Comments on: I swear I can do it

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 08:41:01 +0000

I’m sure I do and I know I’ll never stop. What’s the point? There are a lot worse things I could be doing. Having a potty mouth is cupcakes by comarison. It’s all relative.

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:09:48 +0000

Lulu, Beth, and Lisa: I see I’m not alone with the potty mouth. So far, so good, though. I won’t say I haven’t slipped up here or there, but I’ve been fairly swear-free for the first 10 days of the year.

Lisa: that’s a funny story. I guess I would have thought the acting crowd wouldn’t be so against auditioning for the role since that’s what acting is all about. Interesting, too, about your sons. Maybe you swore enough for all 3 of you!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:15:07 +0000

I’ve had the nastiest mouth since I was 6 years old. I learned every bad word and every dirty jokes at Day Care. My Mother and Stepmonster thought it was hysterical to here these words and jokes cominng out of this 6 year olds mouth, so they’d have me tell jokes at their parties.
As i got older it only got worse. in High School in the 70’s in Southern California, F—was used as a noun, an adjective, a verb, an adverb…..well just about every other word. I’ve always believed words are just letters strung together that we give meaning to. It’s like going to another country where words or hand gestures that mean nothing here are teribly offensive there. About 10 years ago I was auditioning for a play called “The Heidi Chronicles”. Most of the actors payed 4 parts. One of the parts was a Feminist, liberal, foul mouthed lesbian manhater. Several of the women wouldn’t audition for the part because of the language. I thought it was a hoot. I received a phone that night from the director. He asked “Where did you come from?” I said “from around here.”, thinking I’d never auditioned for him before and it is a small community. He said “No, that’s not what I meant. You can say Co– su—- As—– like someone else would say please pass the salt. You’ve got the part” Later when my then 11 year old was running lines with me, he stopped for a second and said, ” Mom, this character talks just like you.” Funny thing is he’s 21 now and his brother is 24 and they rarely use foul language. You never know.
Lisa ( Theatregal)

By: Beth

Beth — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:16:17 +0000

Wish you the best of luck with the no swearing….I could never do it – not with two stupid f-ing dogs that I have in my house! It’s amazing that my 3 year old hasn’t said the “F” word yet – since she certainly hears it enough and she repeats everything else I say!!! And I swear (no pun intended) that my son’s first word was going to be “Dickhead” since that’s what I used to say while driving to work in NJ everyday! But thankfully his first word was “bubble”……..again, wishing you the best of luck with no swearing!

By: Lulu

Lulu — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:15:29 +0000

Oh, the potty-mouth syndrome. It’s a hard habit to break.

By: Tonya

Tonya — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 15:45:25 +0000

All of these replies are crackin’ me up. Whew! Lots of laughs on this part of the Internet…

By: Oh, my wet noodle! « One-Woman Show

Oh, my wet noodle! « One-Woman Show — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:39:55 +0000

[...] rounds out. In the meantime, I will go download me some Kid Rock, as Writesome suggested in the comments to my last post. Even working in PowerPoint would be better than a date with the guy who just [...]

By: Susan

Susan — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:37:59 +0000

Writesome: I think I WILL dig out some Kid Rock. As for the PowerPoint, I didn’t say I wouldn’t throw my computer monitor on the ground, just no swearing. (Kidding…so far)

Jenn: I knew you were a kind soul! Thank you for nurturing my lonesome words. It’s like an Adopt-A-Cuss, no kill shelter. I know you’ll take good care of them.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:27:16 +0000

I’m making up for it over here at the castle.

They were cold and lonely, all those words you aren’t using, I just had to take them in.

By: Writesome

Writesome — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:57:00 +0000

Hey Susan, if you need a break from indecent goodness, dig out some Kid Rock and sing along. BTW: I have the utmost respect for you not slipping under PowerPoint strain. Good freakin’luck with it. Keep us posted.