Have you ever stepped on a Lego with bare feet? How about banging your arm on something, right where your funny bone is? What's your first reaction? Do you say a cuss word? I bet most of you do. How can you NOT? I mean, "Gosh darn it, that hurt," doesn't seem to be emphatic enough. Maybe you yell it out, or perhaps you say it under your breath, but I bet it pops out. You may even surprise yourself when you say it, but I think it's a very natural reaction when something startling like that happens. Your brain reacts quickly to the feeling, and out pops that cuss word, even if you don't normally swear! Hey, if you don't believe me, let's test it by throwing a few Legos on your living room floor when you don't expect it and see what happens when you step on one. I bet a little (or not so little!) swear word emerges from you. Butttt maybe that's just me...
A comedian I enjoy, Tim Hawkins, has a funny (to me) standup routine about swear words. It’s called “Alternative Cuss Words” (click HERE to watch). I bet you’ll laugh!!!
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Normally I’ll say “Son of a….” and manage to leave the last word out. But I do grumble a lot in place of the word.
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