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Mecha_Dude · 04-29-2003, 01:37 PM

Well, "Jesus Fucking Christ!"
and "Holy Mother of Fuck!" rank up high on my extreme blasphemey list.
slighly lower is "goddamnit all to hell"
and finally the mundane everday ones like "Jebus Cripes!" or just "Ah, Jesus..."

PsycheDelia · 04-29-2003, 01:44 PM

i was raised in a very religious family, so yelling 'oh god' always felt as gloriously sinful as the non-marital sex act i was engaging in

have stopped using that phrase though.. the fundy bf gets so bothered abt the fact that i am taking the name of the lord in vain (or is reminded of the fact that he is sinning

), that the very mention of god is the quickest way to turn him off...

took me a while to realise that it was nothing i was doing but what i was saying that was causing the sudden end to the passion. that also alerted me to the fact that he was much more religious than i had previously thought he was.

Nostalgic Pushhead · 04-29-2003, 01:47 PM

Ugh, I can't stand it when people say "God bless you" when you sneeze.
I just say Gezundheit, if anything.

Klug · 05-05-2003, 05:33 PM

Let see..

Holy Cow and HOly Shit are my most common exclamations of Suprise.
"Holy Cow that's expensive".

Once in a while I'll say "Damn it", or rarely "God Damn it". Probably due to the fact I hear it in conversation.
When someone sneezes I say Gesundheit.

FUCK is reserved for bashing my finger, or I just got killed for the 5th straight time in a computer game and other instances of frustration.
Shit serves the same purpose.

I try to remove theistic references when I speak purely because out of respect for those christians I might work next to. Besides I don't believe in god, so why should swear to god?

But I know fellow atheists who will say, "God knows its a stupid Idea" and so forth. I think its just common usage, a habit of speech.

outoftune · 05-05-2003, 11:12 PM

Funny thing. I say "fucking hell" alot. Which severely pissed off my religious grandmother but she didn't give two shits when I said just "fuck" alone. Wouldn't saying "fucking hell" be a good thing to a Catholic, since hell is such a bad place and everyone wants to go to heaven? Wouldn't saying "fucking heaven" be worse? hehe

-J

dunadan · 05-06-2003, 06:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Piscez
Jesus H Christ (whats the H stand for?)

In case you haven't seen it:

http://www.christonthecrapper.com/cg...w.cgi?ser=theh

Asha'man · 05-06-2003, 04:37 PM

When really pissed, I tend to utter "God Fucking Dammit!" or even just "God Fucking!"

However, I'm trying to train myself to do better than that. I'd like to start using "Jesus, Thor, and Zeus!" or something like that, it puts Jesus in proper company.

Vicar Of Wibbly · 05-07-2003, 04:16 AM

I work in an air conditioned office, and the dust which gets recirculated makes us all sneeze quite a bit. I absolutely hate it when people say, without any though whatever, "Bless you". I just say "Bless your fucking self, you creep".

And the best "Oh God" expletive i've heard was from a British comic in a film (I can't remember the film name). He said "Jesus Christ In A Fuckin' Blender!!!!

Creased me up, big time.

KitKit · 05-07-2003, 07:20 AM

i was raised humanist, but we did respect other people's beliefs, as silly as they may have seemed. though the more research i do the more ridiculous their claims are & the harder time i have respecting them.

with that said... i have, for years, used terms such as "oh my god", "oh my fucking god!" (and all the combinations of that one) and "oh hell!", "christ!", "for christ's sake!", "for heaven's sake!" and many others. but usually when i knew there was no one within earshot who would be offended. (i know they wouldn't have that same respect for me, but do unto others right?)

but i am determined to purge all of those silly sayings from my language. i have replaced them with other things "oh fuck!", "shit", "damn it" or whatever else comes to mind at the time. but when my 5 year old started saying "damn it" i had to modify EVERYTHING because i don't want my kids running around blurting out curse words in public. so now i say stuff like "holy cow!", "oh for cryin' out loud!", "oh my!", "holy guacamole!", "oh my word!", "dang it!", "darn it!", "poop!", "phooey!", "for goodness sake!" and a few others that are child friendly. i still say "oh my heavens!" a lot, but i think it's more like the sky for me than a real heaven with angels in it, since i have never believed in heaven or hell anyway.

the one thing that i have had trouble with and that i HATE to say, but find myself saying out of habit is "thank god!" well that is just preposterous isn't it. why should i be thanking something that doesn't exist for something good happening rather than thanking the person who made it happen? so i decided this morning to really try & stop that. i am going to try & give credit to the appropriate person or people when i feel thankful, instead of thanking some fictional character.

Godless Dave · 05-07-2003, 07:30 AM

During the sex act I don't generally say much of anything. In day-to-day swearing I often find myself saying things like "Jesus Christ", "Jesus Fucking Christ", and "Jesus Motherfucking Christ goddamn son of a bitch". I consider it ceremonial deism.

