You know you are getting old when:

[GHT]

For some reason profanity, especially the F-word, seems to bother me more nowadays when it never used to. I’m no prude and, God knows, I’ve been guilty of liberal use of the F-bomb myself, but now I find it kind of jarring.

A catholic priest, of all people, once told me that the origin of the "F" profanity came from an acronym. Back in the times when church and state law were one and the same, adultery was a crime and those guilty of this heinous felony were said to be: "Found Under Carnal Knowledge."

Whether that's true or not I have no idea, but it's such a good tale that I want to believe it.

 

[FOXTROT LAMONT]

A catholic priest, of all people, once told me that the origin of the "F" profanity came from an acronym.

A black cassocked Jesuit no doubt.

Christian Brothers of Ireland jest that the only things never changed in a Jebbie said Mass
are bread and wine.

 

[tonyb]

For some reason profanity, especially the F-word, seems to bother me more nowadays when it never used to. I’m no prude and, God knows, I’ve been guilty of liberal use of the F-bomb myself, but now I find it kind of jarring.

Yeah, me too. It’s mostly used as an intensifier, but I find that it usually weakens an argument..

On the other hand, the last time I heard someone offer trite commentary along the lines of “If he had something of value to offer he wouldn’t resort to swearing” I just said, “yeah, yeah, yeah, **** you.”