Actually, this doesn’t bother me. I recognize that many people are offended by this. Should they mind their own goddamn business? Maybe. But hey, if I’m saying it loudly enough for them to hear, then I guess I’m interfering with them. I feel the same about this as I feel about asking people who are using terrible language not to use it around my daughter, as I prefer she hear as little of that as possible.
Of course, I’m in no way implying that you don’t have a right to be pissed off by it. Everyone’s got their things, right?
Old men who loudly hock up huge wads of sputum in a restaurant, store, etc. They hock & sputter & cough until that nictoned-chunk of lung gets up in their mouth. Absolutely no regard for anyone but themselves. It doesn’t even occur to them that it might be offensive.
It reeks of male privilege & their inflated sense of entitlement. Polite society should not be forced endure the sight of such a shameless expulsion of their filty bodily excretions.
Lawd jaysus, I have to restrain myself sometimes. Only slightly less disgusting are the sputum mucus gobs that I have to looke at & avoid stepping in parking lots, building & stores entrances, sidewalks and worse. Old redneck men are vile, disgusting pigs who spit their loogies wherevever it’s convenient.
I just take it as an opportunity to remind them “Oh God, this cheesecake is awesome” doesn’t begin to quality as “taking the lord’s name in vain” as the authors intended, and that it harms no-one. If you want to attend to the spirt of the commandment, save your bitching for people who wield The Name to further their own agenda - there’s a perfectly good reason they are lumped in with murderers, thieves, adulterers, perjurers, etc., – because they wreak a massive amount of social harm.
Of course, the sort of busybody who is likely to receive this sermon from me is probably a serial breaker of this commandment. They can go to hell, as far as I’m concerned.
I would tend to agree, if you’re talking about a loud string of obscenity, but the use of “God” or “Jesus” as a mild intensifier is well within community standards for casual conversation. If you’re standing in line at Burger King and you remark to your friend (in normal conversational tones,) “Jesus, I’m hungry,” then it isn’t really reasonable for someone to impose their unusually strict sense of propriety on you, is it? Would you make similar concessions for someone who felt that “Belgium” was the most offensive word in the English language? What’s the difference?
I disagree. Ifd being loud is the problem, then it doesn’t nmatter what the content of the speech is. They do not have a right to not be offended, though, nor is the rest of the world obliged to observe their superstitions regarding speech.
Well, I would disagree about them having the right to be offended. Anyone has the right to be offended by anything they choose. I could choose to be offended by people with blond hair. However, if these people are offended by the content of my speech, not the decibel level, then they have the right to either say something or not. If they choose to say something, I can choose how to respond. I like to be polite, so if someone politely said to me “Excuse me, but your use of the word ‘G-D’ (you know they’d never say it) offends me; would you mind watching it a bit?” I’d probably agree to watch it a bit. However, if they approached me with a lecture about how that’s wrong, and a sin, and I’m going to hell, well, they can go first.
I would be offended by the use of the word ‘nigger’, even in conversational tones. I don’t think I’d say anything unless maybe my daughter was with me, but only then, I’d first choose to remove myself, if possible, from their vicinity.
Talking on the phone while on the potty. I’ve had my boss call me about something important while I was in such a situation, but at least I puckered up and didn’t flush until we were done.
Public restrooms (I seem to notice it most in airports), if a Salesman called me from the Pooper I would be MAD at him! So being the helpful-guy that I am I make LOUD, embarrasing noises.
People wo use the handicap stall when there is a handicapped persn waiting for it.
This ony happened once when I had the full cast on my arm. Good thing I couldn’t hit the inconsiderate asshold with it. Yeah, you were before me, but really.