05-07-2003, 04:16 AM	#38
Vicar Of Wibbly Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Normally at the bar Posts: 14	ATTISHOO!! I work in an air conditioned office, and the dust which gets recirculated makes us all sneeze quite a bit. I absolutely hate it when people say, without any though whatever, "Bless you". I just say "Bless your fucking self, you creep". And the best "Oh God" expletive i've heard was from a British comic in a film (I can't remember the film name). He said "Jesus Christ In A Fuckin' Blender!!!! Creased me up, big time.

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04-29-2003, 01:37 PM	#31
Mecha_Dude Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Everywhere... I'm Watching you... Posts: 1,019	Well, "Jesus Fucking Christ!" and "Holy Mother of Fuck!" rank up high on my extreme blasphemey list. slighly lower is "goddamnit all to hell" and finally the mundane everday ones like "Jebus Cripes!" or just "Ah, Jesus..."

04-29-2003, 01:44 PM	#32
PsycheDelia Regular Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: the point at which two worlds collide Posts: 282	i was raised in a very religious family, so yelling 'oh god' always felt as gloriously sinful as the non-marital sex act i was engaging in have stopped using that phrase though.. the fundy bf gets so bothered abt the fact that i am taking the name of the lord in vain (or is reminded of the fact that he is sinning ), that the very mention of god is the quickest way to turn him off... took me a while to realise that it was nothing i was doing but what i was saying that was causing the sudden end to the passion. that also alerted me to the fact that he was much more religious than i had previously thought he was.

04-29-2003, 01:47 PM	#33
Nostalgic Pushhead Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: So. Burlington, Vermont Posts: 4,315	Ugh, I can't stand it when people say "God bless you" when you sneeze. I just say Gezundheit, if anything.

05-05-2003, 05:33 PM	#34
Klug Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Washington State, USA Posts: 34	Let see.. Holy Cow and HOly Shit are my most common exclamations of Suprise. "Holy Cow that's expensive". Once in a while I'll say "Damn it", or rarely "God Damn it". Probably due to the fact I hear it in conversation. When someone sneezes I say Gesundheit. FUCK is reserved for bashing my finger, or I just got killed for the 5th straight time in a computer game and other instances of frustration. Shit serves the same purpose. I try to remove theistic references when I speak purely because out of respect for those christians I might work next to. Besides I don't believe in god, so why should swear to god? But I know fellow atheists who will say, "God knows its a stupid Idea" and so forth. I think its just common usage, a habit of speech.

05-05-2003, 11:12 PM	#35
outoftune Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Phoenix Posts: 91	Funny thing. I say "fucking hell" alot. Which severely pissed off my religious grandmother but she didn't give two shits when I said just "fuck" alone. Wouldn't saying "fucking hell" be a good thing to a Catholic, since hell is such a bad place and everyone wants to go to heaven? Wouldn't saying "fucking heaven" be worse? hehe -J

05-06-2003, 04:37 PM	#37
Asha'man Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: southeast Posts: 2,526	When really pissed, I tend to utter "God Fucking Dammit!" or even just "God Fucking!" However, I'm trying to train myself to do better than that. I'd like to start using "Jesus, Thor, and Zeus!" or something like that, it puts Jesus in proper company.

05-07-2003, 07:20 AM	#39
KitKit Regular Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: earth Posts: 142	i was raised humanist, but we did respect other people's beliefs, as silly as they may have seemed. though the more research i do the more ridiculous their claims are & the harder time i have respecting them. with that said... i have, for years, used terms such as "oh my god", "oh my fucking god!" (and all the combinations of that one) and "oh hell!", "christ!", "for christ's sake!", "for heaven's sake!" and many others. but usually when i knew there was no one within earshot who would be offended. (i know they wouldn't have that same respect for me, but do unto others right?) but i am determined to purge all of those silly sayings from my language. i have replaced them with other things "oh fuck!", "shit", "damn it" or whatever else comes to mind at the time. but when my 5 year old started saying "damn it" i had to modify EVERYTHING because i don't want my kids running around blurting out curse words in public. so now i say stuff like "holy cow!", "oh for cryin' out loud!", "oh my!", "holy guacamole!", "oh my word!", "dang it!", "darn it!", "poop!", "phooey!", "for goodness sake!" and a few others that are child friendly. i still say "oh my heavens!" a lot, but i think it's more like the sky for me than a real heaven with angels in it, since i have never believed in heaven or hell anyway. the one thing that i have had trouble with and that i HATE to say, but find myself saying out of habit is "thank god!" well that is just preposterous isn't it. why should i be thanking something that doesn't exist for something good happening rather than thanking the person who made it happen? so i decided this morning to really try & stop that. i am going to try & give credit to the appropriate person or people when i feel thankful, instead of thanking some fictional character.

05-07-2003, 07:30 AM	#40
Godless Dave Contributor Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: With 10,000 lakes who needs a coast? Posts: 10,762	During the sex act I don't generally say much of anything. In day-to-day swearing I often find myself saying things like "Jesus Christ", "Jesus Fucking Christ", and "Jesus Motherfucking Christ goddamn son of a bitch". I consider it ceremonial deism.

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