When you want to cuss (or swear or curse...) but can't, what do you say?

[RealMickeysGirl]

'Man, don't get upset'. the board game is like 'sorry' in North America

I still don't really know why 'MAN' upsets my mother; maybe it is just the fact that someone feels the need to say something? Whenever my father says 'Mensch!' my mother says 'Don't say 'Mensch'!' in German

I've never heard my mother swear

Oh. My mom wouldn't say any swear words when I was little. She will say butt now but that is about it. She wouldn't let us say heck or darn because they were "by words". I never really understood what "by words" meant but that is what she would say was the reason we shouldn't say them.

She also used to say that people who use swear words don't have large enough vocabularies to express themselves. Now that I am older I think "nah - sometimes they are the perfect word for what you are trying to express" - be it an owie, frustration, anger or whatever.

 

[darlene9947]

who am I kidding I just cuss and get it over with sorry....

Me, too! But I HAVE to start watching what I say. My grandson is 5 and we don't want him going to school and repeating something I've said!! But it is soooo hard to break this habit.

Guess I'll keep reading to try and get some creative alternatives.

 

[acadia1960]

crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[tw1nsmom]

Oh Boogers!!!

 

[CanadianPaco]

My mother uses a knife to peel fruits and veggies. Whenever I ask, why she doesn't use a peeler, she says " I can't work the friggin' peeler".

So.......

Whenever I need to use f-related words - I say FRIGGIN' PEELER

 

[harleyquinn]

Fuuuudge nut Brownies!

 

[Tigger&Belle]

My mother uses a knife to peel fruits and veggies. Whenever I ask, why she doesn't use a peeler, she says " I can't work the friggin' peeler".

So.......

Whenever I need to use f-related words - I say FRIGGIN' PEELER

Love it!

Oh, and my mom doesn't use a peeler, either. Friggin' or otherwise.

 

[ReallyGoofy]

Freakin' Days!!!!

 

[Mellie2162]

Thanks to this thread I have called many objects and people fluffernutter's today. When my kids heard me calling the toaster oven a dang fluffernutter they almost peed their pants laughing at me.

 

[tigercat]

I say holy macaroni and chedder cheese. It drives my kids nuts.
tigercat

 

[Tigger&Belle]

I found myself saying "crime and nutley" today. Not sure why since I don't normally say it.

 

[Aidensmom]

I need a few of these words for another thread right now.

 

[Macca1111]

My favorite (but usually unused) is crud vapors from Freakazoid! I use drat now because of VMK's dictionary, and crudmuffins comes out a lot.

 

[sumrmist]

keep em coming . IM loving this thread. I was reading it to my 15yo and when I read one off my 4yo said " oooh thats a good one" OOPS

 

[Tigger&Belle]

I need a few of these words for another thread right now.

 

[DISUNC]

Flippin.

Definately a favorite around here.

Aint that the flippen truth!

I usually just say the cuss word!

 

[pixie dust 112]

Aint that the flippen truth!

I usually just say the cuss word!

This reminds me! I took this picture for you at Shea this summer. LizzY and I thought of you when we saw this DU.

I admit, I usually just curse!

 

[da-winnie-pooh]

My dh told our dc not to say holy if something really isn't holy. I still say holy guacamole sometimes.

Cheese whiz, fiddle faddle, and have said crap on a cracker.

My dd says, "Oh, snap."

 

[pr surfer]

I still say it and deal with the consequences

 

[crazyforgoofy]

I swear like a 'sailor on shore leave' as my father used to say. I try not to but I do.

However, when I'm trying really hard to be good I say:

Geeze-O-Freakin Pete! or

Rissin-frissin-rassin-frassin!!!! or

FOR CREEPIN CRUD CRYING OUT LOUD!!