I actually have done that before on accident. Plus I almost said "trout" really loud when I stubbed my toe the other day.
I'm going to start saying them on purpose now just because I know it will eventually annoy someone.
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I actually have done that before on accident. Plus I almost said "trout" really loud when I stubbed my toe the other day.
I'm going to start saying them on purpose now just because I know it will eventually annoy someone.
another one joins the gangQuote:
Originally Posted by Pike
But if smurf becomes a new swear word, won't we have to censor it on EoFF?
we'll have to censor it to fuck :confused:
I'm very disappointed in you, Jiro.
When I first joined EoFF I ended up saying smurf instead of the f word at times, I think I even made a thread but I'm too lazy to look.
:kakapo:
I swear very often, which people from EoFF are often surprised at when they meet me. I don't mind swearing, but I have complete respect for people who prefer not to hear swear words and do my best not to swear around them. I find that there are certain situations where you should not swear, and am perfectly capable of stopping myself in those situations.
People who go around saying "It's harmless to swear! It's just a word!" should be promoting the idea of everyone walking around naked and troutting in toilets without walls. I mean, it's harmless, right?
Yes, it's harmless, but it doesn't mean it's polite or respectable.
That definitely isn't the case (how often have you travelled outside of North America?). Well, maybe 'damn' because people don't say that often. But trout and smurf are used far more often. People use both of these at work regularly. They do not use the word Sarah referred to. It does get said every now and then, though... I have used it but I don't like it, so yeah. When in NZ, it was used extremely rarely, I probably heard it about once every few months.Quote:
Originally Posted by Citizen BleysDon't ever leave your country, then. Everyone but Canada and the US, it's used as often as "trout" or "damn."Quote:
Originally Posted by Shorty
In fact, the person who uses it by far more than anyone I know here in Scotland is an American. By far. Guy freakin' loves the word.
I swear a lot around frends. I try not to use improper language when I'm around family or people I don't know well. Or around people of authority.
At times I don't even say names of things properly. I'll end up saying something like, "Are you assholes going to Jack in the Dick?" or "smurf, I'm playing Skydick right now." Yeah, my friends' dick usage rubbed off on me.... smurf is the one I use most, though.
I laughed at a few of my friends who said "crud" instead of "crap," though. Does "crap" even count?
You know Kevin Smith?Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
I shouldn't be surprised that most of the bogan australians are too drunk, uneducated and only scraping by on their dole cheques to be unable to travel overseas. Plus they're racist.
You see a lot of old man balls/dick at the gym because they simply don't give a smurf. Let me tell you though, that's far from harmless.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
And pooping all over the place is unhygienic. :colbert:
Yeah I think your analogy falls a little bit flat there Loony BoB.
No I think his analogy was just a steaming pile of smurfing trout.
Seeing something you don't want to see is no more harmless than hearing something you don't want to hear. It's how you interpret it that counts. Just like gestures in some countries are fine, while the same gesture in another country can be offensive. You have to show respect to who you are with.Quote:
Originally Posted by table legYou see a lot of old man balls/dick at the gym because they simply don't give a smurf. Let me tell you though, that's far from harmless.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
That's true, but it's not a big deal in some cultures. More to the point, though, I said pooping in a toilet without walls. There would still be a toilet. It would just be in the middle of a park or something, with no walls around it. There would obviously be a sink and soap and all that. Hygiene is important.Quote:
And pooping all over the place is unhygienic. :colbert:
All I'm saying is that people who are all "It doesn't hurt anyone!" need to remember that there are a lot of things that don't hurt them that they still probably don't want to see/hear etc. and it's nice to be respectful of that.
Why should I promote the idea of troutting in a toilet without walls? I'm not promoting swearing everywhere either, i'm promoting "not caring about it when people do it".
Furthermore, yeah, i think it would be unproblematic if people walked around naked everywhere. As long as they would be able to keep 100% of their waste products contained at all times. Why do you think underwear usually gets smelly faster than jeans? It's not just because of sweat.
tl;dr
make better arguments, bob :D