Our Bible Fellowship class teacher talked about the use crude language. He was saying he was in charge of a troop of scouts and had to do some gentle correction. He also explained that he was a world champion cusser before and how over time with God's help, he just says 'hmmm' when he holds back words he shouldn't say.
I shared that my daughter used to exclaim 'GUACAMOLE' when frustrated. That made them all laugh as we all realize that there are times we need to exclaim something to release tension. Some would contend that those 'g-rated' words are just as bad because they 'mean' the word without saying it.
Bah. I think it is a way of acknowledging something isn't going your way without succumbing to bad habits/words.
I find myself saying 'well, kiss my toe', 'they can suck lemons', or 'shoot'. Today, I'm saying "GUACAMOLE AND PICKLES" because I can't get my printer to scan pictures for my daughter's slide show. It's stuck, jammed, broken and that makes me want to say something other than hmmm.
What silly phrases do you substitute for not so 'g' words or phrases?
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SUGAR!!! for me instead of s... in front of my boy :) Even though he tells me he knows what I'm trying not to say :D So sweet!
My go to frustration phrase is: Oh my goodness gracious! It's "g" enough that I taught it to my granddaughter when she was two. Now she says it in frustration too!
Being something of a math geek - and an engineer that has worked with "Symbols and Placeholders" - I view many words to be nothing more than that - a collection of letters that mean whatever we want them to mean - and in a collective group - we agree that any given word means something specific to all of us.
That said, the word itself, remains nothing more than a collection of letters - I find myself shaking my head at people that find certain words "offensive" - it isn't the word itself that is offensive - it is the power of the meaning you give it that may (or may not offend).
I'm sort of back to "sticks and stones can break my bones - but words will never hurt me (since I won't allow them to.)"
Expressing one's self with crudities, however, does one thing - it demonstrates one's lack of class, taste, education, and moral fiber...
We use anything that comes into our head instead of HBO words but lordy you should hear the Polish builders round here. Yikes they swear as much as they breath. Trust me that is one way to stop you swearing. So unattractive. Have a marvellous Monday.
Best wishes Molly
Nothing against dogs...but I say, "Oh, poodles!"
I actually really like you guacamole. Ever see A Christmas Story....Oh FUDGE. Sometimes I say Oh FUDGE.
Hee heee! I am known for "Oh, for cryin' in a bucket!" and the old Charlie Brown standby, "Good Grief." I have even thrown in, "Awww, I got a rock." I am torn between the pg cover-ups of some words. I was always taught "A pig is a pig whether it wears lipstick or not." I do think that there are silly phrases that are releases of frustration. What a good topic! It is one that we talk about in my fifth grade class. It is interesting in seeings others' comments! Thank you for this post!
Blessings and hugs!
Heather
Nothing too interesting - just an oh darn it! Also been known to borrow some phrases from Spongebob - Neptune's knees, etc. :)
Guacamole - guacamole - pickles and pickles! lol I totally understand.
Fudge is my daughters favourite, a sweet word to try and make her calm down
Oh sugar!
My friend said Oh Shit in front of her children and changed it to The big ship sails on the alley alley oo!
I also say Heavens to Murgatoyd from the Hanna Barbera cartoon. Good Grief, Charlie Brown is another good one!
I had another friend who instead of saying something was the Dog's Bollocks, he'd say "the badger's nadgers" which was just plain strange!
And lastly, my former colleague used to say "oh poo bums" all the time when I was pregnant so I blame her for my son being the same!!
Cheese and crackers..
Really like "GUACAMOLE AND PICKLES"
Hugs
Well, phooey - I'm not sure I can think of anything, dang it.
Yup, some days just require fudge and sugar...
xo
Dang it, da gum, dadblasted.
I take the 5th.
My grandfather used to yell 'Joselyn Diabetes!' when he was mad. None of us have any idea where that one came from, but we all say it. We also got 'Jumpin' Jehoshaphat!' from him, when we're startled.
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