Four-letter words, expletives, obscenities, insults, curses and cusses—there are almost as many euphemisms for offensive language as there are swearwords. But why? How has bad language retained its emotional valence in an increasingly liberal and secular society? Why do people still cringe when someone drops an f-bomb in front of a grandmother, or, worse, a toddler? These questions form the basis for Melissa Mohr’s new book, Holy Shit: A Brief History of Swearing. Mohr traces the history of English swearing back to its Latinate roots, through the Middle Ages, Reformation and Victorian era in order to explain its modern-day instantiations.
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Futurismo Unveils DEVO’s Recombo DNA: Rare Demos & Unreleased Tracks - Spuds rejoice. After years of requests, Futurismo are thrilled to announce a brand new limited pressing of the DEVO’s incredible Recombo DNA 4xLP with Mi...4 weeks ago
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From puppies to seniors, perfect pet parenting - Among the most rewarding and significant obligations you will ever have is pet care. Every stage of a dog’s life calls for careful attention whether you ar...5 weeks ago
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Business Day. - So, I was telling Andrew about how crazy The Blake School (1900) is. I was telling him how my friend and I managed to freak out my friend's girlfriend when...
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Taliban Attacks Could Resume - A spokesman for the Taliban has announced its forces may resume attacks in Afghanistan. This comes after the U.S. announced a peace agreement with the grou...4 years ago
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Fuel increase triggers price hikes - [image: 1 Fuel increses (2)] Maseru-Following the increase in petroleum products, particularly petrol and diesel, taxi operators say they would approach ...7 years ago
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Relationship Funerals & The Way We Say Goodbye - One year ago today I wrote the following in response to this piece about Relationship Funerals I share it now with you. A breakup ritual could be incredibl...8 years ago
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This Guy - Remember how I said I was pregnant? Well, I’m not anymore. This is our little peanut: They forced her out 4 weeks early before we were adequately prepared ...8 years ago
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Episode 130---Upping Your Game! - In this episode, Drew Baker, Kieran Yanner, Patrick McEvoy, and Jeremy McHugh discuss a listener question from Frostfyre on upping your game as an artist...
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John June Year - Pop Sucker - John June Year is part of the thriving music scene in Cedar Falls/Waterloo area via Clinton, Iowa. They are a 5 piece band with 2 guitarist, keyboards, bas...
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The New PostSecret Book - See PostSecret videos, discover new PostSecret links, pre-order the new PostSecret book. Visit '*The World of PostSecret*'.
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World War Kaiju - progress report! - Hello there faithful followers. I'll bet you're wondering how World War Kaiju is coming along, and how your host Patrick is doing with the art. Well, ha...
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Lowongan Terbaru HRD SUPERVISOR Jakarta - *The Summit Apartment Kelapa Gading* *Urgently needed:* *HRD SUPERVISOR* *(Generalist)* *Male / Female* *Min. S1 preferably from psychology or Law* *Deep k...11 years ago
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#49 Handshakes - It has been theorized that Men are descended from apelike creatures, and that through a process called evolution Men emerged as a distinct species. Darwin...12 years ago
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#136: My So-Called Life - Though very specific to white people who were going through an awkward phase in 1995 (basically anyone between eleven and forty), My So-Called Life’s reson...14 years ago
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We're never leaving Afghanistan because it's too good for business - If the Wikileaks disclosure of classified documents concerning the mangled mess that is Afghanistan changes any of the granite-minds of centrist Democrats ...14 years ago
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Advanced Reading: I Am Me! - *With Valentine's Day just around the corner, I want you to spend time thinking about yourself and how important you are. You all are a very special part ...
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Avoiding an Awkward Massage - Hello WWRD fans! I've now moved to blogging with my colleague Linda Holmes over at Monkey See. But while you're here you might as well check out the latest...15 years ago
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Scandal! Behind-the-Scenes Strife! Spinal Tap! - » Hear the 'Weekend Edition' story Blind Items: In NPR's internal In Character wars, who said what about whom? And which fictional figure best embodies the...16 years ago
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Starting my business - Now that I am about to face an empty nest I am thinking more and more on the business I have wanted to start for some time now. I kept telling myself I nee...17 years ago
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