:13pm)


Riven Delve
Tol Eressea


May 8 2015, 4:47pm

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Just what I was going to ask... [In reply to] Can't Post

I find myself swearing in my head quite a bit, if not out loud...but I strongly disapprove of my doing so! Tongue


Meneldor
Valinor


May 8 2015, 5:43pm

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IMO, some words are ugly [In reply to] Can't Post

and/or have ugly meanings, and I choose not to use them. And I prefer to not hear them or read them.


Annael
Immortal


May 8 2015, 5:56pm

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I live alone [In reply to] Can't Post

so I don't always watch my language.

I tend to swear mostly at 1. things I stub my toe on; 2. the computer or another machine that is not doing what I want; and 3. other drivers. But I don't actually like swearing, so I've learned insults in other languages that I mutter at drivers. Not that they can hear me anyway, but it seems less crass.


Elizabeth
Half-elven


May 8 2015, 6:46pm

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Only on special occasions. [In reply to] Can't Post

Regular use of f-bombs and other expletives cheapens them. If you use Bad Words in regular conversation, where can you go when you are really, really upset? I keep the serious ammunition for moments of major outrage!


Bracegirdle
Valinor


May 8 2015, 6:53pm

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I checked seldom.. [In reply to] Can't Post

But it's really a tad more than that.

But I always apologize "Sorry Lord"

It's like when I kill a spider or a fly (Hmm, Flies and Spiders)
I always say "Sorry fly" or "Sorry spider" Angelic

Kinda feel like it maybe gets me some grace? Ha

But we hates them, oh yes we does!! MadMad


BlackFox
Half-elven


May 8 2015, 7:05pm

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More than I'd like to admit. // [In reply to] Can't Post

 


Starling
Half-elven


May 8 2015, 9:31pm

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As much as I possibly can. // [In reply to] Can't Post

 


Starling
Half-elven


May 8 2015, 9:34pm

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I can do secret swearing on TORn, [In reply to] Can't Post

by using words that you lot think are innocent, but I know are very naughty.
I don't know if you have that option, but I am rooting for you.


DanielLB
Immortal


May 8 2015, 10:10pm

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The key is to hide the swear words ... [In reply to] Can't Post


In Reply To
by using words that you lot think are innocent, but I know are very naughty.
I don't know if you have that option, but I am rooting for you.


using invisible text. You can root all you like then.

The mods can't check every post, right?

It's also a lot easier making invisible text, than it is to insert a footer. Promise.

Hiding text is so efficient that I can't find a recent post I used it in another reply to you.



(This post was edited by DanielLB on May 8 2015, 10:19pm)


sevilodorf
Tol Eressea


May 8 2015, 11:45pm

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Mostly in traffic.... [In reply to] Can't Post

the key point you make is to know when and where it's appropriate.. and it definitely is when there's someone making a left turn from the right lane while talking on their cell phone and totally ignoring the other six lanes of traffic.....


zarabia
Tol Eressea


May 9 2015, 6:58am

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*snert* :D// [In reply to] Can't Post

 


zarabia
Tol Eressea


May 9 2015, 7:15am

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Now and then [In reply to] Can't Post

Sometimes swearing is like spice; it adds some flavor but you don't want to overuse it. Like Owen Newitt on Vicar of Dibley says when defending his use of a word that starts with b and ends with y, "b#@@&y's not swearing, it's a useful adjective." Laugh But often it's just crude and reflects the speaker's lack of imagination. So I'm not so much morally opposed to swearing as stylistically opposed. But, yes, I've been known to let the occassional expletive fly. Laugh


Starling
Half-elven


May 9 2015, 8:05am

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I have no imagination [In reply to] Can't Post

whatsoever. Laugh


zarabia
Tol Eressea


May 9 2015, 8:16am

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Oh, I don't think you fall into that category [In reply to] Can't Post

I have a feeling you make high art of swearing. Laugh I avoid too much because I'm a hack. Tongue Just spluttering, "You...blanking...so-and-so!" Crazy


CathrineB
Rohan


May 9 2015, 9:13am

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Sure [In reply to] Can't Post

Well sure I swear and probably everyday, but not a lot you know. Not like a sailor as they say Laugh and not really particularly creative..


zarabia
Tol Eressea


May 9 2015, 11:25am

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#@$&!!! (Pardon my French) [In reply to] Can't Post

One of the dangers of participating on message boards while sleepy: humor whooshes right over my pointy little head. BlushTongueLaugh

BTW, good one Laugh


(This post was edited by zarabia on May 9 2015, 11:31am)


Konrad S
Lorien

May 10 2015, 3:16am

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I near Never swear, my friends and i are received to swear. [In reply to] Can't Post

However, I try to teach others especially teenagers to stop swearing, both IRL and on social media´s and in gaming.


Ethel Duath
Half-elven


May 10 2015, 7:22pm

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I'm telling the Mods that you said "polysyllabic" and [In reply to] Can't Post

that artic-thing!Mad I'm sure they both mean something really bad. (Or does that "a" word just mean what travellers do around the North Pole . . .?)

Evil

Angelic

Wink


The Grey Elf
Grey Havens


May 11 2015, 1:44pm

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You and I are on the same page, Elizabeth [In reply to] Can't Post

And even when I do swear, my choice of expletives is extremely limited. ShockedAngelicCool

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