Quote from: LexieDragon on July 31, 2018, 10:46:47 AM
Crud. Now I really want a baconeggandcheese on kaiser


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Do I have problems with talking like a sailor? 

No, none whatsoever.  I have a colorful vocabulary that I can apply and cuss with the best of them, and I can describe someone's ancestry and demeanor in detail and without repeating myself for minutes at a time.

Official navy training and submarine service helped augment and refine this skill, of course.

I keep watching this thread waiting for somebody to violate TOS 11 but so far, everything is good. This thread reminds me of "George Carlin's Seven Dirty Words" from a younger time. If you don't know what it is, Google it as you will find plenty of references to it. Of course, Lenny Bruce really provided the material and paid the price for it.

Quote from: Dena on July 31, 2018, 07:46:10 PM
I keep watching this thread waiting for somebody to violate TOS 11 but so far, everything is good. This thread reminds me of "George Carlin's Seven Dirty Words" from a younger time. If you don't know what it is, Google it as you will find plenty of references to it. Of course, Lenny Bruce really provided the material and paid the price for it.

You make me want  to drag out an old book discussing the Royal Navy right at the cusp of the transition from sail to steam.  There is a long quote by an admiral that retired (at mandatory age of 70) before World War One giving intimate detail of the workings of the rigging.  That is the most emphatic example of someone talking like a sailor I have ever encountered.  It is rife with words one would need to wear out Google checking -- but all perfectly commonplace among sailors from 1550 to 1850...

Considering I used to be one, you'd think so. But no. Officer school taught me how to speak all proper like.

Hoist the mainsail

Coming about

Heave Hoe

To the bitter end

Red Right Returning

I don't fathom that

Put up the kite

Put a couple of turns on the winch

Look... Another stink boat that stopped running

And I can go on....
I actually have a sailboat so I often talk like a sailor. Especially when I have some &^%$#! idiot  trying to "Help"

...fore, aft, port, starboard...
No problem at all😀

Actually the middle finger says a lot of things. What direction is the wind blowing. Hi, bye and get the heck away from me. Most of all it is an easy way to exchange niceties with the jerk in the BMW that cut in front of you. 

Stem, stern, transom, broadsides, garboards, beckett, sheave, block, line, sheet, rope, tiller, pintles, head, galley, uppers, lowers, stays and shrouds oh, I could go on, and on.
Down haul, out haul, barberhaul, tweaker, traveller, bridle, vang, bollard and cleat and yet you thought I was done.
Floors, ribs, strakes, battens, tack, clew, headboard, bobstay, topper, hanks, cars and tracks, brace, fore-guy, after-guy, lazy sheet and more maybe I should stop.

Helms a lee.

Rowan

Not all over the place as in every other word. But with family, friends and colleagues, yes. To the maximum. But I'm British, so along with Australians, we do seem to swear a lot more than North Americans in general conversation, and favour what you call 'the c word' as an almost/actual term of endearment. Pretty much the only no go zone is in a client facing role (until you know the client, and thereafter even with them, depending) or a job interview.

I'm not sure we have the same gender difference either. The vast majority of women I know go for it just the same. It's not considered 'masculine'. Whether and how you're judged for it depends more on the class perception of your accent, and whether your tone is aggressive or light. Like it being an endearment as well as an insult depending on what emphasis you use.

Quote from: DawnOday on August 02, 2018, 12:21:03 AM
Actually the middle finger says a lot of things. What direction is the wind blowing. Hi, bye and get the heck away from me. Most of all it is an easy way to exchange niceties with the jerk in the BMW that cut in front of you.

Exactly. Or the one in the BMW that's tailgating you. I can drive one handed for as long as necessary. It's always a BMW, and it's nearly always a silver one.

Quote from: Sno on August 03, 2018, 05:16:07 PM
Stem, stern, transom, broadsides, garboards, beckett, sheave, block, line, sheet, rope, tiller, pintles, head, galley, uppers, lowers, stays and shrouds oh, I could go on, and on.
Down haul, out haul, barberhaul, tweaker, traveller, bridle, vang, bollard and cleat and yet you thought I was done.
Floors, ribs, strakes, battens, tack, clew, headboard, bobstay, topper, hanks, cars and tracks, brace, fore-guy, after-guy, lazy sheet and more maybe I should stop.

Helms a lee.

Rowan

Come on Dena, you're gonna tell me none of these words are TOS violations? Some of them even have four letters! The mouth on you Rowan! lol
I gave up cursing. It makes me feel more masculine. My drug of choice is femininity. It makes me feel good. Cursing just brings me back to a time where I was very angry and unhappy. Also, I work with kids and I feel responsible to them to pretend to act like an adult. Well, the non-cursing kind.

