Cursing and Swearing

[GNTLGNT]

I'm guessing you mean

Spoiler

Scott

I was nearly sick then. I hope he never writes a book about

Spoiler

Scott

of the Antarctic, I'd have a coronary.

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[GNTLGNT]

Gosh, the OP is right, you guys. King really should watch the language. It's just bad. First thing I do when I get a new King book is birddog it for all the naughty words and scribble them out with a magic marker. Then I usually just burn the evil thing, and then scourge myself with a dead lake trout for even having read such filth.

..."herr, herr, herr".....

 

[not_nadine]

 

[not_nadine]

WTF?

 

[GNTLGNT]

Are we starting a foul tara thread? Cursing makes no sense a'tall.

God *&&%^$ dam it, - sorry toe stub.

 

[not_nadine]

Well, poo.
Jesus rice and beans.

 

[GNTLGNT]

Well, poo.
Jesus rice and beans.

...Shut the front door!".....

 

[not_nadine]

My mom would look at us as kids what we were doing, shake her head.

Say, 'jesus mary and crakers' and would walk away

 

[champ1966]

Are we starting a foul Tara thread? Cursing makes no sense a'tall.

God *&&%^$ dam it, - sorry toe stub.

What's with all the nonsensical swearing?

 

[GNTLGNT]

What's with all the nonsensical swearing?

 

[JoshF]

To the one who asked if I actually wanted people to start saying 'Prophet F..... Mohammad'. No. It's just that we are so inconsiderate to those who have faith by slamming their savior's name in the mud. *That* swearing I *do* hear every day outside of King's novels, so I'm not attacking him (although obviously I don't enjoy reading it in his books). We're so cocky and irreverent with our use of OMG, JC, etc. so I'm only suggesting that if we're going to be blasphemous, let's bring the Muslims in, too. Why discriminate?

To the one who told me to quit reading King and pick up children's books, please don't patronize. You know as well as I do what Stephen King's appeal is and why I'll keep returning to him. It doesn't mean I have to like everything that goes with it.

To the one who asked me to keep posting (wait, that might have been the one I first addressed), thank you for your kind welcome.

To the one who took the familiar route and asked why I'm okay with gore but tsk tsk to the bad words... Words are real to me, King's fantasies are not. I don't even enjoy gore. I like the way he writes and I like the creepiness setting in. In Misery, when she brutalizes Paul, those are actually my least favorite parts.

To whoever else, sorry for not replying, but I'm half asleep and drifting...

 

[Dana Jean]

Josh came on and shared his thoughts with us. Let's leave it at that. Thanks everyone. Let's be kind.

 

[not_nadine]

SKMB

Welcome, again, Josh.

We are tet, and get silly. Join us.

 

[80sFan]

There is only one word Stephen uses that I cringe at. Just one. I will actually say, "Awww Stephen" because it is such a vile word to me. But maybe not to others.

BUT, when he does use it, I know exactly what type of person that character is. He has to use it. He has to stay authentic.

I have never mixed up Stephen King with the characters he creates. Not once. They are separate entities.

I think you and I abhor the same word.

 

[mal]

They were just joshing. Don't take it personally. I've always found it interesting when people use religious words/names when angry, happy, or excited. I try not to myself, but they spew out of my gob occasionally. If I were to seriously give up cussing I would only do it for Christ's sake.

 

[GNTLGNT]

They were just joshing. Don't take it personally. I've always found it interesting when people use religious words/names when angry, happy, or excited. I try not to myself, but they spew out of my gob occasionally. If I were to seriously give up cussing I would only do it for Christ's sake.

...oh Lawd, Lawd, Lawd...I see what you did there....

 

[Neesy]

I'm guessing you mean

Spoiler

Scott

I was nearly sick then. I hope he never writes a book about

Spoiler

Scott

of the Antarctic, I'd have a coronary.

 

[Neesy]

To the one who asked if I actually wanted people to start saying 'Prophet F..... Mohammad'. No. It's just that we are so inconsiderate to those who have faith by slamming their savior's name in the mud. *That* swearing I *do* hear every day outside of King's novels, so I'm not attacking him (although obviously I don't enjoy reading it in his books). We're so cocky and irreverent with our use of OMG, JC, etc. so I'm only suggesting that if we're going to be blasphemous, let's bring the Muslims in, too. Why discriminate?

To the one who told me to quit reading King and pick up children's books, please don't patronize. You know as well as I do what Stephen King's appeal is and why I'll keep returning to him. It doesn't mean I have to like everything that goes with it.

To the one who asked me to keep posting (wait, that might have been the one I first addressed), thank you for your kind welcome.

To the one who took the familiar route and asked why I'm okay with gore but tsk tsk to the bad words... Words are real to me, King's fantasies are not. I don't even enjoy gore. I like the way he writes and I like the creepiness setting in. In Misery, when she brutalizes Paul, those are actually my least favorite parts.

To whoever else, sorry for not replying, but I'm half asleep and drifting...

We're all just a buncha goofs here - hope you had a nice sleep!

Welcome to SKMB by the way.

 

[Neesy]

Key word here is 'every single story'. Not every single one, but enough to make me think that every person on Earth, aside from Annie in Misery, uses *this* particular word.

Funny, though - Annie was pretty darn scary, wasn't she?

 

[danie]

They were just joshing. Don't take it personally. I've always found it interesting when people use religious words/names when angry, happy, or excited. I try not to myself, but they spew out of my gob occasionally. If I were to seriously give up cussing I would only do it for Christ's sake.

Oh, mal, you kill me sometimes.