tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72316245999049873.post1219735203648887908..comments2023-10-29T08:13:58.587+00:00Comments on Fire Byrd: Swear words.... good or bad?Fire Byrdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05477692359400671374noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72316245999049873.post-87937986346438863202009-10-25T19:32:18.088+00:002009-10-25T19:32:18.088+00:00Excellent, interesting post. I rant about mis-use...Excellent, interesting post. I rant about mis-use of our language but can swear like a bullocky as my grandmother would say. But funnily enough my very best expression to vent frustration is a tame "Bloody hell." Love your blog!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72316245999049873.post-5874183812413868272009-10-24T06:36:22.636+01:002009-10-24T06:36:22.636+01:00Some time back I heard on morning TV of all places...Some time back I heard on morning TV of all places that swearing at times such as when you stub your toe or whack your finger with a hammer actually helps. That's my excuse anyway (though can't exactly remember how it helps!).<br /><br />I go through swearing phases, sometimes I have the cackiest mouth in the west, others I hardly swear at all. Not sure what effects the difference though...CheekyDanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12354965748411194311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72316245999049873.post-44252084501761944682009-10-23T23:09:53.809+01:002009-10-23T23:09:53.809+01:00I just popped by to say I am so pleased you have d...I just popped by to say I am so pleased you have decided to allow comments again, I do try to comment on every visit but sometimes I am happy just to read, I do always think about you though...xxxRachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05254109361061114465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72316245999049873.post-35321020840791959772009-10-23T19:05:01.971+01:002009-10-23T19:05:01.971+01:00Never knew that about Odds Bodkins. But then I sho...Never knew that about Odds Bodkins. But then I shouldn't be surprised since some of the most innocuous phrases came about to avoid blaspheming: Crikey, Cripes, 'strewth, Jeepers Creepers, Gosh and so on and so forth.<br /><br />Mind you, my favourite (apart from Crivens, which I use at opportune moments) is Shitting Crikey. Try and slip that in one of your therapy sessions.<br /><br />Right I'm off to find a site that doesn't contain any blooming swearing (let's face it, it would have been far too obvious at this stage in the thread to have used the word "fucking" instead of "blooming").trousershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12879862280895772283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72316245999049873.post-85689773047513598492009-10-23T16:08:27.504+01:002009-10-23T16:08:27.504+01:00Egad! what an interesting post!! and comments.. I ...Egad! what an interesting post!! and comments.. I know if you were my therapist, I'd love it..<br /><br />Enjoyed Lori's comment, remembering her post about the spiders!!<br /><br />have a great weekend :)karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694425567973843826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72316245999049873.post-70422477983580134392009-10-23T12:18:52.421+01:002009-10-23T12:18:52.421+01:00Odds bodikins, m'lady, but thou hast excelled ...Odds bodikins, m'lady, but thou hast excelled evenne thyself wyth swich an fyne poste!<br />You've cleverly condensed so much information & so many complexities that I'll have to keep returning for another read. Wise Mandy!<br />Yes, language is a living entity, always changing. I went to boarding school; they all evolve private languages - just as 'yoof' has always done to distinguish itself/cut off the dreaded 'olds'.<br />There IS something oddly shocking about seeing swear words in black-and-white: they're somehow more 'real' than in speech. And I do agree about over-use being tedious as much as offensive.<br />The French swear a lot, too; but it's not quite as crude, and is almost ritualistic + frequently rather funny in an absurd way ('Break yourself, you type of blood pudding! Ah, prostitute of manure!').<br />I especially love the funny + wise finale, which shows great sensitivity + puts your client at ease immediately: how very right you are.