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In that regard, I don't really see what distinguishes "fuck" or "douchebag" or any other curse words from each other. Maybe "douchebag" offends the ladyfolk's delicate sensibilities (<-- this is sarcasm), but — like most swear words — they're pretty much stripped of any literal meaning when we re-appropriate them into curse words anyway.
In other words, if "douchebag" is empty and meaningless and simply, so is "fuck," etc. If that's the logic by which we judge the usefulness of swear words, aren't they pretty much all "Already Over?"
(That said... Really, Times?)
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I thought I'd become inured to all profanity until I read "axegash" yesterday. #newyorktimes
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Sure, as Foster eloquently stated, it's a discount counter brand insult, but tell me it just doesn't feel right when used to describe the subject of your disdain.
Azzwizard is simply trying to hard. An insult isn't so much about showing off as it is an instinctual reaction.
At the end of the day, I'm just glad Foster enjoyed my douchenozzle. #newyorktimes
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How about cob nobbler, lamestain or tom-tom club?
Ahh, the old days, swingin' on the flippity-flop. #newyorktimes
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I laughed and do not find it offensive. I also am still currently staying with douche and all my derrivatives because it perfectly describes what I need to say.Often, actually. #newyorktimes
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That said, I'm a lover of filthy language, and cuss like a sailor on shore leave. Perhaps we could come up with a intergender substitute? Enema bag, perchance?
Say it. Let it roll off your tongue, you disgusting motherfucking enema bags.
It has a certain something, no? #newyorktimes
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A common Romanian phrase mocks the aimless soul who meanders "like a fart in a bucket of water". So I suppose one could use fart-bucket with continental finesse. #newyorktimes
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I don't find it offensive -- but only because there are a lot of male anatomy curses. Like Rush Limbaugh is a Dick, Rush Limbaugh is a Wanker, Rush Limbaugh is a Motherfucker (that one could arguably be used for both sexes but it's most often applied to a guy), and any type of variation of cock+adjective (my fav is cocksmoker...Rush Limbaugh is a cocksmoker). Rush Limbaugh is an enema bag? Hmmmm, let me try it out for a week. #newyorktimes
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I'm going to heart you. #newyorktimes
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Let us not forget: "farting into silk" #newyorktimes
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It speaks to me as someone who is out of their depth, who the general consensus from those housed at said depth have decided is continuing to make a tremendous embarrassment of themselves. Dipshit! It works. #newyorktimes
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Also I co-sign the call to action in this post, although the ever-despondent side of me thinks that there are probably preliminary battles that need to be won first. #newyorktimes
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I would like to say that banning douche is too extreme. It's become an effective shorthand phrase that really pinpoints a certain type of people. The problem is people who thing just using the word "douche" is a hilarious witty joke in of itself. #newyorktimes