I'm no saint, but is the implied cursing necessary? - Page 2 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

pmckechnie · #16 11-30-2005, 07:37 AM

NOT using profanity is called RESPECT.

t walgamuth · #17 11-30-2005, 07:42 AM

folks who are profanity free.

i am a life long curser. seldom around women. and trying to cut down. succeeding somewhat. seldom need to use them here. well never NEED to.

what i find much more disturbing is any degrading comments, and ridicule. i am with Mr. Rodgers on that. (the tv guy with the cardigan sweater).

tom w

ImBroke · #18 11-30-2005, 08:08 AM

One, I was raised in a home, where if something was messed up, it was F$%$ed up. Course with my dad being a mech so to speak, and me following his steps, I guess it just followed that I would be sort of the same way.

Two, since I'm a sailor, guess I have no choice but to curse like one..

#19 11-30-2005, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Keith_otr

Can't we think of other words to convey our thoughts? Every other post seems to have "WTF" or "F___ing", etc. embedded in the heading or text. What gives? Is it necessary? What does it have to do with keeping our MBs on the road? This forum is great for sharing our collective knowledge about our cars, but the implied cursing really has no place in it.

I ain't no saint neither ain't Good Learnin as far as English goes but WTF does any of this have to do with F.u.c.k.i.n Diesels??

boneheaddoctor · #20 11-30-2005, 08:30 AM

I feel we are all adults.....besides this site has built in censor software in use....so the only thing thats going to bother you is insinuation not the actual words...my suggestion is lighten up....go over to www.benzworld.org hang out there for a while then let us know....they censor nothing...

#21 11-30-2005, 08:31 AM

I have talked with my boss several times about attitude and language, at work and in general. I try not to cuss and he rarely does even if flesh damage is accumulated. And if a bolt or part is being stubborn he says,"Come on you snot!" and what do you know,boom! it works! fits right up. personally I think it's kinda funny.Imagine this being said with a Yugoslavian accent(technically Serbian) He is great.
anyways I was replacing a ground wire for a work light on a tow truck lastnight and I was reaching up to the frame and bumped my thumb on the edge of the tailpipe (6.0 ford powerchoke.
does any one at all like these?) and yeoow. jeez that hurt, and through the black soot on my hands some nice red was seeping through. washed up and bandaged it + electrical tape = all good. Pretty much healed now. I don't know if any one actually wanted to hear about this but don't care anyhow. You can just skip right over it and I won't even know. It is kinda nice that way, not rude at all unlike ignoring someone when being spoken too. bla bla bla. have a good one. zacharI

phidauex · #22 11-30-2005, 11:02 AM

In High School I had an English teacher who had a very interesting policy on curse words in our papers.

She said, "Curse words have a lot of power over people's emotions, and you can use them two ways. If you use them a lot to shock people, they'll get tired of them, and they will lose their power, and people will begin to wonder if you know any other words at all. But if you save them up for the situations that really matter, then let them loose when they will have the most desired impact, then its OK. Basically, curse words are OK in my papers, as long as you use them sparingly, and save them for situations where they really matter. If you just sprinkle them in, you'll lose points."

So thats how I treat them. I don't curse often, but when I do, you better believe I mean it. The other day, after working for 11 hours on my back trying to get my starter out, trying every method known to man, putting the socket in for one last ditch effort, pulling on that breaker bar with all my might, and then feeling the sickening slliiiiip as it stripped the bolt head, I feel like I earned my F word. Thats the only time I used it that day, and I feel justified in its use.

Like all things powerful, the key is moderation.

peace,
sam

300DPETE · #23 11-30-2005, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by phidauex

I feel like I earned my F word. T

I like that

I guess that means I've been getting a lot of "comp time" lately. Which I could exchange it for dollars.

oilslick · #24 11-30-2005, 11:13 AM

Proverbs 8:13, Proverbs 22:11

phidauex · #25 11-30-2005, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by oilslick

Proverbs 8:13, Proverbs 22:11

Thanks for the thoughts. Depending on the translation, those passages tend either to emphasize 'the perverse mouth' all the way to 'the false tounge', which means it can be taken a lot of ways. Likewise, in Buddhism, the path of Right Speech suggests that people strive for pure speech. Again, whether it emphasizes 'cursing' or 'lying', is up to the interpreter... I'm in very strong agreement about the 'false tounge' business, and I'm a very honest person, I'm just not so sure about the 'strong words' business, especially when they aren't being used to verbally abuse someone, just to express frustration.

But thanks for the reference.

peace,
sam

dannym · #26 11-30-2005, 12:17 PM

I'm with you on this one though on occasion I have been guilty of using the S word or the BS words. I think the F word is way out of line.
I have to admit I have been a little disturbed lately since a lot of topics have included the F word in them. There is no reason for that and I don't really care to see that every time I scroll down the list of topics.

Danny

oxymoron · #27 11-30-2005, 12:25 PM

profanity is nothing more than a linguistic crutch

used primarily by inarticulate m****r f*****s

Ra_ · #28 11-30-2005, 12:56 PM

Just like religion itself, objecting to profanity is just another attempt at controlling other people,
while placing yourself on a pedestal above them.

softconsult · #29 11-30-2005, 01:21 PM

In my opinion it boils down to this. Some people take the position that nothing we do should really matter. There are no rules. Examples, would be people that either don't care about style, or manner of dress. They can't understand why this can have consequences. It has been proven that first impressions of someone are formed with seconds of meeting them. For example, not wearing a coat and tie in a work environment where that is the norm. Or, for that matter, vice-versa. Vocabulary and education is another area ripe for rebellion.

When you write words in a public forum , like the Internet, readers form opinions about the writer. It goes both ways. The posters who never learned punctuation, grammar, even capitalization, no doubt form opinions about the people who have mastered these elementary communication skills.
The people who did learn those skills, instantly reach a conclusion about the educational level of the writer.

Maybe it's no worse now then 25 years ago, but something tells me it is worse. We are getting our economic butts kicked by societies that are rapidly becoming smarter than us.

Politically correct, I'm not. I stand ready for the responses accusing my of being an arrogant you know what.

Steve

TheDon · #30 11-30-2005, 01:33 PM

i just use the german equivelant since noone around me know what i means