The poster who disliked blasphemy - my update for you!

[Lwrenagain]

I can't find the thread, im sure the first comment will be someone able to link it, however until that person arrives I wanted to give you an update on how I changed after reading the somewhat controversialish thread. After reading some of my go to phrases would upset anyone I tried to stop them.
I've pretty much cut out the "omg" type phrases for the following (usually, sometimes they're even more bizarre)

Jesus Chirst - Jesus and the Mary chain.
Good lord - good lucy in the sky.
Omg - oh my godzilla!

So I spoke about the thread to Mr lwren who decided we'd try swearing less, so we now use these as often as we can around the house.

The C word - what a countryfile/that countryside just cut me up!
F word - fungus/funions/fuchsia heck/sake/off/cheeky
S - oh ship! Why is there more ship everywhere after I've just tidied?!

Others include but aren't limited to...

Cockadoodledo
Dickensian headache
Wannabe
Twink
Pistol
Darkhole
Prickles

So to that poster, you've made my vocabulary far more interesting, thank you!

It might not be perfect, but I've definitely considered what ship flies out my mouth a bit more 😅 and made an effort to make little changes ♥️

I’ve scanned the thread, and believe it’s missing Poppycock.

I was once at an airport with DD (4) and I had accidentally left my phone in my dad’s car when he’d dropped us off at the airport. When I realised, I said to DD “oh dear, imagine what Grandpa’s going to say?” and she piped up, very loudly: “oh SHIT” 😂

'Oh Shazbat!' is a favourite of mine.
Anyone else remember Mork and Mindy?😀

...and there's also 'Clucking Bells' courtesy of Blackadder.

Hades, not hell, @DisforDarkChocolate. Watch your language please.

I read recently, I didn't factcheck it or anything, but I read they had 4 language experts watch the show before it was released to make sure Robin Williams didn't throw any swearing in other languages! What a legend that gorgeous man was ☺

Proper laughing at Cheese an' Rice 😂

In our house it's Mr Cheeses or For the love of Baby Cheese

Cakesucking melon farmers.

I was taught by nuns and the one that has stuck with me was a nun explaining that blimey came from ohgawdblimey which means Oh God blind me and that it was a terrible thing to say. Sixty years later I still sort of flinch when someone says it.

I don't generally swear, you know I am upset if I do and there are words I'd never use.

That takes me back, I loved Mork and Mindy.

Haha me too!

It's just so twee.

I'd avoid 'twink'...

I was the same age when my mum came out with oh sugar! and she says I immediately came up with "don´t you mean oh shit, mummy?" I love kids that age. They put a mirror to our faces and make us see what we don´t usually notice.

This, exactly.
Just because someone has a certain belief system they have no right to police what language I use in my own space.

So true!

Like a PP, I was also a primary school teacher, so "cheesy wotsits" "sugar plum fairy" and "funky frogs" were very useful to me!

Another funny one I remember, my auntie saying "tishy " instead of "shitty"!

Swearing is one of the last few vices which I still have. Am I fuck giving this up in favour of twee, half-arsed alternatives like "sugar".

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I am fine with swearing but some of these are properly funny. I enjoy a funny not swear word.

I like Terry Pratchett’s “you sons of mothers”

You're right, calling someone a twink might cause all sorts of difficulties. Just be done with it and call them a cunt.

Yes def avoid twink and darkhole for obvious reasons!

I've said "shine a light" instead of shite since I had kids

I'm a Christian and to be quite honest I don't care about blasphemy of the sort described on this thread

When someone says "oh my god" in response to hearing something shocking, for example, they're just expressing surprise. I'm sure they're not deliberately trying to be offensive of belittling towards Christianity. And even if they are, it's a free country.

I also swear quite a lot. They're just words.

I never realised that's what it was a stand in for! 😂

I appreciate that I'm entitled use whatever words they want and I'm definitely not someone who cares to police that, I also swear and I'm not Christian, I just said to the poster phrases such as omg did upset I'd try to do better and I have.