Are you comfortable dropping F*bombs?

F*bombs losing their meaning - F*bombs while talking
@bounce58 (17385)
Canada
March 11, 2010 11:37am CST
In one of the many adventures I have with my regular work, I met a guy who was touring me around his facility. Nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary, except for the way he talked. It seemed like every other word he said, was laced with an F* bomb. I was going to get offended, until I realized that, that was just the way he talked. I guess for him, it was normal. Have you encountered people like him? How did you feel? How did you react? Will you get offended?
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@nonersays (3335)
• United States
11 Mar 10
I have been known to drop and f bomb or two....or a dozen or so. It depends on who I'm talking to. Some people get the potty mouth side of me. Other people only hear me use such language when I get REALLY mad, or hurt myself somehow, and they are shocked to hear me say them even then.
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@nonersays (3335)
• United States
12 Mar 10
The HARD part is controling the Hyde part of me at work, when customers have gotten on my very last nerve.
@bounce58 (17385)
• Canada
11 Mar 10
You're a regular jekyll and hyde then! I like people who can control thier personalities like a flip of a switch. I just hope that I don't get the 'potty mouth' side of you. Thanks for responding.
• Romania
11 Mar 10
F***** really? I didn't knew there exists a f***** person like this. I'll be very f****** offended if I met a person like him. :)
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@bounce58 (17385)
• Canada
11 Mar 10
Are you sure you are not the guy I met?
@mjcookie (2271)
• Philippines
12 Mar 10
LOL hahaha..
• United States
12 Mar 10
Absofu@kinglutely!I take after my mother, she swore like a sailor! when it is needed I will drop a F-bomb and not give it a second thought! But if I Know in advance that it makes a dear friend like you uncomfortable, I can keep it PG or should I say PC.
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• United States
13 Mar 10
No problem. You sound like my Dad. I never heard him use a F Bomb ever.
@bounce58 (17385)
• Canada
12 Mar 10
That's what he sounded like, a sailor! That's ironic because we are in the business of making planes, not boats. Good that you can control your F*bombs depending on who you're talking to. I think there was no controlling for this guy I met. Thanks Sarah.
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@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
11 Mar 10
Mostly not, but some situations just warrant using it!
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@bounce58 (17385)
• Canada
11 Mar 10
Oh I agree! There are times that it just comes out naturally. That's rare for me because I don't swear a lot. But unfortunately, there's just a few people that make you forget retraint. Thanks dawnald.
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@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
11 Mar 10
yes, the kind of people I try to avoid!
• Hong Kong
14 Sep 10
Haha, some habits are hard to change. To some, the "f" word makes them seem cooler.
@Sandra1952 (6047)
• Spain
11 Mar 10
Hello, Bounce. Too many people these days seem to use the 'F' word. I do it myself, in the heat of the moment, but I don't pepper my conversation with it, and I don't like to hear others do it either. I just try to ignore it, but if there are children around, I will say something. It's just a shame some people's vocabularies are so limited when there is such a rich seam of words in the English language to choose from.
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@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
11 Mar 10
Hi Folks, To get around the popularity of 11 year olds swearing even though they are clueless as to the meaning of the words, I am now teaching my son it is much better to teach his friends cor blimey rather than sh**
@bounce58 (17385)
• Canada
11 Mar 10
Thanks for the input thea. And great work on that helium-outhouse-pig thing!
@bounce58 (17385)
• Canada
11 Mar 10
Speaking of children. I hear my 9-year old with his friends, when they accidentally hear somebody drop the F*bomb, they would snicker around. And then I have to remind them they don't have to resort to such swear words. And they aren't funny either. I agree that there are a lot of words to chose from in the English language. It's just sad that people try to use the F*word regularly, as if trying to make themselves important. Thanks Sandra.
@jewels49 (1776)
• United States
15 Mar 10
I rarely swear, preferring to substitute words I make up instead. My husband is bad when he first comes home from a job after being with his crew for a couple of months he lapses into what is the norm on a drilling site full of drivers and operators, it usually takes him a day or two to leave it out of his conversation. I have a girlfriend that has a foul foul mouth, she just finished her masters and is teaching school the boys are all waiting for her to drop the bomb in class, but so far she hasn't. Somehow she manges to filter it at school. She doesn't offend me, I might wince a little ow and then but for the most part, I ignore it.
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@bounce58 (17385)
• Canada
15 Mar 10
It must be hard for your husband to filter all the swear words when he gets home. I think you mentioned before that he is away more than he is home. So that means his norm is of course the one with the guys where F*bombs are just a form of communication. For your friend, I hope the boys she teaches help mellow her out! Thanks J!
@rmuxagirl (7548)
• United States
13 Mar 10
I am not a fan of using the f-bomb. I tend to use it when I get angry but other than that I really don't use it. I have one friend who does use that word excessively and it does get annoying and does offend me sometimes because he knows I do not use that word.
@bounce58 (17385)
• Canada
15 Mar 10
I bet that for your friend, the F*bomb doesn't mean much anymore, if it is already part of her vocabulary. I bet for her, it is so ordinary that she doesn't know that people around her get annoyed by it. Thanks for the response.
12 Mar 10
Unfortunately there are far too many people these days who seem to think that this kind of language is normal. There are comedians who seem to think that the F word is just another way to make people laugh, movie script writers who obviously think the F word is essential to the plot, and while there are occasions when letting rip can be cathartic, too much is too much.
