What the Fuck is Wrong With the "F-Bomb"
Ok, if anyone knows me or reads this thing or meets me or sees me in the atrium or passes me in the street, they know that my absolute, all-time favorite word is "fuck." For an excellent explication of why fuck is the best word ever, go here. (I think that may have been written by Monty Python, i'm not really sure. I'm getting conflicting reports on this.)
In any event, there's nothing wrong with "fuck." I mean, i use the word so casually, i don't even realize i'm saying it half the time. That has gotten me in just a few sticky spots, let me tell you.
So, imagine my surpise when i came to Wisconsin and heard the expression "f-bomb," as in "whoa, you just dropped the f-bomb." I'm sorry, but what the fuck is that about? Are we children? Can we not curse with impunity? Unacceptable.
And then, today, i'm walking back from lunch, and my friend says "effing." "Effing"? What in the fuck is that shit? Seriously. Then i saw "effing" on someone's blog. What in the hell is going on here? One of the best parts of being an adult (or a pseudo-adult) is that you can curse all you want! For example, witness this sentence:
Now that's cursing. That's how curse words are supposed to be used. When i have kids, i'm going to make it my active goal to make my kids' first words be curse words, preferably "fuck."
Anyway, let's all band together and make sure that we preserve the heritage of one of America's finest traditions: inappropriate, gratuitous cursing. It's the only fucking way to go.
In any event, there's nothing wrong with "fuck." I mean, i use the word so casually, i don't even realize i'm saying it half the time. That has gotten me in just a few sticky spots, let me tell you.
So, imagine my surpise when i came to Wisconsin and heard the expression "f-bomb," as in "whoa, you just dropped the f-bomb." I'm sorry, but what the fuck is that about? Are we children? Can we not curse with impunity? Unacceptable.
And then, today, i'm walking back from lunch, and my friend says "effing." "Effing"? What in the fuck is that shit? Seriously. Then i saw "effing" on someone's blog. What in the hell is going on here? One of the best parts of being an adult (or a pseudo-adult) is that you can curse all you want! For example, witness this sentence:
Fuck, I fucking hate those motherfucking fucking fuckers.
Now that's cursing. That's how curse words are supposed to be used. When i have kids, i'm going to make it my active goal to make my kids' first words be curse words, preferably "fuck."
Anyway, let's all band together and make sure that we preserve the heritage of one of America's finest traditions: inappropriate, gratuitous cursing. It's the only fucking way to go.
I think your sample sentence was brilliant, and anyone who doesn't like it should get effed in the A.
I understand your point. Sometimes fuck is the only acceptable word. As in, "fuck it, I'm down."
However, the substitutes have their place, especially when making fun of others. Like my approval of the passive voice to give emphasis (this works best for slimy types that won't admit to their actions), saying "effing" or "f-ing" shows someone being mad but trying desperately to control his emotion. I know I personally have been guilty of this at times. I'm a fucking disgrace.
"Joder" works quite well, "chingar" also will do in a pinch. Yes, let's think of the children. Thankfully, no children read my blog, as far as I can tell.
You disagree with everything? wow, that's pretty harsh.
In any event, both joder and chingar, and their variants (which is not a derivation of "venus") work well.