If the tone of Benny Boy's post here is anything along the lines of 'what's
the big deal about a few swear words now and then." -
I heartily concur ~!

like there's a lot more to be concerned about than a little color in the
language and posts here and there, a LOT more ! - like seriously 'dangerous'
stuff ......like say Global Climate Change et all.  In light of all that
......
a little swear word here or there amounts to absolutely zip !

----- Original Message -----
From: "Benny boy" <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 6:55 AM
Subject: Re: M re: "damn"

> It's a big continent, some different culture at some point.
> Here where i live (Quebec), we speak French and in general we swear a lot,
> mostly religious words of course. Those words (EX: Tabernacle) would
> probably make a few of you laugh but here, it's common and acceptable in
> some ways.
>
> If you stand beside me in my shop for a day you will have learn them all
> and
> you will say them without perfect French pronunciation at the end of the
> day, if I don't use them more than 500 time a day I'm lying.
>
> So when i speak or write in English i look for something similar to
> intensify the sentence. But i have learn that in many case it's not
> acceptable. It's pretty funny that in all movie the F word is use with so
> many variant.... It's like you have found a place to use it legally.
>
> Ben
> http://www.benplace.com/
>
> On Fri, 4 Sep 2009 19:56:46 -0400, David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
> wrote:
>
>>Dear Volks -- I'm a little squirmy about "damn."  There are people
>>around (me included actually) who take cursing seriously, and that
>>really stands for "May God condemn him/her/it to eternal torment"
>>which is a pretty serious thing.  It's bad theology -- we don't
>>believe God works that way -- but that's beside the point.  I'm going
>>to have to rule it out of order, because if it makes me squirm a bit
>>I'm surely not the only one.  Dam' or darn or dang or damnation or
>>other such are fine, it's clear that it's either just an intensifier
>>or definitely a play curse.  I'd rather not see dammit though, and
>>definitely nothing with a G attached.
>>
>>As an aside, I have a certain sentimental fondness for "Well shoot
>>fire ( I can say it sort of the way she did, but I can't spell
>>it.  Sort like faaar with a little bit of i mixed in) and save
>>matches!"  An oldish (must have been at least 40) head nurse I once
>>served under used to say it from time to time.  It was so funny that
>>I didn't make the connection for a long time.  Feel free.
>>
>>Thanks much,
>>David