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2. When I was a kid I was not allowed to say "damn,"

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 01:04 PM

Jan 2020

or "hell," or especially "goddamn." My family was not at all religious but those words were considered vulgar and nice people didn't say them.

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I always thought it was God Damn that was considered curse words [View all] edhopper Jan 2020 OP

I'm glad to know that, god damn it! dchill Jan 2020 #1

When I was a kid I was not allowed to say "damn," The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2020 #2

I wasn't even allowed to say shut up. LakeArenal Jan 2020 #3

That, too. "Shut up" was very rude and I'd be reprimanded The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2020 #4

Unknowingly my mother suffered from mental illnes LakeArenal Jan 2020 #5

Reminded me of my grandma's view on the subject The Genealogist Feb 2020 #9

Damn was verboten in our house - God Damn even moreso rurallib Feb 2020 #10

Yep, I knew - A Missouri Synod Lutheran pastor once Backseat Driver Jan 2020 #6

70 years ago my brother called me a dumb ass in front of my parents. Midnight Writer Jan 2020 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Iggo Feb 2020 #12

There are numerous categories. Igel Jan 2020 #8

Well, god damn. Iggo Feb 2020 #11