Effing linguistics

[Mr Larrington]

Good to see that 'bollocks' is still holding its own.  It's clearly the best swear word, not least because of the way that otherwise uptight USAnians find it quaintly charming when used by actual BRITONS.

Years ago, I was impressed to hear "Bollocks" said by the character Miles O'Brien in Star Trek DS9.

The other day I was mildly surprised when DJ Random played me a track by Beck entitled “Diamond Bollocks”.

[ian]

I have a soft spot for Americans who try to use bollocks and wankers. It just sounds wrong, but in a nice way.

[mrcharly-YHT]

I once got in major trouble with my manager for saying 'bloody!' with emphasis. She was english but very prudish. 'Bloody' was shocking and forbidden, but 'sugar!' said with same emphasis absolute fine (and shouted by her regularly).

Very embarrassed (at a meal out) by nice German woman who asked people at the table to explain what 'bugger' meant. Everyone mumbled and wouldn't answer, so she turned to me . . .

On a zoom call, caused hilarity and embarrassment from USAnian colleagues; I had some cardboard boxes behind me. One of them had "Who gives a crap" on the side. 'crap' naughty word, titter, he he.

[rogerzilla]

Rude Kid in Viz gave us such gems as BIG FAT ELEPHANT'S FANNY, GRANNY'S PUBES Y'WHORE and, of course, GO PISS UP A ROPE, FUCKSTICK.

[nuttycyclist]

Ms Nutty, aged 8, has started using "dammit" quite a lot.

I have educated her that some words are naughty and mustn't be used.  The actual expression of emotions can continue with any words, as per my example of hitting my hand with the hammer and shouting "oh slice of cake".

[Cudzoziemiec]

But a slice of cake is a good thing!

[Kim]

But a slice of cake is a good thing!

As can a bash with a hammer.  It's all about being in the right time and place.

[Rod Marton]

Ms Nutty, aged 8, has started using "dammit" quite a lot.

I have educated her that some words are naughty and mustn't be used.  The actual expression of emotions can continue with any words, as per my example of hitting my hand with the hammer and shouting "oh slice of cake".

On similar lines, in Russian the word blin - pancake - is used as a mild oath. I'm not sure why, it's not as if Russian lacks for swear words. But they are rather prudish about them.

[Mr Larrington]

Rude Kid in Viz gave us such gems as BIG FAT ELEPHANT'S FANNY, GRANNY'S PUBES Y'WHORE and, of course, GO PISS UP A ROPE, FUCKSTICK.

One of which ended up as part of a Lawnmower DETH lyric, which track no-one has yet seen fit to put on YouBend chiz.

[Jurek]

Ms Nutty, aged 8, has started using "dammit" quite a lot.

I have educated her that some words are naughty and mustn't be used.  The actual expression of emotions can continue with any words, as per my example of hitting my hand with the hammer and shouting "oh slice of cake".

On similar lines, in Russian the word blin - pancake - is used as a mild oath. I'm not sure why, it's not as if Russian lacks for swear words. But they are rather prudish about them.

Polak swearing is on similar lines.
Apart from the ubiquitous favourite of Polak builders everywhere - Kurwa - which, to this day, I'm unsure whether it means motherfucker or whore, there's 'psia krew' which translates into 'dog's blood' and 'cholera' which translates into err.... cholera.
The two are sometimes combined in a sort of tandem swearing way.
Wassat all about?
They also have this weird thing for when you want to say 'there's no rush' - you say 'nie ma gwaltu' - which translates into 'there is no rape'.
Fucking weirdos.

[Cudzoziemiec]

Kurwa is defo whore, at least literally, rather than motherfucker. As in skurwysyn, whoreson, which sounds almost quaint now in English. But not quite.

[FifeingEejit]

The drop in swearing seems to correlate with the introduction of the not so bad f-word by a certain Irish priest.

Coincidence?

Feck knows.

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[Cudzoziemiec]

And freaking?

[Kim]

And freaking?

Those badass melon farmers at the ITV dubbing department.

[FifeingEejit]

I have just remembered that the other day I randomly remembered some of the swear phrases introduced in Terrace and Phillip the movie, so shut your fucking face uncle fucker. Those donkey raping shit eater Canadians have it down up.

Ahem...

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[Cudzoziemiec]

Oh yeah, melon farmers. Didn't that originate in Hollywood though not ITV?

[Kim]

Oh yeah, melon farmers. Didn't that originate in Hollywood though not ITV?

Apparently it was a BBC dub of Repo Man, not an ITV dub of Die Hard 2 as I had misremembered.

[Cudzoziemiec]

Yokay, a re-re-export!

[rogerzilla]

Martin Scorsese's "Badfellas" ruined for TV

https://youtu.be/CHKBlLyrRMI