# What's your favorite F-Bomb? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 10, 2014, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-f-bomb/678451 "2014-01-10T17:57:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Mr.Goob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@Mr.Goob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Goob)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-f-bomb/678451/41 "2014-01-12T03:04:46Z")
I almost never swear, when I do it’s pretty good. I run a machine shop. When I’m say working on the lathe on a part for an hour or two and something goes wrong I’ve been known to scream my favorite; “you cuntycockfucker.” My minions evaporate. ---
**Author:** ![toofs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2014, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-f-bomb/678451/42 "2014-01-12T03:07:37Z")
Shut the fuck up, Donny. ---
**Author:** ![Civil\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2014, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-f-bomb/678451/43 "2014-01-12T03:27:43Z")
Cluster fuck. Brings to my mind the mental picture that not only is the situation hopelessly scrambled - FUBAR would be redundant here - but all involved are doing nothing but waving their genitals around. ---
**Author:** ![Eldrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Eldrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eldrin)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2014, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-f-bomb/678451/44 "2014-01-12T03:31:25Z")
filanthropy… cus i always get the making of the f bomb wrong ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2014, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-f-bomb/678451/45 "2014-01-12T03:37:21Z")
The most pathetic fuck I ever heard was from a cherry from another squad who just returned from his first patrol on his first day in country. He was in a squatting position, ass on the ground, leaning back against a telephone pole rubbing the back of his neck rocking back and forth. He was so spent that he hadn’t bothered to even unbuckle, let alone take off, any of his web gear. He was holding his rifle between his legs. I asked him how long he had been here and he said, with all the pain and misery in his soul that a 19 year old can muster, “All. Fucking. Day.” I took his rifle, cleared it, returned it, and told him to hang in there. Then I chased down his sergeant and told him he had a cherry that needed help. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2014, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-f-bomb/678451/46 "2014-01-12T03:48:42Z")
Elizabeth: You can go suck a fuck. Donnie: Oh, please, tell me, Elizabeth, how exactly does one suck a fuck? ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2014, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-f-bomb/678451/47 "2014-01-12T08:02:44Z")
> [@Twoflower](#): > > And of course, [XKCD has that covered](http://xkcd.com/1290/) … It’s interesting to note that the in-fucking-sertion of “fuck” actually follows some pretty fucking strict grammatical rules, in that you can only stick in certain places. See [expletive infixation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expletive_infixation). English doesn’t really have infixes, although [some other languages have plenty](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infix). Still, it’s apparantly fond enough of in-fucking-fixing “fuck” to have grammar for it. I find that interesting. As for the OP’s question, I’ve recently become fond of “Jesus tittyfucking Christ”, for whatever that’s worth. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2014, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-f-bomb/678451/48 "2014-01-12T08:14:39Z")
Fuckwad ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2014, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-f-bomb/678451/49 "2014-01-12T13:49:52Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > The most pathetic fuck I ever heard was from a cherry from another squad who just returned from his first patrol on his first day in country. He was in a squatting position, ass on the ground, leaning back against a telephone pole rubbing the back of his neck rocking back and forth. He was so spent that he hadn’t bothered to even unbuckle, let alone take off, any of his web gear. He was holding his rifle between his legs. I asked him how long he had been here and he said, with all the pain and misery in his soul that a 19 year old can muster, “All. Fucking. Day.” > > I took his rifle, cleared it, returned it, and told him to hang in there. Then I chased down his sergeant and told him he had a cherry that needed help. Well told - I can hear that Fuck in his voice. For me, the first that comes to mind is when I am making it clear that a line has been crossed and I am crossing over it, too - every word is delivered low-key except the F-bomb: Are you _FUCKING_ kidding me? Looking them straight in the eye. Makes it clear I am serious, you know? ---
**Author:** ![MostlyClueless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@MostlyClueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyClueless)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-f-bomb/678451/50 "2014-01-12T15:49:37Z")
Big fan of the interfuckingjection. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-f-bomb/678451/51 "2014-01-13T15:15:21Z")
