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The world according to Zed: Putting your shoes on the table: Arrogant & impolite Swearing a lot: A OK! I don't know why he's so upset with feces on the table

by fleitz 17y ago

The world according to Zed: Putting your shoes on the table: Arrogant & impolite Swearing a lot: A OK! I don't know why he's so upset with feces on the table when you consider what comes out of his mouth. Note: I like to swear as well, but I don't go around being miss manners.

rms 17y ago
Swearing in English doesn't upset people not from the USA
- nollidge 17y ago
  And it doesn't upset half the people FROM the US, either.
- omaranto 17y ago
  Don't you think swearing in English could potentially offend anyone who speaks English whether or not they're from the USA?
  - apgwoz 17y ago
    I never understood how swearing could be offensive. Actually, I find people that find words offensive, offensive.
- holygoat 17y ago
  … or the UK.
- patrickk 17y ago
  This is very true. A friend of mine grew up in California and now lives in Ireland. He thinks I swear an awful lot, while I don't even notice! Obviously I watch my mouth in front of older relatives, parents etc, but when hanging around with friends, the gloves come off. (He also has the peculiar American trait of having no 'sarcasm radar'). Tommy Tiernan's take on the matter: "Sometimes I think the English language is a brick wall between me and you (this is in Montreal), and FUCK is my chisel" Watch 0:40 - 1:10 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWIqQqliksc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWIqQqliksc
kdeberk 17y ago
Because one doesn't spread diseases by swearing.
Kadin 17y ago
You can't get HepA from dirty words. You can get it from having someone's shit-covered feet all over a surface that you eat off of, though.
- jrockway 17y ago
  But of course, nobody's feet are actually covered in shit. They have walked on the same planet as shit, of course, but that's about it.
  - infinite8s 17y ago
    You've never accidentally stepped in dog shit? Especially in NYC it seems to be everywhere (at least on the Upper East Side).
    - jrockway 17y ago
      I live in Chicago, where we have trees (and alleys, for that matter). The dogs do their business in the planter boxes, which I don't walk in. As for the bums shitting on the sidewalk, we have a solution to that problem. Winter.

by fleitz 17y ago

rms 17y ago

Swearing in English doesn't upset people not from the USA

nollidge 17y ago
And it doesn't upset half the people FROM the US, either.
omaranto 17y ago
Don't you think swearing in English could potentially offend anyone who speaks English whether or not they're from the USA?
- apgwoz 17y ago
  I never understood how swearing could be offensive. Actually, I find people that find words offensive, offensive.
holygoat 17y ago
… or the UK.
patrickk 17y ago
This is very true. A friend of mine grew up in California and now lives in Ireland. He thinks I swear an awful lot, while I don't even notice! Obviously I watch my mouth in front of older relatives, parents etc, but when hanging around with friends, the gloves come off. (He also has the peculiar American trait of having no 'sarcasm radar'). Tommy Tiernan's take on the matter: "Sometimes I think the English language is a brick wall between me and you (this is in Montreal), and FUCK is my chisel" Watch 0:40 - 1:10 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWIqQqliksc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWIqQqliksc

kdeberk 17y ago

Because one doesn't spread diseases by swearing.

Kadin 17y ago

You can't get HepA from dirty words. You can get it from having someone's shit-covered feet all over a surface that you eat off of, though.

jrockway 17y ago
But of course, nobody's feet are actually covered in shit. They have walked on the same planet as shit, of course, but that's about it.
- infinite8s 17y ago
  You've never accidentally stepped in dog shit? Especially in NYC it seems to be everywhere (at least on the Upper East Side).
  - jrockway 17y ago
    I live in Chicago, where we have trees (and alleys, for that matter). The dogs do their business in the planter boxes, which I don't walk in. As for the bums shitting on the sidewalk, we have a solution to that problem. Winter.