To be mortified I just shouted 'fuck off you cunt' at my boss.

[itchybumhole]

Bad day, terrible even. Was in a foul mood walking home from work. Crossing road at a T junction with my head down and a car beeped at me as it turned in to the minor road.
Assuming it was an impatient driver who honked at me to get out of the way, I looked up and shouted at the top of my voice 'FUCK OFF YOU CUNT!'
As the last word left my mouth I realised it was my boss and he was pipping his horn and waving to say hello. His window was down so I've no doubt he heard what I said.
We both looked at each other in horror as he drove off.
Shit, shit, shit.
It'll be ok, right?

[SherbrookeFosterer]

Say you were singing along to the chorus of a rap song.

[therewillbetime]

This thread is hilarious. I think that 'cunt' is definitely used in some areas more than others for some reason.

And some people use it as an adjective such as 'I've had a cunting day'.

[itchybumhole]

Apparently it's not funny. I have to say that it wasn't funny at all to me last weekend, but now I'm off the hook I can laugh about it!

[AhhhhThatsBass]

Love this thread, OP (not the part about your sister, obviously..) and your boss sounds like a legend.

Amused by the outraged posters. The clue was in the title..

[Lizzie48]

The outraged posters seem to have left the thread, thankfully, as I really felt they went too far in their judging, considering the circumstances described by the OP. She was not saying it was okay to come out with those words, but we all have a breaking point.

I'm glad you have such an understanding boss, @itchybumhole

[itchybumhole]

Yes, it's all gone very quiet now.
The working relationship with my boss continues to grow. Never thought I'd say this, but I'm glad I called him a cunt last Saturday!

[Readyforapummelling]

I've just read the word CUNT that many times it has started to not make sense and take on quite a mystic new meaning.

Cunt. Cunt. Cunt. Cunt.

Cunt.

[carpettile]

Now shall we get into the user name @itchybumhole have you been shaving or bleaching it

[WhentheRabbitsWentWild]

You work in the legal world you say ?

Says a lot . You are pretty aggressive OP .

I am sorry for your sister, I truly am, I have lost many to cancer but never yelled out FUCK OFF YOU CUNT at the top of my lungs .

[carpettile]

Ah give it a try @whenrabbitsrunwild it might dislodge that stick up your bum - sorry couldn't resist

[LydiaLunch9]

I've never known any group of adults get so excited over swear words as mumsnet does. Its like being back at secondary school!

[Lizzie48]

@WhentheRabbitsWentWild but the point is, this happened an hour after the OP heard the news. We all react in ways that we might regret later under stress, some compassion might be in order?

Or are you only concerned about just how perfect you are??

[itchybumhole]

Carpet. It's not my itchy butthole. The username comes from my cat. Perhaps best if I don't explain.

[carpettile]

@itchybumhole perhaps not LOL

[waterlego6064]

Ahahahaha, brilliant.

My OH was once having a jovial and sweary chat with a friend on the phone. They spent a bit of time verbally abusing each other for fun, as some men sometimes do. They said goodbye and ended the call, and it began to ring again a few moments later. OH, thinking it was his friend again, answered with:

‘What the fuck do you want now, you twat?’



To my mother. Obviously.

[LolaPickle]

My SIL once proclaimed that she wished I didn't swear as much.

It must be painful to be such a perfect cunt

[Wallywobbles]

My DDad was unbelievably posh and called all of us cunts. So it's definitely not rough people who use it.

I asked a client on the phone if he wanted me to heavy breathe for him (so he knew I was still there). I work in a very serious sector and my boss happened to be monitoring the call. She wasn't amused. I still thinks it's funny.

[Dobbythesockelf]

This thread is hilarious. I still cringe in horror when I think about the time I was walking down the street and someone beeped at me. I turned round and stuck my finger up at them. It was my dad! I was 17. It was over 12 years ago. Still can't think about it without cringing in horror.

[itchybumhole]

That's brilliant! My dad was a doctor, a very educated man who wrote a couple of books that broke new ground. He was as sweary as they come, and wouldn't have expected anything less than a finger from his daughter if he beeped me. 😊

[honeyrider]

You've got superior intelligence.

themindsjournal.com/studies-suggest-swearing-and-cursing-can-be-signs-of-superior-intelligence/


Itchy this might be an apt present for your boss at Christmas

[glitterystuff]

itchybumhole...

Firstly, your username is glorious.

Secondly, your use of language is also glorious. Cunts are beautiful things and I don't see the difference between that word and the words "dick", "cock", or "bollox"! Though I personally wouldn't have shouted that in public I really can't see why people aren't seeing the funny side...

Thirdly and most important I send you many flowers and much sympathy for your horrible news and though it must've been awful for you, I know you just wanted to add some lightness to an otherwise terrible situation. I bet your family member would chuckle about it. Maybe others should lighten up...

Fourthly, thank FUCKING CUNTING BOLLOCKING BLOODY COCK SHIT for your bosses easygoing reaction.

[Namechange000001]

I've noticed quite a few references to blaming it on thinking it was some man who's been hassling you/pestering you, and mention of in the Me Too era it'll be believed and fine. It's no wonder women aren't taken seriously in assult cases if so many women who frequent Mumsnet think it's okay to make up that sort of story/excuse to excuse their own behaviour. Bloody hell.

OP - can't entirely rule out that I'd shout something similar if startled enough, but don't make up stories of sexual harassment like some are suggesting on here to excuse it to your boss!

[KathDayKnight50]

Stephen Fry on the Joys of Swearing

"There used to be mad, silly, prissy people who used to say that swearing is a sign of a poor vocabulary which is such utter nonsense. The people I know who swear the most tend to have the widest vocabularies."