"It's Time For Some Swearing And It's Time For Some Fun"
"Man, Chinese pirates were bad!"
"Well, I think most pirates were."
"No! I mean... like, as in, 80's 'bad!' As in, good. Well, if I swore I'd say bad***. But I don't, so I won't."
"Oh... wait..."
Yeah, actual conversation, that. And it's something that's been bugging me for quite a while.
I try to swear as little as possible and I think that I do a pretty good job, as it is. This is not to say that I am always completely succesful; I may slip up when frightened, in pain, or otherwise under great duress. But even when that happens, it's only a single word, never a tirade or anything.
My point is, hang around me and you're in for a lot of "dangs," "goodness'," and the occasional "whoops."
Now this can be frustrating for me, because I find that the exclamations that have the best sound to them seem to be swear words. "Darn" and "dang" just don't quite carry the punch of a well placed... see, I even feel guilty writing it. Maybe we can compromise. "Hydroelectric plant!" How's that?
"But, Jeff," you say, "you recently wrote a post in your blog where you say "Big Damn Heroes'." True, I chose to do that because... well, there's really no other way to put that. Kind of like the "foo bird" joke.
But, I feel that this could all be good, in the end. With the loss of swear words, one might have to be more creative in attempting to convey intense emotion. Don't ask me how. Maybe learn Mandarin. Nah, that's probably just me wishing that I had seen Firefly tonight. I had to give it up in order to attend a party. The only reason that I actually debated this is that I'm trying get my mom into Firefly. But, in the end, I traded one shindig for another. But it was cool. Free food. Fun people. I lost croquet. Quite graciously, I might add. My opponent will regain the use of his arm tomorrow.
Also, one thing that I'm wondering, are there any computer games out there that will let me create and maintain an Area 51 type facility? Area 51 Tycoon? Like that Evil Genius game... but with more replay value. I'd play that demo. Because that's all I do. I can't remember the last full game that I bought [Fifty bucks for a video game... ugh... --Ed.].
Also been thinking of setting up a DeviantArt account, or something. I started thinking this when I drew myself as an Irken Invader, last night. Didn't come out half bad (medium: pencil on back of Winco receipt).
"Well, I think most pirates were."
"No! I mean... like, as in, 80's 'bad!' As in, good. Well, if I swore I'd say bad***. But I don't, so I won't."
"Oh... wait..."
Yeah, actual conversation, that. And it's something that's been bugging me for quite a while.
I try to swear as little as possible and I think that I do a pretty good job, as it is. This is not to say that I am always completely succesful; I may slip up when frightened, in pain, or otherwise under great duress. But even when that happens, it's only a single word, never a tirade or anything.
My point is, hang around me and you're in for a lot of "dangs," "goodness'," and the occasional "whoops."
Now this can be frustrating for me, because I find that the exclamations that have the best sound to them seem to be swear words. "Darn" and "dang" just don't quite carry the punch of a well placed... see, I even feel guilty writing it. Maybe we can compromise. "Hydroelectric plant!" How's that?
"But, Jeff," you say, "you recently wrote a post in your blog where you say "Big Damn Heroes'." True, I chose to do that because... well, there's really no other way to put that. Kind of like the "foo bird" joke.
But, I feel that this could all be good, in the end. With the loss of swear words, one might have to be more creative in attempting to convey intense emotion. Don't ask me how. Maybe learn Mandarin. Nah, that's probably just me wishing that I had seen Firefly tonight. I had to give it up in order to attend a party. The only reason that I actually debated this is that I'm trying get my mom into Firefly. But, in the end, I traded one shindig for another. But it was cool. Free food. Fun people. I lost croquet. Quite graciously, I might add. My opponent will regain the use of his arm tomorrow.
Also, one thing that I'm wondering, are there any computer games out there that will let me create and maintain an Area 51 type facility? Area 51 Tycoon? Like that Evil Genius game... but with more replay value. I'd play that demo. Because that's all I do. I can't remember the last full game that I bought [Fifty bucks for a video game... ugh... --Ed.].
Also been thinking of setting up a DeviantArt account, or something. I started thinking this when I drew myself as an Irken Invader, last night. Didn't come out half bad (medium: pencil on back of Winco receipt).
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