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Originally Posted by Sliver
This is what I don't understand, but I do thank you for chiming in as a minority-opinion holder in this thread.
Why do you think not swearing brings you closer to perfection, though? What's dumb about swearing? Are there not circumstances where the sh-word or f-word are the most appropriate words to use and any other word isn't the perfect fit? Did your parents not swear and you were raised thinking it was super taboo or bad?
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When I said I'm not perfect, I didn't mean that not swearing brings me closer to perfection. Perfection is something I'll never strive for, because it just doesn't exist. What I mean is that I'm not perfect because I'll break my own rules, or code, if you will.
In my circles the people who swear the most are generally not very smart. Using the f-word in every sentence, or every other sentence really does nothing positive to the message a person is trying to convey. Others are people who just cause problems. I've kicked people out of our weekly game of shinny because of their aggressive and abrasive nature (we really don't need an enforcer in a game of shinny). Those guys were the type to drop f bombs like they're required to complete a sentence.
My parents didn't swear much. As I'm sitting here thinking about it, I can't recall a time I ever heard my dad swear. Actually, I think I only ever saw him lose his temper once. He was always calm, collected and in control. He did have a temper on him but he knew how to keep it under wraps. My mom, also had a temper, and she would swear when she was mad, but she was terrible at it. She had no clue how to use swears. It was embarrassing yet funny to hear how she would use curse words.