I am so proud of me!! I did not over-react

[Peacetrain]

I had an op up and some people disagreed, and that's all good. But one particular post got my goat and I literally typed F@ck Off.. thankfully I reread it before I sent it.. I am still laughing a little.. I reacted as if I actually knew this person and they had insulted me, instead of it just being an opinion on a board sharing political ideas..

The reason I wrote this, is that since Trump came on the scene, I have seen my own language deteriorate.. get a little more in your face. And that is not a good thing..

He has just been a terrible influence on everyone. Even me

We could not survive another four years of that depraved personality..

[grumpyduck]

1. Yep. My swearing quota just about octupled over the last few years.

Gosh darn it!

[Peacetrain]

2. I think mine has too...

[KarenS]

3. Good Job!

Not to mention a world-wide pandemic plus some of our filters start going away as we age

[Peacetrain]

4. Good point also... but I really think I have picked up some bad

habits from TFG..and getting older, yeah I can see that.. not nearly as patient as I used to be

[CTyankee]

5. I was catastrophizing everything and had to stop. The worst political thing, Trump's election, had

happened and was over. I took some deep breaths.

[Peacetrain]

12. There are days you would think I was giving birth

with all the breath through it thoughts I have reading some news stories

[CTyankee]

23. Now it feels like springtime. We're safe again and need not worry constantly...

[gab13by13]

6. If it was me , I apologize.

😍

[Peacetrain]

14. Oh no no no gab..

It was someone else..And the one I was referring to at another time would not have bothered me.. I was having a moment..

[maxrandb]

7. I suffer from "Donny Dipshit Turrets" syndrome

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When we play euchre, we use the term "shit for brains" to avoid using the "T" word.

"Diamonds is shit for brains"

"Why are you shit for braining my Ace"?

"Everyone knows you don't shit for brains your partners Ace"

"If shit for brains is led, you have to follow suit"

[Peacetrain]

15. I Love that ... Donny Dipshit Turrets

That is exactly what it is.. I cannot even stand to look at his face.. he just so creeps me out

[LakeArenal]

8. To me F@ck has lost its potency and isn't that much of an insult anymore.

Like shit and damn and pisser.

My mom used to admonish us for saying “Shut Up!!!”

Imagine….

So tell ‘em to F off. About as bad as shut up in the olden days.

[Peacetrain]

17. Probably my age Lake Arenal.. My Mom (who passed away last year)

Would have had a major coronary if any of us.. including my brothers came out with some loaded profanity.. I asked her once if she ever let go..besides and occasional s*it..she said no.. but her thoughts could definitely be x rated .. she was a pip

[BWdem4life]

9. G. H.?

Just guessing.

[Peacetrain]

18. No just something hit me sideways at the wrong time

I think I am getting old..

[Jerry2144]

10. I think you're right

He really did bring out the worst in me. I have no patience any long for idiots, ignorants, and fascists. It didn’t dawn on me until you posted this that the way he makes it ok to be an donkeyhole affected me similarly.

[Peacetrain]

19. That is exactly it... Its the things you fight against and detest.. that he (Trump and company) just

embrace..

[packman]

11. I have an occasional back-and-forth in the local rag with the local idiots

And am sorely tempted to use a bit of the Irish, but they have a "swear-nasty word" filter, so I use ridicule and sarcasm in reply.. Sort of a creative writing exercise which makes me feel somewhat good .

[Peacetrain]

20. Yeah, I always lose the argument if I let go.. always

Sarcasm and sometimes just dropping a truth bomb usually works better for me.

[LoCo Cat Lady]

13. Good Self Restraint!

I don't often find an opportunity to cuss here but if I came across a mouthy MAGA in my small town, I'd have no problem telling them, "eat a bag of dicks."

I know Michelle told us to "go high when they go low" but my patience has worn thin and my potty-mouth has made a comeback in the past 5 years. I grew up in southern MD and I'm still a tad rough around the edges.

