Disclaimer: Relax, THIS IS NOT A RELIGIOUS PIECE. You can skip the first
paragraph if you like.
Admittedly I am a lapse Catholic
and you’re probably wondering what that means? Well it means that while I am not a regular church goer, I do try to stick to Lent, which represents
the time Jesus went into the dessert for 40 Days and 40 nights and was tempted
by the devil and so on so forth. Well,
before this becomes a religion lesson, let’s just say this, it is asked of
people to give something up for Lent that is very hard to do without, as it
represents the sacrifices made while in the desert, etc. etc. etc.
For Lent I gave up Chocolate
(already killing me), I am trying to attempt healthier habits (In hopes of
creating better ones) and my bad and apparently favorite, swearing, as well as yelling
at ignoramus drivers. The latter has
proven so far to be my downfall, with that said, today’s eyeball and brain
reading fiesta, is about trying to find different ways that I can express my
feelings without sounding like I stepped out of Pulp Fiction (a bleeping good
movie, btw). This is Troy’s idea, since last Wednesday night I managed to drop
a few expletives in our conversation bringing my total for the last few days to
twenty-four tally marks. By the end of these
40 days (36 now!), the LASPCA, may be
mewing and wagging their puppy tails with delight!
So here goes…a potential chart of
replacement words…
NO! | Yes. | ||||
F*** | Fraggles | ||||
Hell | Heck | ||||
Damn/Dammit | Dang/Dang it or Darn/Darn it | ||||
Sh** | Shoot, Crap, Crug, Ugh (right? Sigh…) | ||||
Phrases | |||||
WTF? | What the Frig? (Thank you Grant Wilson for that gem) | ||||
WTH? | What the Heck!? | ||||
SOB | Son of a beehive |
Okay, so this is simply going to be the hardest part. Isn’t it funny how freely some words come out of your mouth? Oops. My substitutions may seem silly, crazy or juvenile, but if it works, it will make it a little more funnier. I am in it for the long haul, wondering if the change will be permanent, or just a temporary thing, but only time will tell.
So for those of you who can’t stop…More
power to you, say a few for me AND most importantly, Orbitz keeps your mouth
clean. ;) Pop me a line if you have any replacement suggestions to add! =-D
Son of a biscut
ReplyDeleteCheese and Rice
Son of beehive made m laugh.