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@bounce58 (17385)
• Canada
12 Mar 10
Yes, too much is too much. At first I couldn't believe when I was talking to this guy. He was the epitome of too much! I guess it doesn't help if society allows this kind of behavior in the form of stand up comedians or movie scripts. Thanks.
12 Mar 10
Swearing doesn't offend me because context is what matters. If someone is swearing at me in anger, I get offended. If it's just part of conversation, it's just another way of expressing yourself to me. Of course there are people who over use it, and that's just annoying because it shows a laziness of language skills.
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@bounce58 (17385)
• Canada
12 Mar 10
I agree that when he was swearing every other word, he was in no way angry. And it was just part of his conversation 'skills'. Or lack thereof. That's why I was taken aback at first, until I sort of understood why he was that way. Thanks for responding!
@ksherrie (891)
• Singapore
17 Mar 10
nope, i am not. I was taught that it is rude to swear. I would usually avoid people who swear all the time.. I guess swearing at the right time and moment is fine with me...
@ksherrie (891)
• Singapore
26 Mar 10
lol.. i used to have a boss who used the f-word all the time like the norm. To a point, i nearly think it is a norm to say the f-word, though i feel so angry and felt that it is rather difficult for me to continue working in that environment. somehow, the f-word can incur anger in me which can make me feel bad for days.
@bounce58 (17385)
• Canada
17 Mar 10
I try to avoid them too! But my problem is that I have to work with these people. And I have no choice. And yes! If it is blurted out at the right time and at the right moment, I don't see any problems with that. Thanks for the response.
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
12 Mar 10
I've encountered a few people like that in my lifetime. They are normally nice and have a kind heart, but somewhere, somehow their diction is somewhat put off for a bit. I try to use subtle ways to engage conversations in such that the those words won't be uttered. Hard, but whenever I see a lesser usage of such words, my mission is half accomplished already.
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
13 Mar 10
Talk about something that really fascinates them...it would get their mind off the words. Especially if you are talking about something serious... a heart to heart talk kind of thing. Not easy, but possible to try.
@bounce58 (17385)
• Canada
13 Mar 10
Hi zed_k4. I wonder how you manage that? To make them say a fewer less F*bombs. I bet it's difficult, because I'm sure for them, they're doing nothing wrong. Everything is normal. Thanks for the response.
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@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
12 Mar 10
I used to say that when I was younger every time I was pissed off but not every time I spoke. Since I have kids though I have to be careful about it and no I'm not as comfortable using the F word. When I was younger I thought I was cool saying that word and now I see how ridiculous it is.
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@bounce58 (17385)
• Canada
12 Mar 10
I can see that when we were young, saying the F word made us more mature. Made us more important. Well, after we've grown a little bit, and become wiser, you realize that it's just silly. Swear words are just colorful words we try to interlace with our language to evoke more feelings. But, like one responder here said. Sometimes, too much is just too much. Thanks for responding.
• United States
11 Mar 10
The guy sounds like every hockey coach I know. LOL!!!!
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@bounce58 (17385)
• Canada
12 Mar 10
I know what you mean. Sometimes, the sports talk radio I listen to would run a tape of a miked up player or coach. You wouldn't understand anything about what is being said. All you hear are successive 'beeps'. And you could literally hear the guys on the radio rolling on the floor laughing.
@megamatt (14291)
• United States
11 Mar 10
Dropping the old F-Bomb is not something that I do often. I do know some people who pretty much use the F-word pretty much every third word. It has lost all meaning when they do that. At first, it is comical. That it just moves right to annoying and just makes me want to tell the person to shut up. It is a word that has lost pretty much its zing because of people overusing it. However, it does slip out every now and again. Mostly its accompanied by me throwing my hands up in the air in the most disgusted manner possible. It just means that I am at the end of my rope. My patience has reached that magical limit that everyone seems to have and I just snap. That is about the only time that it slips out, when I am so angry and frustrated, that I don't really care if anyone gets offended.
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@bounce58 (17385)
• Canada
12 Mar 10
Hello megamatt. It is understandable if it is like you said. That the only time it slips out for you is when you're at the end of your rope. And I agree with you that for people who swear every third word, it's meaning is already lost. I wonder what they say when they get angry. It must be worst than the F word. Thanks for responding.
@flowerchilde (12529)
• United States
12 Mar 10
I wouldn't get offended, but I would probably tend to think of him as less intelligent than otherwise..
@bounce58 (17385)
• Canada
12 Mar 10
I wouldn't be the one to judge, but I think you're right. Most of the things he did say was irrelevant to the business we had at hand. Thanks for responding.
@Shawchert (1094)
• United States
13 Mar 10
hmm well I use the F bomb on occasion although using it so many in a few sentences irks me because I think there's more to the english language the F#%^ so in moderation I don't mind but every few words is just rather annoying no matter how much they've had that word in their language.
@bounce58 (17385)
• Canada
13 Mar 10
In moderation I guess it's ok. To add emphasis to what you're saying, yes. But if it's too much, it's just annoying. And as you said, may 'irk anybody listening to the conversation. Thanks for responding.
@kaylachan (71883)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Mar 10
I'll admit I've dropped a few here or there, but I'm very careful about that. I don't do it often, and usually in the confinds of my apartment. Though I would get anoyed if that's the only word some people know how to say. I usually use it when pissed off enough. But, you really have to irk me.
@bounce58 (17385)
• Canada
12 Mar 10
Then it tells me that you're just like most everybody kaylachan. Just like me. Swear words are a means to vent out. Not for everyday, regular conversations. Thanks for responding. Hopefully, nobody irks you today.