> > > Well, if it makes ya feel any better, and it probably doesn't, i don't swear. Nope, not at all, tisk tisk tisk, nasty habbit.
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> > > I have no idea why I don't swear, in 6th grade when i was practiaclly the only person in my grade who hadn't started swearing (sheesh, my sister, who's in 6th grade says there's only one kid in her class that swears, but i'm not sure if I believe her) I decided not to do it, I don't know why, it just seemed to me that it took something away from a person when they started swearing. It's not like my parents have taught me that either, they both swear constantly, but i'm used to it. It isn't the swearing that gets me down, it's the starting... I really have no idea why, but a couple of my friends who i've kept from swearing for a really long time, have started, and it really made me feel bad. oh well.
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> > > Jimmy O"Ya stupid bleepedy bleeper"f York
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> > Well, I don't swear, and I can tell you why...
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> > When I was 18 years old (oh..so long ago!) I worked at a movie theater. Everybody who worked there swore, and it really bugged me at first. I had been raised never to swear. Unfortunatly, I did nothing to stop the profanity and it continued until I became desensitized to it and started swearing myself...never in front of customers and I wouldn't say certain words. I would never say the "F" word or take the Lords name in vain...
> > And then one day I swore in front of my little sister. The look on her face brought me back to my senses and I realized just how bad I had become. So I stopped. Cold turkey. I have never sworn since then. Don't get me wrong, I've certainly FELT like swearing many times since then, but I restrained myself. Just remembering the look on my sisters face was enough to help me remember that it's just not worth it. No matter how mad I get at someone, or how hard I stub my toe, It's just not worth it.
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> > Ti'Golly'cia
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> > P.S. As a funny side note...When I was 4 or 5 years old and was just learning that there were "Bad" words that I wasn't allowed to say, I asked my older sister and Brother what the "F" word was...They informed me that it was FirePlace...and then the went around the room chanting "Fireplace, Fireplace, Fireplace" However, when I ran to my mother in tears insisting that Jenny and Jeremy where saying the "F" word, they didn't think THAT was so funny, now, did they...
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> > They were so cruel to me...
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> Swearing's no big deal. It's just a way of blowing off steam. People need to stop being sensitive & just let it roll off their back. It doesn't matter. This nation guarantees freedom for everyone, not just those who don't want to be offended.

Where I come from they call it "cussing" and it's considered a sign of ignorance. It works out fine. If you want to know if someone is ignorant, just listen and see if they cuss.
Howard