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Thought for the Day

I need to learn to swear in Hindi, Pashtu, Urdu, and Chinese.  It would help me to get my point across.

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  1. Unknown's avatar

    I find swearing in Zulu very therapeutic. Not only can I use some fairly … er … flowery verbiage to express myself, but bystanders have no idea (other than my tone of voice, facial expressions and body language) what I'm talking about.

    It's probably safer that way …

    😉

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  2. Unknown's avatar

    Check out Firefly for some most creative Mandarin curses…

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  3. Unknown's avatar

    I find that, while it's probably not as cathartic, shouting “Son of a motherless goat!” helps.

    And if that doesn't work, well, my favorite kid-friendly epithet is one my nephews introduced me to:

    Got dandruff some of it itches!

    You have to say it fast enough….

    Then you'll get it.

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  4. Unknown's avatar

    there are days….

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  5. Unknown's avatar

    No, I very much want the object of my frustration to understand me.

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  6. Unknown's avatar

    I can ask for beer in 5 languages, and swear pretty well in Russian. It has come in handy.

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  7. Unknown's avatar

    Ever tried “hval blast”? It's an old whaling term meaning “there she blows”. Properly delivered it can be very therapeutic.

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  8. Unknown's avatar

    Please post as you learn ~ I imagine it would be a useful tool for many.

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