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Which Gordon Ramsey? The chef? He swears incessantly.

• robconery 15y ago
  I think he's referring to "eloquent swearing" - meaning that Ramsey doesn't just drop an F-bomb, he does it with style :). I've heard some great ones from him - once he described a burnt omelet (I think that's what it was) as "something that dropped out of my dog's fing a*hole". You can't help but laugh at that visual.
  • roc 15y ago
    The exact argument against the use of profanity is that the omelet would be better described as "something that dropped out of my dog's dirty backside" or something similar. That is, there is no "eloquent swearing" exception. At all. Full Stop. Holding that profanity can be used to positive effect in conveying passion and attitude is the precise argument against the "profanity is a crutch" crowd.
    • robconery 15y ago
      Completely agree here. Ramsey is about shock value - something that's incredibly cliche. You have to be damn good to be able to pull it off. 99% of the wannabe-dhh's out there aren't.
• simonsarris 15y ago
  It was a poor choice, I really should have come up with a better second example - I've never seen any of his shows, only read his books. I was trying to think of a respected critic with mass-appeal. Christopher Hitchens would be a better example.