IMHO swear words are all about being able to forcibly expell air when saying them. LOL! Yeah, they are, aren't they? Although that doesn't explain sacre blue and merde... maybe they're all about expelling air in English only.
Which is why crut makes a better swear word than crud. Frut or frit, prut or prit work well too. ::snicker:: I'll have to use those in regular conversation some day.
George Carlin did a long routine about swear words (it included his list of 7 prohibited words) and when he got to fuck, he went into a whole "strong-sounding word" thing that was very funny. He also noted how it also sounded almost majestic, like you could imagine some ancient warrior proudly walking into a large crowd of people and proclaiming "I am Fuck! Fuck of the Mountain!"
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Date: 2007-06-12 04:03 pm (UTC)LOL! Yeah, they are, aren't they? Although that doesn't explain sacre blue and merde... maybe they're all about expelling air in English only.
Which is why crut makes a better swear word than crud. Frut or frit, prut or prit work well too.
::snicker:: I'll have to use those in regular conversation some day.
George Carlin did a long routine about swear words (it included his list of 7 prohibited words) and when he got to fuck, he went into a whole "strong-sounding word" thing that was very funny. He also noted how it also sounded almost majestic, like you could imagine some ancient warrior proudly walking into a large crowd of people and proclaiming "I am Fuck! Fuck of the Mountain!"