Tempest63
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One of my old bosses had a sweat problem around the gonads and whenever he was seen having a dig and a move around his response was “Betty Swollocks!”Sweaty buttocks
One of my old bosses had a sweat problem around the gonads and whenever he was seen having a dig and a move around his response was “Betty Swollocks!”Sweaty buttocks
When I was young and lived in California I took my used Pinto to a firm to have a popup sunroof installed (which they did using a paper pattern and a circular saw - another story.) I had to learn very quickly to stop yelling at the other drivers, because now there was a good chance they were hearing me.And then there's that horrible moment when you wonder whether you actually vocalised it externally...
Errr I'll take a dozen.POIDH
FULL STORY: https://www.bbc.com/news/education-57419263More swearing but parents want children protected
People are increasingly likely to use strong swearing in their everyday life, says research from the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC).
The body, which gives age ratings to films, says about a third of people in the UK are more likely to use strong swear words than five years ago.
But the research found parents did not want age restrictions weakened for swearing in movies and DVDs. ...
The report on swearing habits, based on research with 1,000 people, found about six in 10 people saw strong swearing, such as the F-word, as part of everyday life. ...
A third were more likely to swear than five years ago, but there was a significant "generational divide", with 18 to 34 year olds most likely to swear and to be "desensitised" to its impact.
Among older people, strong swear words still remained a taboo - with 75% of those over 65 saying they would not use strong swearing in public, according to research which included focus groups and in-depth interviews. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypoalgesic_effect_of_swearing#:~:text=Research into the hypoalgesic effect,words on a regular basis.
Swearing as pain relief works - I've injured myself loads of times and swearing helps.
I saw that at the time. The band were obviously nervous and out of their depth. They were being goaded and the manufactured outrage about it was pathetic.The Sex Pistols on the Bill Grundy Show.
Swearing on teatime TV caused outrage at the time. One bloke was allegedly so offended he kicked his TV in.
Siouxsie Soux to me is quite hilarious with her sarcasm. Bill Grundy was too stupid to realise that he was being laughed at.I heard that he never worked again after that.
Were they? Nervous, yes - out of their depth, I'm not so sure. That interview made them (in)famous and gave them street cred.I saw that at the time. The band were obviously nervous and out of their depth.
...One bloke was allegedly so offended he kicked his TV in.
I use "fricken". I swear regularly (the average is probably a little low for me). Most of the time is work or in social situations with friends. I don't swear when I speak to people I'm not familiar nor at my mom's home.This new survey study probed American swearing habits, such as the metro areas that swear the most / least and the situations in which people swear.
Study: The cities that swear the most in the U.S.
We surveyed over 1,500 residents of 30 major U.S. cities to determine which cities swear most frequently. We asked them how often they swear, the situations they swear in the most, and even the age they uttered their first swear word. But don’t worry, no profanity will be used in this post!
Key findings
- The average respondent swears 21 times per day.
- The U.S. city that swears the most frequently is Columbus, Ohio, at 36 times per day.
- The average age Americans start using swear words is 11.
- “Taboo” situations Americans are most likely to swear in include work (69%), in front of strangers (67%), and at the dinner table (63%).
- Over half of Americans use swear word substitutions — favorites include “fudge,” “shoot” and “frick.”
FULL STORY: https://preply.com/en/blog/cities-that-swear-most/
If we stopped listening to (or watching) the news, that frequency would go right down.If you live in England it's virtually impossible to not go very long without saying 'for f***s sake'. Five minutes max.
I find it unbelievable that DETROIT was ranked in the bottom half of the swearers. Just !#$(%*$*#@$^%^!!! unbelievable.This new survey study probed American swearing habits, such as the metro areas that swear the most / least and the situations in which people swear.
Study: The cities that swear the most in the U.S.
We surveyed over 1,500 residents of 30 major U.S. cities to determine which cities swear most frequently. We asked them how often they swear, the situations they swear in the most, and even the age they uttered their first swear word. But don’t worry, no profanity will be used in this post!
Key findings
- The average respondent swears 21 times per day.
- The U.S. city that swears the most frequently is Columbus, Ohio, at 36 times per day.
- The average age Americans start using swear words is 11.
- “Taboo” situations Americans are most likely to swear in include work (69%), in front of strangers (67%), and at the dinner table (63%).
- Over half of Americans use swear word substitutions — favorites include “fudge,” “shoot” and “frick.”
FULL STORY: https://preply.com/en/blog/cities-that-swear-most/
Most of my swearing is when I'm cycling and there's yet another stupidly close overtake followed by 'f***ing hell' or 'you've got to be f***ing joking', not at the driver, just for my own satisfaction!If you live in England it's virtually impossible to not go very long without saying 'for f***s sake'. Five minutes max.
An old friend with whom I worked many years ago hailed from the Kingdom, or County Kerry as it is also known.
He had great admiration for his maternal grandmother, who was by all accounts, quite a fierce woman.
He said, when properly primed, she could swear for 15 minutes solid — and not repeat herself once!
Quite a feat, to be sure.
This new survey study probed American swearing habits, such as the metro areas that swear the most / least and the situations in which people swear.
Study: The cities that swear the most in the U.S. ...
FULL STORY: https://word.tips/us-states-curse-words-map/What We Did
To find out which swear words are most popular across the country, we analyzed tweets from all 50 U.S. states and 320 cities. We collected data on a variety of the most commonly-used profanities and variations of those words and matched them up with the tweet’s location to see which places have the coarsest language.
Key Findings
- ‘Fuck’ is America’s most commonly-used swear word, with 11.62 uses for every 1000 posts on Twitter.
- With 48 curse words per 1000 tweets, residents of Georgia use the most profanities of any U.S. state, with Minnesota (15 per 1000 tweets) swearing the least.
- Atlanta (56 curse words per 1000 posts) is America’s sweariest city, while Minneapolis residents (17 per 1000 posts) swear the least.
- With 15 states using ‘shit’ more than any other swear word, it is the most uniquely popular profanity.