<br />Aargh: so stimulating is this that I've started writing another one myself here - it will not do! Min xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72316245999049873.post-71605261415418240972009-10-23T10:41:48.329+01:002009-10-23T10:41:48.329+01:00In modern times Germany, swearing is not considere...In modern times Germany, swearing is not considered as shocking anymore, but we use other words. They are not related to fucking but to shit. When something goes wrong, we say "Scheiße", meaning shit, or as a rude address to someone he is called an "Arschgeige" (literally an arse-violin, whatever that`s supposed to be). Funny when you think about it. And instead of saying that fucking bastard we`d still use a church word, like "Dieser verdammte Typ" (this damned bloke).<br />Interesting subject.<br />If it relieves you, Mandy, just swear a bit, but I hope you won`t have much reason. And what you do with your clients is very good! You are a great therapist.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484336744673299416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72316245999049873.post-66568818679255451562009-10-23T09:04:38.745+01:002009-10-23T09:04:38.745+01:00To this day I have never heard my Mum or my sister...To this day I have never heard my Mum or my sister swear. Needless to say I always have to watch my p's and q's when I am in their company ****Manchester Lass, Now and Thenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946068658998389838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72316245999049873.post-10148105378685669312009-10-23T04:55:56.684+01:002009-10-23T04:55:56.684+01:00Not good or bad, just words, but sometimes inappro...Not good or bad, just words, but sometimes inappropriate, sometimes funny,often times shocking but really there are times when there is no other word. Do you remember my Fucking Spiders?!? oh man.Lori annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860428306713379828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72316245999049873.post-72045444597288529822009-10-23T03:36:58.519+01:002009-10-23T03:36:58.519+01:00I'm trying to remember if any of my therapists...I'm trying to remember if any of my therapists ever used the "F" word, she said prudishly! I think I would have been shocked, but not repulsed.<br /><br />There was a time when I thought it was very freeing to say fuck you whenever I felt like it. I still use it but don't think it has the allure that it once had. <br /><br />At times I like to make up my own words. I might be thinking fuck but enjoy saying something new and creative!Merry MEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462036349233154101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72316245999049873.post-13956775967335769902009-10-23T02:56:26.009+01:002009-10-23T02:56:26.009+01:00okay, i'm going for it:
holy fuck, fire byrd!...okay, i'm going for it:<br /><br />holy fuck, fire byrd! like sylph song, i am also fucking happy you didn't stop blogging.<br /><br />have you seen the 20 or so really funny examples about the versatility of this word? i've been looking for it for you, and if you have never seen it, i will look harder.<br /><br />really, nice to be able to visit and leave a comment. i can't say i'll be always present and consistent, but i'll be around, appreciative, and hopefully fun.<br /><br />xokjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72316245999049873.post-25829978538504671462009-10-22T22:30:14.379+01:002009-10-22T22:30:14.379+01:00*laughing at SylphSong's comment*
ME, too!!
...*laughing at SylphSong's comment*<br /><br />ME, too!!<br /><br />And I don't think my families or kiddos would bother with me if I couldn't or wouldn't talk and deal in terms they talk and deal in.<br /><br />But I do admit I get irritated with folks who seemingly can't make a whole sentence without the F word tossed in multiple times.<br /><br />RAWR!!<br />:-)Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408403855260279799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72316245999049873.post-83217642753541806542009-10-22T20:36:02.462+01:002009-10-22T20:36:02.462+01:00Yeah! I love this philosophy of life, this accepta...Yeah! I love this philosophy of life, this acceptance of who we are through and through.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72316245999049873.post-70707638334786067802009-10-22T20:33:19.468+01:002009-10-22T20:33:19.468+01:00I'm so fucking happy you didn't stop blogg...I'm so fucking happy you didn't stop blogging. <br /><br /><3sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08838935957994302879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72316245999049873.post-61533326845598333652009-10-22T20:28:13.090+01:002009-10-22T20:28:13.090+01:00the past week I have used lots of 'swear'...the past week I have used lots of 'swear' words.. it would make my grandmother blush..<br /><br />love that you swear in front of clients.. it makes you more real. xoMiss Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15144002124919728056noreply@blogger.com