Quote from: Sno on August 03, 2018, 05:16:07 PM
Stem, stern, transom, broadsides, garboards, beckett, sheave, block, line, sheet, rope, tiller, pintles, head, galley, uppers, lowers, stays and shrouds oh, I could go on, and on.
Down haul, out haul, barberhaul, tweaker, traveller, bridle, vang, bollard and cleat and yet you thought I was done.
Floors, ribs, strakes, battens, tack, clew, headboard, bobstay, topper, hanks, cars and tracks, brace, fore-guy, after-guy, lazy sheet and more maybe I should stop.

Helms a lee.

Rowan

Aye, and if ye got pintles, ye must needs have gudgeons!

One hand for yerself and one for the ship! Jibe-ho!

Slimey Stephanie, Scourge o' the Bathtub!
(And don't ye forget September 19 be International Talk Like A Pirate Day! Yarrr!)

Dawn, you must have triple D's...

Quote from: DawnOday on July 29, 2018, 07:35:22 PM
Oh my goodness it is hard. I didn't curse until I was in my thirties and suddenly every sentence included a curse word. I know with our current government it is hard to stop. But I am determined.

...Disgruntled Democrats Disease! 

I used to use the fword all the time. People were wondering just how many words I had in my vocabulary. Now days I talk like the educated person I am. Depression sucks.

Thanks to the rest of you who taught me the sailing lingo.

Quote from: JoanneB on August 01, 2018, 08:27:02 PM
Hoist the mainsail

Coming about

Heave Hoe

To the bitter end

Red Right Returning

I don't fathom that

Put up the kite

Put a couple of turns on the winch

Look... Another stink boat that stopped running

And I can go on....
I actually have a sailboat so I often talk like a sailor. Especially when I have some &^%$#! idiot  trying to "Help"

Love this Joanne, this is exactly what I was thinking of, for the same reasons.

Now as far as salty language I never have been fond of it, it does happen to escape my lips from time to time, but I don't care for it.
Some say I'm a prude.

I've always felt naturally inclined to curse a lot, but I tend to vary between only 3 or 4 different curse words. However I can keep my tongue in check when talking to strangers and people who don't know me well, unless I'm very angry and/or upset, cause then I don't care.

I never understood why cursing is something many still react badly to. As long as I don't name-call people (which I never do) I don't get why it upsets others if I call inanimate objects or vague situations by profanities. And it's not like I use very harsh ones either, nothing worse than f*** at least. I think the intent behind the words matter a lot more than the words themselves.

Nope, I'm pretty skilled at it. I come from a big navy family, most of my friends have been ex military, my grandma taught me to cuss in Italian. I've had friends teach me colorful language in German, Hebrew, Gaelic, Russian and Icelandic. And due to nightly conversations with my best friend for 16 years I am fluent in Aussie. And I'm always looking to expand my vulgar vocabulary. 

Hi Sailors, other Military and Civilians,                06 November 2018

When I joined the Navy I was well prepared in the colorful language department; I had two really good teachers, my mother and father, in that order.

During my time in the Navy it just seemed that was the way we were supposed to talk. It made it easy to get your point across.

One evening while in the Yokosuka Officers Club lounge with a mixed group, I noticed some strange looks from some of the women at our table. I took one of my friends aside out of earshot and asked him if I was using profanity in my conversation. He said "Every other word you use is the F word." That's when I realized why I was having a difficult time getting a date.

Best Always, Love
Chris

Quote from: SeptagonScars on August 11, 2018, 08:12:38 AM
I've always felt naturally inclined to curse a lot, but I tend to vary between only 3 or 4 different curse words. However I can keep my tongue in check when talking to strangers and people who don't know me well, unless I'm very angry and/or upset, cause then I don't care.

I never understood why cursing is something many still react badly to. As long as I don't name-call people (which I never do) I don't get why it upsets others if I call inanimate objects or vague situations by profanities. And it's not like I use very harsh ones either, nothing worse than f*** at least. I think the intent behind the words matter a lot more than the words themselves.

Some people get afraid you're going to get angry and escalate when the colourful metaphors come out. It's taken as a precursor to violence by some, or an indication you are heading that way. That's the only reason I can see in this day and age.

It never meant that to me. It was more an indication of being comfortable with a person enough to swear with them, to me. If someone's going to be violent that's usually obvious from body language alone.