[Peacetrain]

21. As I was just posting with another member.. I nearly always loose if I let go

I think if I truly let go on someone who was towing the Maga line, I might start sounding like one of my uncles who were in the Navy..Honest to Pete they can swear in complete sentences, paragraphs and chapters..

[panader0]

16. Over the years I've deleted almost half of my replies before posting.

Some because of anger, and some just to avoid looking stupid (er).

[Peacetrain]

22. Me too.. Sometimes I will write half a page.. and delete it

[liberalla]

24. I SO agree with you! I feel rougher around the edges, more prickly. Much less patience... and

none of that is for the better.

Good for you for pausing a moment before posting that!

[Peacetrain]

25. Prickly really does describe it..

[happybird]

26. Yep. I've very recently come to realize my swearing has become out of control

My boss’ special needs adult son is hanging out with us at work this week while his aide has knee replacement surgery. He was super excited to bring his Swear Jar and has hearing like a freakin’ bat, lol! He is making out like a bandit.

[Peacetrain]

27. ROFL.. yep, I used to have one of those for my son.. maybe I need to dig it out for ME!

[DFW]

28. My language sometimes deteriorates, too

And then I usually say Чёрт возьми, hope I got the right language to be deteriorating in, and move on.......

[Peacetrain]

29. ROFL love that

You know I had to look it up.. I think that is the equivalent of "hells bells" here

[DFW]

30. It's sort of their version of "the hell with it!"

Or, if a teacup falls on the floor and smashes, they say it, too, sort of like "0h hell."

Literally it translates out to "the devil take it!" Sorta, that is. As I have explained before, Slavic languages don't have articles, so "чёрт" means "devil," "a devil" or "the devil," depending on context.

Just like Соединенные Штаты Америки means both "United States of America" and "The United States of America," or "Україна" means both "The Ukraine" and "Ukraine" in Ukrainian. Since, as a Slavic language, Ukrainian has no "the," it can be translated either way, and neither is incorrect (politically, or otherwise) in English.

Translations from Slavic languages into English can't be compared to translations from Republicanese, as they are often much trickier to figure out. Republicanese has become so pervasive that even many non-Republicans sometimes use it by mistake. Here are of some of the basic features of Republicanese:

EXCERPTS FROM THE OFFICIAL DICTIONARY OF REPUBLICANESE

In Republicanese, many words that sound alike may be spelled differently at random. A few prominent examples:

In Republicanese, the following words may be spelled at random using any of the three ways given:

A.) Two, Too, To
B.) Their, They're, There
c.) Your, Yore, You're

The Republicanese version of Robin Hood therefore starts with "In days of you're...."

The only rule is that the correct use of them as in English is never permitted twice in a row.

Words with single letters that change meaning when that letter is doubled must never be used in correct English context. The classic example is “lose” vs. “loose.” In Republicanese, if you do not win an election, then you “loose” that election. Conversely, if your (Republicanese: you’re) belt is too tight, you need it more “lose” in order to be comfortable. Another example would be the Republicanese, “I met Donald Trump, and he was rudder than I imagined,” vs. “I grabbed the ruder and was able to steer the boat to shore.”

In English, the contraction for "it is" is written "it's." To show possession referring to something previously mentioned, one writes "its." In Republicanese, it is the other way around. Example:

English: “It's impractical for a building to have its solar panels in the basement.”
Republicanese: “Its impractical for a building to have it's solar panels in the basement.”

In Republicanese, an apostrophe is used to form a plural, whereas this is never correct in English. But it must be done at random, never systematically. For example, Bill and Hillary are "the Clinton's," but Bill, Chelsea and Hillary are "the Clintons." The other way around is also correct. In Republicanese, either form is correct as long as it is not spelled the same way twice in a row.
Example:

In English, one writes "The Clintons like dogs."

In Republicanese, this can be written as "The Clinton's like dogs," or "The Clintons like dog's" or "The Clinton's like dog's." The only version that would be incorrect in Republicanese would be to use no apostrophe at all. Only English is written that way.

[liberaltrucker]

31. I wish I could swear in multiple languages

[DFW]

32. It is a skill that has saved me from multiple beatings

I am almost certain of that!