How FaceBook Taught Me Not to Cuss – so much (from the archives)
Oct 24, 2009 | Filed Under Comedy, facebook, Fun, humor, Uncategorized
Let’s face it, I’m a sailor.
Generally I throw curse words around like Paris Hilton throws BFFs under the bus.
But things have unequivocally changed since using FaceBook on a regular basis.
Now I’ve been a member of discussion boards, chat rooms, social sites for more than a decade. None of them have curtailed my use of colorful language. I just didn’t give a d*mn.
Take my years at MySpace, for instance. I didn’t just ‘WTF’. I stated it loud and clear. I very rarely employed cutesy terms to replace the raw words with which I wanted to express myself.
Is it the nature of the sites themselves — to cuss or not to cuss?
With MySpace, maybe. Lots of anonymity there, very little vested interest in embrace.
Decidedly, FaceBook is much different. I have very close real time friends, I have real time acquaintances, and I have new virtual friends. Quite the combo. In addition to the age ranges of my friends, I see all of this as a need to practice a lighter hand in my responses and expressions.
This new observance has even effected my F2F encounters. I figure, let my mom do the cussing, she’s better at it anyway. From me it’s expected, from her it’s a stunner…which is awesome to watch.
So, while I carry on with my vivid language at home…alone…you won’t hear me calling the idiot in the car cutting me off a retarded motherf*cker. No sir. Not while you’re in the car.
Honestly, it’s kinda nice to give a shit.
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