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A Few Choice Words I was reading American Dreamer’s post about profanity in the blogs and Pat got me to thinking. I don't always use the best choice in words, not necessarily in my blog or in my real third dimensional life on this rock. I don't mean to offend anyone in my choice of words but at the same time I try to be as me as I am in real life as I am in the blogs. I use "Sheesh" in real life just as I do online in posting. I do say the dyslexic version of a word that is the name of a freshwater fish and often I add "tastic" to it. It doesn't sound as crass with the "tastic" on it and it helps made a bad day a wee bit better in my book. I think sometimes there are also words that can be misconstrued culturally. For example: Doesn’t the word: “Bloody” mean something akin to dropping the F bomb in the UK? Thongs in Oz are shoes and here they are butt floss, which is another word that may be offensive to some. I guess I should say undies but I think the other describes them much better. Here’s another example: I used to know someone quite well that was from New Zealand but lived in Oz. We were speaking one morning when he told me in his thick Kiwi accent that he was really “naked” and driving home from work. I responded quickly with, “You Perv! They arrest you for that here in Texas.” In fact, I was a bit offended that he called me on his cell phone and was driving around naked. Later I found out that he said he was really “knackered” which in kiwi rhymes with a southern “naked” but means tired. He was driving home exhausted and not sans clothing! A computer geek programmer friend of mine once created a few chatrooms for various projects. He used to be very creative with the settings on the chatroom word censors. There was an entire list of words that if someone entered them into public view in the chatroom, it would trigger a completely different sentence like: “I enjoy picking my nose!” “My mom should wash my mouth out with soap!” Or… “I do not have the vocabulary to sufficiently converse with intelligent life forms.” However, you also could not post the word “multitasking.” You’ll just have to figure that one out because I am not going any further with that thought. I was banned from a chatroom once for posting the word “Fudge.” I guess a lot of people in that particular Christian chatroom used the word “Fudge” as a substitute for the dyslexic version of the freshwater fish word. However, I was actually chatting with someone about holiday baking at the time! Personally, no, I do not want to offend my God with vulgarity coming out of my mouth. I really should keep a better control of my mouth. God gives us warnings over and over about the trouble our words and mouths can do. When I read Pete’s reply to Pat’s blog about being so brash to stand before the Living God with something like that coming out of my mouth… Man! Can you even imagine standing before Him like that? And when Jesus was asked which commandments were the best ones… He replied to love God with all you heart and love your neighbor as yourself. If we offend God or another we shouldn’t do it. Sometimes we don’t mean to hurt or offend another. Sometimes there are misunderstandings. And sometimes we just plain screw up but those are the times that we must come to one another, discuss it in love, forgiveness and in fellowship and sharing. |
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I sure wish I could see the images you post Pete but your response to Pat's post was spot on!! God bless you!
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Actually, you were the one with a great post! I just didn't want to overtake your entire post by being so incredibly wordy and even when I hit submit, I had no idea I had written so much again!! God bless you!
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Haven't seen the post in question yet... However, I'm still working on the "multitasking fish"... 
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Smart? Why yes I am! But I am sure not a feller!
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Thanks and see what you started! hehehe God bless you Pat!
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Haven't seen the post in question yet... However, I'm still working on the "multitasking fish"...
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The freshwater fish is a carp... twist up the two middle letters. Then add the suffix "tastic" for one of THOSE days that bite but you survive anyway and find a blessing in it despite yourself and you have "craptastic!"
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It's definitely one of my better "corrieisms." LOL I didn't want to offend anyone right off the bat... I usually reserve offending others for my 9-5 gig or on the weekends when I harass people on the streets. LOL
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Lol, very "descraptive"!  I don't think I have ever tasted a carp... I've never been a fish freak actually. But I can never forget the breaded "grouper" I had in FL, 'cause I like tasty and fried/broiled fish from time to time more than boiled. Funny when later I had to look for the technical name of that "grouper"... uh-ho: EPINEPHELUS and MYCTEROPERCA !!! Really fishy!! 
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I am glad Susan asked that question cuz I was getting ready to ask if the fishy word was carp! Now I don't have to ask it! May God Bless You in ABUNDANCE
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Lol, very "descraptive"! I don't think I have ever tasted a carp... I've never been a fish freak actually. But I can never forget the breaded "grouper" I had in FL, 'cause I like tasty and fried/broiled fish from time to time more than boiled. Funny when later I had to look for the technical name of that "grouper"... uh-ho: EPINEPHELUS and MYCTEROPERCA !!! Really fishy!! That was the only part of the trip I didn't like. I loved to catch them but being a young girl with a fish head on your plate and the eyes popped out... well I'd rather have a hot dog!
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I am glad Susan asked that question cuz I was getting ready to ask if the fishy word was carp! Now I don't have to ask it!
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