I use flipping a lot at work these days. I have reason.
I'm just, uh, just feeling kinda... truthsome right now. And, uh... life's just too damn short for ifs and maybes.
Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'
Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - Aug 18, 2005 10:31:46 am PDT #9165 of 10002
JenP - Aug 18, 2005 10:32:04 am PDT #9166 of 10002
Except "motherflipper" calls up an image of Flipper's mom.
Well, yeah, it doesn't work for everything. Sometimes, you just have to go with Old Reliable.
Connie Neil - Aug 18, 2005 10:33:29 am PDT #9167 of 10002
brillig
"Oh my heck!" is the preferred oath of proper young Morman Utahns.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 18, 2005 10:33:54 am PDT #9168 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
"Fuck a duck!"
One of my favorite phrases, EVAH!
I've been replacing with flipping and effing lately. When I'm replacing at all. I'm really enjoying flipping, actually. It's winning over everything at the moment.
I really gotta thank Farscape for "frelling".
-t - Aug 18, 2005 10:34:52 am PDT #9169 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Footbal;l season is getting underway, and the household where we watch the games now has a two year old (who let fly with her first "fuck" a couple of weeks ago after her mom couldn't keep herself from yelling at other drivers on the way to the Children's Museum). As you might imagine, Saints football inspires a lot of cursing. I think "fudge" and "sugar" have been mentioned as easy substitutions. It'll be interesting to see how some of the more creative verbiage gets transformed.
JenP - Aug 18, 2005 10:36:28 am PDT #9170 of 10002
I've unconciously switched to sci-fi swearing almost exlusively.
I was tickled to notice that I yelled "Frak!" last night when... something happened - forgot something in the oven, I think. But I think it was only because I'd just downloaded a "frak" icon. Still, it was fun.
Eddie - Aug 18, 2005 10:37:09 am PDT #9171 of 10002
Your tag here.
The Breakfast Club had "hot beef injection" replaced with "hot love and affection."
My favorite was "Stuff you, man! Stuff you!".
Jesse - Aug 18, 2005 10:38:17 am PDT #9172 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Sixteen Candles, Jake Ryan on the phone with Sam's grandparents: "Oh, hug me."
Betsy HP - Aug 18, 2005 10:38:32 am PDT #9173 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Frell is REALLY satisfying. I think it's the "fr" combined with the similarity to "hell".
Calli - Aug 18, 2005 10:39:51 am PDT #9174 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I auto-censor around my parents, my editor in chief (who reminds me of my parents), and anyone who looks like they are past retirement age. Auto-censoring tends to be a mix of the standard "darn" and "drat" with SFisms, such as "frelling."
"Frelling" really works for me. (Er, well, yeah--I think I'll just leave that out there. Anyway.) I think it's because it feels like a combo of "fucking" and "hell". Or maybe "frigging" and "hell." Which may be how they powers that create came up with it.
ETA: another frelling cross post.