Periodic table of swearing
The Periodic Table of Swearing isn't just a saucy JPG: it's a real-life interactive box that gets down and dirty with everyday English. It was built by Modern Toss—the duo of artists Jon Link and Mick...
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How to swear British-style
https://youtu.be/QnLA583OqKM With historical references and details of cultural and regional texture, Anglophenia explains how to utter terms like "bloody", "sod off" and "bollocks" with the proper mix...
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A fucking interesting history of swearing on television!
https://youtu.be/DrzWFRfAHfI I distinctly remember my glee as an 8-year-old watching Hawkeye say "Son of a bitch" on M*A*S*H in 1979, the first time that phrase was used on US television. (more…)
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Swearing associated with honesty, say scientists
Impoliteness and vulgarity are, according to recent recearch, a sign of honesty. Moreover, "the more an individual swears, the more honest they are likely to be." They first asked a group of 276...
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The most common swear words on Reddit
Data wizard Gregor0410 crunched the numbers and figured out what the most common swear words on Reddit are. The top two, running almost neck and neck, are "fuck" and "shit." An order of magnitude...
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Why swearing can be a good fucking way to sound convincing
Emma Byrne, a science writer and artificial intelligence researcher, has just published a new book called Swearing is Good for You: The Amazing Science of Bad Language and it sounds fucking great. "If...
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"Critical Failure" D20s, whispering what's in every roller's heart
The world has long celebrated the "critical hit" D20 face, the elusive 20 that doubles the damage and sets the players around the table baying with elation; but consider its opposite face, the lowly...
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Find the cuss words in these delightfully subversive 'swearing patterns'
This week, on the same day, I had not one but two friends tell me about designer Sonia Harris' "swearing patterns." Of course, I instantly became a fan. Her hidden-in-plain-sight patterns are...
View ArticleHow to: make up swears
The power of fuckbonnet, shitsquib, fuckstumbling, douchenozzle, Fuckface von Clownstick, shitwhistle, cockbucket, can be captured through a simple formula: the "pyrrhic foot" of a "familiar profanity...
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Nicolas Cage says f*** and s*** and more in this documentary series about...
Nicolas Cage swears a lot in his films and lends legitimacy to this Netflix documentary series about swearing, by being its host. Samuel L. Jackson, Al Pacino or anyone from the show Deadwood would...
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There's an official $#@&ing terminology for censoring swears like $#@&: Grawlix
Artist Mitch Gerads is perhaps best known for his award-winning collaborations with writer Tom King which deconstructed the mental health struggles of less popular DC superheroes such as Adam Strange...
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