tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post4733806099098039954..comments2024-03-14T01:22:21.483-04:00Comments on Basil's Blog: A Lack of VocabularyBasilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00304218067534993876noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-67663297041885886372006-05-27T17:28:59.000-04:002006-05-27T17:28:59.000-04:00[...] After the Big Sister's (who's 5'...[...] After the Big Sister's (who's 5'4") two posts about profanity I felt compelled to share and seeing how basil slipped away and forgot to take my keys, well I'll just use his blog as a confessional. [...]basil's blog » Blog Archive » Profanity laden tiradeshttp://basilsblog.net/2006/05/27/profanity-laden-tirades/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-15995686685745521932006-05-26T08:57:27.000-04:002006-05-26T08:57:27.000-04:00I'll be the first to admit... I have a foul mo...I'll be the first to admit... I have a foul mouth. I like to think that I can control it.. but just ask Basil, who sat in front of me at baseball games for two seasons, I'm not very good at censoring myself.<br><br>That said, your post made me think back to my high school typing class (Yes, that's "typing." With actual <i>typewriters.</i> I've been told that students now take "keyboarding" if anything at all).<br><br>Back then, of course, not every home had a computer. In fact, most homes didn't even have a typewriter, which made practicing the skill of keyboarding quite difficult. On the rare occasion when I had to turn in a "typed" assignment, my dad took me to his office after work to access an ancient word processor.<br><br>At any rate, while some kids were pretty adept at typing, the majority of our class sounded like a clinic for Tourette's Syndrome sufferers: "Click, click, click, F-BOMB, click, click, click, S-WORD!"<br><br>Our teacher, fortunately, understood, and while we were certainly discouraged from openly swearing in class, we also weren't punished for it. He'd been teaching typing for a long time, and understood that students managing about 10 words a minute were prone to fits of frustration.<br><br>One of the girls in our class (One of the better typists) had a variety of funny replacements for curse words. My favorite was "FUDGEBUNNIES!"<br><br>Even though it's been nearly 20 years since I graduated from high school, I still say "Fudgebunnies" on occasion.Sportsladyhttp://www.sportslady.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-62902305123041399302006-05-25T16:39:47.000-04:002006-05-25T16:39:47.000-04:00Oh, what fun I am having! I had no idea that my l...Oh, what fun I am having! I had no idea that my little post would evoke such feeling in basil's readers and would bring so many comments. I am beginning to visit the blogs of those who have commented, and that is opening up new avenues of thought for me. I appreciate all of the comments.The Big Sister (who's 5'4'')http://basilsblog.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-59759842213559666332006-05-25T08:29:58.000-04:002006-05-25T08:29:58.000-04:00Oh romping bison. What a load of haystacks that is...Oh romping bison. What a load of haystacks that is. Cussing means you're inadequate my art collection. There are simply times when only a good "stray mice in the laundry chute!" will do.Alan Kellogghttp://www.mythusmageopines.com/wpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-2028467687723356412006-05-25T04:27:51.000-04:002006-05-25T04:27:51.000-04:00What Cussing Shows...The Big Sister (who is 54) ...<strong>What Cussing Shows...</strong><br><br>The Big Sister (who is 54) had a nice post over at Basil Blog yesterday about what cussing / swearing really tells us about a person. TBS has been teaching middle schoolers for some 25 years and she recounts how she deals with / educated middle sch...Swap Bloghttp://www.team-swap.com/wordpress/2006/05/25/what-cussing-shows/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-54042687078335261012006-05-24T19:51:16.000-04:002006-05-24T19:51:16.000-04:00Hmm I'd never swear outloud in a conversation....Hmm I'd never swear outloud in a conversation. Makes me feel dumb. I don't get offended If others do as long as they aren't droping the F bomd 5 times a sentence. But bloggin is a different story (excludin the F bomb). Could account for the fact I am far more open as an anonymous writer than a real life speaker. I falsly see comedy in dirty words sometimes if I'm on a rant and call something 'damned' or refer to someone complaing as B-ing. Weird. Doesn't make it right I knoooooow. But odd non the less.LittleOrangeFoxhttp://outlawrepublican.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-7041491123793994742006-05-24T19:29:35.000-04:002006-05-24T19:29:35.000-04:00Hi, visited your site via Georgia Bloggers! I lov...Hi, visited your site via Georgia Bloggers! I love this solution to the "dirty word" problem..now if I can just remember to use it!Kellie Harmonhttp://momisnutz.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-47436239076809340722006-05-24T14:22:26.000-04:002006-05-24T14:22:26.000-04:00Thank you all for your comments!Thank you all for your comments!The Big Sister (who's 5'4'')http://basilsblog.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-18719789894084436602006-05-24T08:36:52.000-04:002006-05-24T08:36:52.000-04:00Basil,We were both in the military. I noticed tha...Basil,<br><br>We were both in the military. I noticed that no one thought I was serious when I didn't curse as I was instructing other soldiers what to do. It was almost like dropping an f-bomb as an adjective let them know it was important. I've cleaned up my language alot since then, but my Army buddies who still serve sound like Eddie Murphy stand up.Dr. Phat Tonyhttp://drphattonys.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-33948489902970323292006-05-24T07:57:31.000-04:002006-05-24T07:57:31.000-04:00I'll have to remember the "dirty word&quo...I'll have to remember the "dirty word" solution. I admit I do have a problem with cussing under certain circumstances. I can fortunately control it when my kids are around...barring a few times when my oldest son would immediately chastise me for using the "d" word, as he called it. I also have a hard time controlling it when dragonlady is around, she's a bad influence on me & she can cuss like a "dirty word" sailor. :)MrsJoseGoldbloomhttp://www.mrsjosegoldbloom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-88175918077269599532006-05-24T07:40:19.000-04:002006-05-24T07:40:19.000-04:00lolol...I love the "dirty word" solution...lolol...I love the "dirty word" solution! Unfortunately I've had trouble in this area. You see I used to sing in a band, my brother was also in the navy and well my father owned his own business, so yeah, a lot of swearing to rub off on me. I think there's probably not a "dirty word" I haven't heard. Having said that though, I'm trying to do better.dragonlady474http://dragonlady474.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-30094713395110335572006-05-24T06:36:43.000-04:002006-05-24T06:36:43.000-04:00Moving day... Today we are moving. I mean, we’ve b...<strong>Moving day...</strong><br><br> Today we are moving. I mean, we’ve been moving stuff to our new house for days now, but today is the day of the rented truck, and tonight will be our first night to sleep there. So, whatever troubles you’re having today, whatever little an...Sean Gleesonhttp://sean.gleeson.us/2006/05/24/moving-daynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-38432258607701092212006-05-23T21:46:27.000-04:002006-05-23T21:46:27.000-04:00Nice! I replaced the cuss words years ago with &q...Nice! I replaced the cuss words years ago with "OH BOTHER" - mainly because my son loved Eeyore as an infant and it was the best I could do at the time. Years later, people think it's funny but the day I stepped barefoot on a pruned rosebush and the only thing that came out of my mouth was OH BOTHER - I knew victory was at hand.The Random Yakhttp://www.randomyak.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-19214808834185267362006-05-23T20:08:58.000-04:002006-05-23T20:08:58.000-04:00I've never really cuss words much. It's n...I've never really cuss words much. It's not so much that I disapprove or anything, it's that there are times they are not acceptable, and I'm simply not quick enough to adapt, so the only solution is to just not start.<br><br>Duh works as a fairly adequate substitute for most words too.tommyhttp://almostaverage.comnoreply@blogger.com