I am a wordsmith, and use words for their meanings. I hate this word. It has totally lost all sense of meaning. Shit, on the other hand, is a great word. Four letters that express indignation so fucking well. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-f-bomb/678451/52 "2014-01-13T16:07:19Z")
In terms of specific utterances my favorite is from Cat Deeley [here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30An5MMeAWQ) ( **audio NSFW** - duh). She’s a classy broad, that Cat. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-f-bomb/678451/53 "2014-01-13T16:48:51Z")
I’m going to have to go with Fuckin’-A or, when emphasis is needed, Fuckin’-A Toochie. I have often wondered if Toochie (however it ought to be spelled) is a variant of Touche’. The Fuckin-A Bubba usage is also effective. When things go really badly, it’s “Fuck me in the heart.” Morse code fans might enjoy this little ditty: Dit-dit-daw-dit Dit-dit-daw Daw-di-daw-dit Daw-di-daw And as for insertions: un-be-fucking-lievable. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-f-bomb/678451/54 "2014-01-13T16:49:19Z")
If we want to get to specific sentences, “Fuck that fat fuck!” has a nice mix of alliteration and rhyme. Quite me-fucking-llifluous. ---
**Author:** ![TheSeaOtter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed655f/32.png) [@TheSeaOtter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSeaOtter)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-f-bomb/678451/55 "2014-01-13T16:56:22Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > When someone you don’t know asks you a question, usually in an accusatory tone, that is none of their [fucking] business… > > _Why is my so-and-so such-and such? Fuck-you, that’s why!_ I find this is much improved with a ‘because’. “Why is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_? Because _fuck you_, that’s why.” Also another Carlin gem: “Why don’t you go play ‘Hide and Go Fuck Yourself’?” ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-f-bomb/678451/56 "2014-01-13T17:07:48Z")
> [@Civil\_Guy](#): > > Cluster fuck. Brings to my mind the mental picture that not only is the situation hopelessly scrambled - FUBAR would be redundant here - but all involved are doing nothing but waving their genitals around. This is my favorite too - probably because it sounds like what it is. Favorite movie fuck goes to Al Pacino in _[And Justice For All](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPX5ZiZ9-bk)_(about 1:45 in). ---
**Author:** ![Dancer\_Flight](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dancer_flight/32/7601_2.png) [@Dancer\_Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancer_Flight)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-f-bomb/678451/57 "2014-01-13T18:02:51Z")
**Warning: All Links go to Youtube - Not Safe For Work Videos: Language** I rather enjoy the versatility of the word. I don’t go as far as Rocco in [NSFW] [Boondock Saints](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa_qOiJbCPo). But I’ve been known to use it where appropriate. My current favorite use in the Movies goes to Ryan Reynolds in [also NSFW] [Blade: Trinity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t0KJ30TOOg) And for sheer power in delivery, I fair sure no-one can top Al Pacino. I’m partial to Heat, although he certainly goes for a different approach in Glengarry Glen Ross (or however you spell it). There is a classic youtube compilation of all of the instances of the word in Scarface [[Very NSFW]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi8jAIQpv0A). And if you happen to have caught Robin William’s Live on Broadway Special, the DVD has a compilation of [every time he uses profanity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFgEBw7voHU). It runs 2 minutes and 15 seconds, with 90% being the F word or some variant. -DF ---
**Author:** ![lance\_strongarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/87869e/32.png) [@lance\_strongarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lance_strongarm)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-f-bomb/678451/58 "2014-01-13T18:57:11Z")
Fuck that noise. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-f-bomb/678451/59 "2014-01-14T18:51:53Z")
I, too, am a wordsmith (I get paid to write and everything!) and I fucking love the word “fuck.” Fucking _love_ it. It’s one of the best words in the English language. “Shit” is good and all, but doesn’t have anywhere near the power and versatility of “fuck.” And I’m partial to “fuckstick.” I call a lot of people that on my way home, matter of fact. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-f-bomb/678451/60 "2014-01-14T19:05:00Z")
Is it just me or do others have their skin crawl and their teeth get on edge whenever some substitute “word” like _effin’_ or _frickin’_ or _friggin’_ or _feckin’_ gets used to try to beef up the language? I mean, if you’re going to cuss, then cuss. If not, don’t. That other shit is way too weak to be effective. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-f-bomb/678451.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-f-bomb/678451.md?page=4)