What do you say when you want to say something "bad" - but want to maintain the illusion of sounding like a lady or gentleman?
09-28-2011, 03:40 AM
#135
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: North Central Texas
Posts: 378
Originally Posted by svenskaflicka1
"why, he's the south end of a horse walking north..."
"jesus loves you. and i'm trying..."
"if your mama had thought twice, i wouldn't be looking at this problem."
actual conversation (with one of my smart-mouthed kids, when she was about 10):
" watch your step, or you'll end up like your brother."
"i don't have a brother."
"that's what you think. go look under the apple tree out back..."
(her eyes got huge, and she shut up, immediately. the next day, i saw her walking around the apple tree out in the 'back 40", looking at the ground...)
"jesus loves you. and i'm trying..."
"if your mama had thought twice, i wouldn't be looking at this problem."
actual conversation (with one of my smart-mouthed kids, when she was about 10):
" watch your step, or you'll end up like your brother."
"i don't have a brother."
"that's what you think. go look under the apple tree out back..."
(her eyes got huge, and she shut up, immediately. the next day, i saw her walking around the apple tree out in the 'back 40", looking at the ground...)
09-28-2011, 12:02 PM
#138
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Oceanside, CA
Posts: 847
Are you suggesting that you want to use something in place of your favorite expeletive! If that's the case I usually come out with "frick and frack!" Don't know where it came from, but it's long enough for me to gain control. If you want to reply to a person who said something, try "thank you, I'll take that into consideration." Emphasis on consideration...that's my 2 cents.
09-28-2011, 04:04 PM
#140
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 3,248
When we were little my parents taught us to say piggy snoots instead of bad words, sounds cute from a small child not to well received in a group of teenagers!! today I say snot monkeys real loud works for me :)
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