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13 Aug 2010, 10:55 am

Yes, f**k is a bastardization of fornicate.

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13 Aug 2010, 12:26 pm

TeaEarlGreyHot wrote:

Yes, f**k is a bastardization of fornicate.

But they're both fun to say.

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13 Aug 2010, 12:28 pm

Erisad wrote:

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Yes, f**k is a bastardization of fornicate.

But they're both fun to say.

Oh yes, they are. Especially around prudes. :twisted:

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13 Aug 2010, 12:35 pm

TeaEarlGreyHot wrote:

Erisad wrote:

TeaEarlGreyHot wrote:

Yes, f**k is a bastardization of fornicate.

But they're both fun to say.

Oh yes, they are. Especially around prudes. :twisted:

Especially if you're trying to be classy about it. "I appreciate your footwear, shall we fornicate?" It throws them off guard and amuses me greatly. :twisted:

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13 Aug 2010, 12:38 pm

Erisad wrote:

TeaEarlGreyHot wrote:

Erisad wrote:

TeaEarlGreyHot wrote:

Yes, f**k is a bastardization of fornicate.

But they're both fun to say.

Oh yes, they are. Especially around prudes. :twisted:

Especially if you're trying to be classy about it. "I appreciate your footwear, shall we fornicate?" It throws them off guard and amuses me greatly. :twisted:

I've never tried that one before, but I have said things like "I see you have a pulse, wanna f**k?"

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13 Aug 2010, 12:40 pm

TeaEarlGreyHot wrote:

Erisad wrote:

TeaEarlGreyHot wrote:

Erisad wrote:

TeaEarlGreyHot wrote:

Yes, f**k is a bastardization of fornicate.

But they're both fun to say.

Oh yes, they are. Especially around prudes. :twisted:

Especially if you're trying to be classy about it. "I appreciate your footwear, shall we fornicate?" It throws them off guard and amuses me greatly. :twisted:

I've never tried that one before, but I have said things like "I see you have a pulse, wanna f**k?"

Ha! That's funny and sure to offend prudes on multiple levels. :lol:

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13 Aug 2010, 12:47 pm

Oh, it does. I've done many variations, as well. A favorite of mine is "I hear God told us to go forth and multiply. Want to take a crack at copulation?"

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13 Aug 2010, 2:10 pm

TeaEarlGreyHot wrote:

Oh, it does. I've done many variations, as well. A favorite of mine is "I hear God told us to go forth and multiply. Want to take a crack at copulation?"

ROFLMAO! XD

That's great.

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13 Aug 2010, 5:20 pm

Shall we retire to our private chamber and procreate, my dear?

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13 Aug 2010, 7:00 pm

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Shall we retire to our private chamber and procreate, my dear?

Do you like babies? Do you want to make one? I'm offering a class on the subject. XD

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13 Aug 2010, 7:56 pm

I'll sign up! But please tell me, how do you make babies? Do you need dough?

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13 Aug 2010, 8:40 pm

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I'll sign up! But please tell me, how do you make babies? Do you need dough?

Yessir, and lots of it. :wink:

Oh lol.

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14 Aug 2010, 1:30 am

have some madiera, my dear

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14 Aug 2010, 5:08 am

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A story completely full of itself, but entertaining nonetheless:

Ever wonder where the word "sh**" comes from. Well here it is:

Certain types of manure used to be transported (as everything was back then) by ship. In dry form it weighs a lot less, but once water (at sea) hit it. It not only became heavier, but the process of fermentation began again, of which a by-product is methane gas.

As the stuff was stored below decks in bundles you can see what could (and did) happen; methane began to build up below decks and the first time someone came below at night with a lantern. BOOOOM!

Several ships were destroyed in this manner before it was discovered what was happening.

After that, the bundles of manure where always stamped with the term "S.H.I.T" on them which meant to the sailors to "Ship High In Transit." In other words, high enough off the lower decks so that any water that came into the hold would not touch this volatile cargo and start the production of methane.

Bet you didn't know that one.

While highly amusing, this is not the etymology of the English word "s**t." Someone else has already posted about the word's descent from anglosaxon from even more ancient roots.

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14 Aug 2010, 5:10 am

nick007 wrote:

I thought swear words wer invented by religious fundamentalist. The word "God" is used quite a lot with swearing so I thought bad words wer related to the bible

I have a theory as to why people curse using the name of God or Jesus... it's because deep down everyone believes in them. You never hear people cursing in the name of Mohammed or Buddha... not even Muslims or Buddhists, and this is the case even in non Christian countries. People curse in Jesus' name.

I think it's a sign of disrespect, like cocking a snook at someone you're secretly scared of.

Of course, you're free to disagree with me...

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14 Aug 2010, 8:11 am

Some languages don't have curse words. The closest concept is saying extremely demeaning or rude things to someone, but there are no taboo words. That leads me to think cursing is more cultural than linguistic, especially considering what people choose to use as curse words.

And regarding cursing in a Buddhist context, there is a story about Geshe Langri Tangpa, a Tibetan teacher and fully enlightened being (a holy being in the tradition) who lived about a thousand years ago and one day while he was sitting in a cave above a river he heard a potter down below. The potter was trying to cross the river but kept slipping on the rocks and breaking his pots. Each time he would yell out "Oh Langri Tangpa!" in frustration. The Geshe found this very funny and laughed out loud, one of the very few times he did so.

Other than that, in Buddhism, the Buddha does not damn things, so there isn't really a basis for cursing in his name.

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