Alternatives to vulgarisms?

[headscratcher]

There are some vugarisms that are useful for conveying concepts/opinions. However some people desire to repress the expression of those concepts by repressing the use of the vulgarism.

One vulgarism conveying the concept that what someone is saying is untrue, unimportant, or irrelevant, both the sayer and the listener know is untrue, unimportant, or irrelevant, and/or is disrespectful and insulting to the listener's intelligence to say, known by a vulgarism referring to male bovine issue, is useful in expressing the concept.

Can anyone come up with an alternative word that conveys the concept in as short a form?

The thing is, some people don't like the concept being conveyed and disguise it with a false claim of offense to the vulgarism. By repressing the expression of the vulgarism they with glee (and relief) repress conveyance of the concept/opinion.

Can we come up with a list of alternatives to vulgarisms that can't be used to repress the concept intended by the vulgarism. This way we can prevent the avoidance of concepts by claims of offense to a vulgarism.

[rstevenson]

This sounds like utter hogwash to me.

Rob

[owlice]

Kudos, Rob!

[Chris Peterson]

This sounds like utter hogwash to me. :mrgreen:

My choice of expression would have brought up the issue of recursion...

[neufer]

My choice of expression would have brought up the issue of recursion...

Cursive, a. [LL. cursivus: cf. F. cursif] Running; flowing. Cursive hand,a running handwriting.

Curse, v. t. [AS. cursian, corsian; cf. Dan. korse to make the sign of the cross, Sw. korsa, fr. Dan. & Sw. kors cross.]

[Chris Peterson]

Cursive, a. [LL. cursivus: cf. F. cursif] Running; flowing. Cursive hand,a running handwriting.
Curse, v. t. [AS. cursian, corsian; cf. Dan. korse to make the sign of the cross, Sw. korsa, fr. Dan. & Sw. kors cross.]

I was wondering if you'd pick up on the subtle pun hidden in my response...

[headscratcher]

This sounds like utter hogwash to me.

Rob

Good one! I think I'll start using that one. Poppycock too maybe. My great grandma used to say "fiddlesticks".

Any other old fashioned words or phrases? Not overtly vulgar though. Poppycock might be trouble.

[Chris Peterson]

Any other old fashioned words or phrases? Not overtly vulgar though. Poppycock might be trouble.

Considering that the nanny filters at a nearby school were blocking astronomical sites that used the term "naked eye", you might be right about that.

[makc]

ah, here they go again with good old hypocricy, tehre's no real difference in useing word A in place of word B to convey the same idea. words are just a set of letters arranged in some order, they are labels for things that you (with ya school "nanny filters") actually should aim to censor. but you're after words. this is both ridiculous and pathetic.

p.s. you know who I mean when I say you. if you don't, just ignore this.

[Chris Peterson]

ah, here they go again with good old hypocricy, tehre's no real difference in useing word A in place of word B to convey the same idea.

Logically, that makes perfect sense. But it obviously isn't true in actual practice.

[bystander]

ah, here they go again with good old hypocricy, tehre's no real difference in useing word A in place of word B to convey the same idea.

Do you curse your superiors to their face at your job? If not, then obviously you do recognize the difference. If you do, then I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want to work where you do.

[neufer]

ah, here they go again with good old hypocricy, tehre's no real difference in useing word A in place of word B to convey the same idea.

Logically, that makes perfect sense. But it obviously isn't true in actual practice.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2385563/posts

[orin stepanek]

here's an alternative! I hope it's not offensive!

Click to play embedded YouTube video.

[owlice]

There's a time and place for everything, and it's not for nothing that several families I know who live in my area, where traffic is generally terrible, refer to vulgarisms as "car words."

[neufer]

There's a time and place for everything, and it's not for nothing that several families
I know who live in my area, where traffic is generally terrible, refer to vulgarisms as "car words."

Click to play embedded YouTube video.

[owlice]

http://acappella.colormaria.com/2121C/2 ... d_Rage.mp3 <-- just a snippet. Couldn't find the whole song quickly. Lyrics are at link below.

http://www.lipwalklyrics.com/lyrics/539 ... drage.html

[makc]

I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want to work where you do.

same here, same here.

orin, great song

[orin stepanek]

Thanks Makc!

There's a time and place for everything, and it's not for nothing that several families I know who live in my area, where traffic is generally terrible, refer to vulgarisms as "car words."

Car words! Is that what they're called? : I've used those a few times. We have a 3 mile stretch to get to Walmart from here; and the speed limit goes from 35 to 45 about half way there. Seems as though people go 40 in the 35 zone; and 40 in the 45 zone. I guess that balances out 'cept I like to go the speed limit. Trouble is that you can't get around them because they drive side by side in both lanes. And so; the car words come out. $#&*%@ I'm glad I don't live in a bigger city

[bystander]

Other than Omaha, do they even have cities in Nebraska?

It is said the population of Lincoln doubles on game day.

[orin stepanek]

Other than Omaha, do they even have cities in Nebraska?

It is said the population of Lincoln doubles on game day.

Is this a put down? I guess I'm a little sensitive at times.
Lincoln has 239,000. NU stadium holds a little over 80,000. BTW They plan on expanding it. I think the 3rd largest city has about 47,000. My city has 20,000. Big enough for me.

[owlice]

Hey, Orin, bystander lives in Oklahoma; he's just jealous that Nebraska has cities that other people have heard of!

[bystander]

Is this a put down? I guess I'm a little sensitive at times.

Sorry, no put down, just a joke. I don't like big cities, either. Even OKC is getting too big for me.

Hey, Orin, bystander lives in Oklahoma; he's just jealous that Nebraska has cities that other people have heard of!

Hey!!! I'll bet geckzilla knows some cities in Oklahoma.
Some people have heard of Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
Even Norman and Stillwater get some exposure on ESPN.

[owlice]

Well, I'm just joshin' you, you know, but even so, I'll point out that Oklahoma had to name its capital city as it did so people would remember it!

I've even been to Oklahoma. I haven't been to Nebraska, though I have a friend who plays in the symphony and my son's great-aunt lives there.

Hmmm. Now I want to count how many states I've never been to....

[bystander]

Actually, Guthrie was the original capitol, until the state seal was stolen and moved to OKC.

[neufer]

Actually, Guthrie was the original capitol, until the state seal was stolen and moved to OKC.

[size=150][color=#FF0000]First Cell Phone Tower, Guthrie, OK (1893)[/color][/size]

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