Pickles by Brian Crane for March 25, 2014

Do you think Japanese prefecture and city Fukuoka is kind of close to “truck* you okay”? *For censorship.

My grandmother would hae called that swearing, and grampa would have held me while she washed out my mouth! Mom and Dad both agreed with them. Love ’em all, and thank them still for teaching me to be respectful.

Poor Nelson the Grand parents are white washing the fact they are using words that are acceptable but still doing the same as swearing .

My wife says “Shoot a pickle!” Her mom used to say that too.

I heard a 5 year old say this:OH MY GOT!

“Not swearing. I was conjuring up a spell.”

Swearing and the $50 “F word” has broken up a friendship. One of the hardest decisions you’ll ever face is choosing whether to walk away or try harder.

I’ve been known to use “Sum of a Ditch!”

Hubby’s exasperation is expressed by “oh, PA-jamas!” You can tell how annoyed he is by how loud and long the first syllable is.

Does this mean Robin (Batman’s sidekick) has been swearing a lot all these years?

Sometimes the way she says EARL probably sounds similar to a curse

My father used to say, “applesauce and sauerkraut!”Some exclamation helps work out some immediate frustration or anger and perhaps prevents some angry action.The overuse of a certain word shows a lack of vocabulary and creativity, and is still offensive to some people.

I’m of the “Holy Cow” generation. Does anyone else remember those ceramic little cows with golden halos? I always wanted one.

When the Nixon tapes became public my dad changed his swear word to “Expletive!”.

I typically use Shiitake Mushrooms! Son of a Beehive! and Oh Fudger Ripple Ice Cream when it you know what hits the fan.

: D I love Holy Cannoli! After my mom got herself a recipe for Frog’s Eye Salad, she liked to holler out, “Acini di pepe!” And then she’d laugh like crazy…

Of course it’s swearing. There is a big difference between swearing and using profane language.

NO… But I’d love to have one right now.

I use “Holy Cannoli” all of the time.

When she was around us kids, my Mom would say “Fiddlesticks!”

If the word used as an expression of feelings, can be used in a normal conversation without being considered Profane. I would not consider it a Proper Curse Word.

Our dad would say something in Polish, especially when another driver did some dumb thing that affected him.

The pottymouths near where I live are appalling!

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“Farm Out”, “Out of State”, “Right Arm”!We used to use “Cheeze und Crackers!”

My daughter cracked up when I hit my thumb with a hammer and said, “Gott im Himmel! The pain is tremendous!”

Oh Sugar Jets or oh poodles worked for me.

Words express thoughtssome thoughts are badCurses were prayers to a deity to harm othersin a way it was as much an attack as coming at people with a physical weaponEven today some fear certain statements, thinking a supernatural prankster will do what was spokenMAY MITHRA MAKE YOUR MUCUS DRIP

Closest I ever came to swearing was when my girfriend’s shih tzu ate my shiitake mushrooms….

my mother used to wash our mouth out with soap for using the word “butt” and other extremely mild “bad words” yet when she got mad enough she’d use real curse words. I think it was probably a form of rebellion against her that I started saying whatever the hell i wanted to when I moved out at 17. Didn’t help that my boyfriend (soon to be husband) and his family cursed either. It became part of my vocabulary that I’ve never cared to try to exorcize (shrug)