This comment, necessarily, has coarse language. When i first started programming i worked with a guy who retired about a year later, Jon. He swore constantly,

This comment, necessarily, has coarse language. When i first started programming i worked with a guy who retired about a year later, Jon. He swore constantly, and was extremely colorful in his mastery of that particular skill. One day I asked Jon about it, he told me a story from when he was much younger. He was leaving the house for work, with the suit and briefcase and everything, his son was 5 or 6 and had slept in. Jon is at the car door, his son comes running out to say goodbye to his daddy. So it's this perfect late 60's early 70's scene, practically a rockwell painting. Dad in a suit, mom in an apron, son in pajamas. Jon's off to continue the space age, with computers. Jon's son stands on the porch and hollers "Goodbye cocksucker!" I know i don't do justice to that story, i was practically in tears when he told me. Anyway, he spoke a bit about humor in the face of stress, how it can bring joy in the darkest situations. He absolutely would not be tolerated these days, but i liked the guy. He was genuinely funny. His swearing was so shocking it cut through your defenses, and more or less forced a laugh. Anyway, i'd encourage you to flavor your swears with ridiculous overly specific additions. That guy's not a shit, he's a steaming hairy flaming pile of whale shit. I don't have Jon's gift. But you get the idea. Chevy Chase in christmas vacation is a great example.