Nice language

[Broomjockey]

I didn't have the kids, and it's not my responsibility to make sure they don't hear a dirty word.

Fratching!

[Iris Kojiro]

I'll admit that I occasionally use bad language where I work, though I know of only two occasions where someone's heard me. Once was when I got a paper cut and I blurted out a four-letter word, and the other was when I caught a "customer" shoplifting and I told him to "give me back the ing merchandise NOW"

On neither occasion I got into trouble, but I don't exactly recommend using curse words at work.

[PepperElf]

i can't say much about swearing at work.
i am a former sailor after all

but i do understand. when we swore it was from sailor to sailor with only other sailors around
and not from worker to worker with kids or customers around


mmm monty python swearing
"Piss off!"

and of course I learned the word "Git" from The Young Ones.

[Merriweather]

Dividing something by half means you divide it by .5, so for example 12 ÷ .5 = 24.

What Mariamousie meant, of course, was that the score was divided in half, which is a different concept. Don't mean to be a know-it-all, but Zoom started it!

Ah, yes, I do get the concept, those math courses somewhere off in the mists of time - just missed it entirely - must have been before my second cup of coffee, the brain stays in neutral til after the second cup

On one cup, I can only fake being totally aware, and sublety is totally lost on me.

[Imogene]

Being on a private server in WoW has changed my swearing habit... seriously, I started to curse about something at work last night, and caught myself just before I said it, only to change it to "Oh, crumbs!"

[XCashier]

Only time I ever swore in front of customers was usually when I hurt myself.

I don't recommend swearing at work, but when you're suddenly injured, it's very difficult to control what comes out of your mouth.

While most customers have enough sense to let a "!" slide when you're bleeding, bruised or burned, unfortunately there'll always be someone with their panties in a knot who's bursting to tattle on you to management.

[PepperElf]

if someone complains about you swearing when you just sustained a sudden injury... that's when i say the management's reply should be "I'll get right fucking on that! Good day!"


Or perhaps ("so you found his/her use of 'fuck' to be inappropriate? How loudly did he say 'fuck'? Were there kids around when he said 'fuck'? Did he also say 'shitfuck' or 'son of a motherless cock?' I told him to stop saying that! ...")

[morgana]

I do think that trashy language should be forgiven in the case of sudden injury. I've let out the occasional bad word myself in similar situations.

However, there is one Arby's in town that I just don't go to anymore, precisely because of the language the workers used the last time I was in there. No, I didn't make a corporate complaint, but I'll never eat there again.

[tropicsgoddess]

I'm a chick and I cuss like a sailor, but there's a time and place for everything. At the very least I hope the employee got a good talking to over that incident.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

While most customers have enough sense to let a "!" slide when you're bleeding, bruised or burned, unfortunately there'll always be someone with their panties in a knot who's bursting to tattle on you to management.

And that person tattled on me years ago, when I pinched my finger while doing a furniture carryout for them.

I got talked to about that.

[fireheart]

I've come up with quite a few interesting curses when I've dropped something or hit something....

Unfortunately last week I wound up breaking down...not in front of customers, I was actually trying to hide it from my coworkers. I don't know WHAT brought it on but I just kept going "shit, shit, shit" under my breath....I didn't want anyone to see or know about it.

[Plaidman]

I unfortnally swear quite often at work. Just not often around customers.

Unless its a shoplifter. Then yeah. I will. Badily. USually to the applaue or laughter of other customers.

[TonyF]

I watch my mouth when I'm on the clock. One of my co-workers doesn't. He lets it fly when he talks to me about things. Of course, I don't mind it at all but if customers are nearby then I'm thinking ''.

Well, I take that back, I do say A swear word on occasion just out of bad habit, the word 'Damn!'

I guess I'm lucky to get away with it.

[Magpie]

I've just trained myself to swear undetectably. The more Fantasy/SF you read the easier this gets. I've been known to call someone a nedastru grek'ka'shen (that one doesn't work if you're trying for them to not figure out that you're swearing). I'm a big fan of "dratsab" and am going to start on "Ecastor". And I may have just given away several of my favourite authors there...

[XCashier]

I've just trained myself to swear undetectably. The more Fantasy/SF you read the easier this gets.

Works with SF TV shows, too.
"Smeg!"
"Belgium!" (well, that one's from a book, too)
"Rassilon!"