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I can't imagine how "fucking shoes" would be useful.
>Of all the presentations I’ve given, I’ve generally had the most positive feedback from the ones that carried enough passion to warrant profanity and it’s been very effective in making people remember key ideas (“they sell fucking shoes”). I can't imagine how "fucking shoes" would be useful.
Totally agree. I've never understood people who seem afraid to use words. As a writer, I consider the whole english language fair game. Obviously, you shouldn't swear for no reason, but as David points out, swear words can be effectively used for emphasis and to add some extra passion.
I'd second you on that. While working as a reviewer I found that swearing when talking to my boss made him understand my point better. Similarly I've found that when talking to people, sometimes dropping a 'fuck' in as punctuation scores gold. I worked as an electrician, and when I add the 'F' in there, people recognise it isn't my opinion I'm expressing when it comes to doing something, it's a simple fact. Again, so…
How would that work?
C-Fucking-Q-Fucking-D, Assholes!
Profanity is just words, but like all words, they have a tendency to piss people off. So I use "heck", "durn", "shucky-bob" and any other ridiculously non-profane words I can come up with. Then when I add a "hell', "damn", "fuck' or the like, it stands out.
When I was in my twenties and in the service, every other word was profane. When you use something all the time, it just doesn't work any more. Like a good spice, the trick is the moderate and appropriate application at the right time.
I love profanity. It's even more fun now that I squelch it up and down to suit the occasion. It's almost like playing a musical instrument. Now that I rarely use it any more, it's all the more enjoyable.
Most often it strikes me as shallow. Like most comedians who swear, it typically masks a lack of substance. Some people make effective use of swearing, but most use it as a crutch, or in a noticeably calculated way, and even if it makes me remember something I doubt that the memory is going to be favorable.
Well, and then there's guys like Carlin and Hicks and Pryor and Rock who swear a lot and yet are the funniest people on planet.
Totally agree. I've never understood people who seem afraid to use words. As a writer, I consider the whole english language fair game. Obviously, you shouldn't swear for no reason, but as David points out, swear words can be effectively used for emphasis and to add some extra passion.
I respectfully disagree. To put it in another's words, "my momma raised me right."
Namely: This this this and this are wrong. Why? Because I said they're wrong.
Most often it strikes me as shallow. Like most comedians who swear, it typically masks a lack of substance. Some people make effective use of swearing, but most use it as a crutch, or in a noticeably calculated way, and even if it makes me remember something I doubt that the memory is going to be favorable.
Most often it strikes me as shallow. Like most comedians who swear, it typically masks a lack of substance. Some people make effective use of swearing, but most use it as a crutch, or in a noticeably calculated way, and even if it makes me remember something I doubt that the memory is going to be favorable.
"Will Smith don't gotta cuss in his raps to sell records Well I do, so fuck him and fuck you too" -- Marshall Mathers
Most often it strikes me as shallow. Like most comedians who swear, it typically masks a lack of substance. Some people make effective use of swearing, but most use it as a crutch, or in a noticeably calculated way, and even if it makes me remember something I doubt that the memory is going to be favorable.