Recession F-bombs: Why cursing feels great

It’s hard to escape news about the bombing economy these days. It's also getting harder to escape another type of explosion — the verbal kind.

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$#$%##! LA County tries for cuss-free week

Pay no attention to that eerie silence in the nation's most populous county this week; it will simply be the sound of 10 million people not cussing.

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Bill Would Ban Swearing in Bars

What the ...? A St. Louis-area town is considering a bill that would ban swearing in bars, along with table-dancing, drinking contests and profane music. City officials contend the bill is needed to keep rowdy crowds under control because the historic downtown area gets a little too lively on some nights.

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The Commute...Road Rage At Its Finest

While on my way to work this morning, I realized something. I actually enjoy commuting to and from work. Now, before you go thinking I've fallen off my rocker completely, you should know that I do not live in an overly large city. I think we have about 75,000 residents now.

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Parents have been ordered to stop swearing in a school playground or face legal action for bad language.

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Cut your finger? Hurt your leg? Start swearing. It might lessen the pain.

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There could be a good reason why hitting one's thumb with a hammer is likely to unleash the Gordon Ramsey within, say scientists. F-word outbursts, like those the celebrity chef is famous for, can actually lessen pain, according to the researchers.

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Believe it or not, a third person has been ticketed for cursing in public in Galveston County.

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A Florida family featured on the reality television show "Supernanny" is being investigated for possible child abuse and authorities say the video is part of their evidence.

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You know - even when he swears he sounds cool. There's a distinct difference between this, Obama reading from his book, and Cheney's mean spirited bullying, not to mention G.W.s infantile bird flipping.

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In his bestselling autobiography, Dreams From My Father, President Obama introduces us to his high school friend, "Ray," who, like him, is bi-racial. Who, also like him, is casting about to find his place in the world.

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A pregnant woman tells what happened when she called into a radio show to confess she had already broken her new years resolution.

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For the second day in a row, Judge Robert Ruehlman threw someone in jail and cited him for contempt for cussing in the courtroom. Advertisement It was an accused gang member Wednesday. On Thursday, it was a private attorney in a non-criminal case.

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Finding the batteries shelf bare, she expressed her displeasure and disbelief to her mother. "I was like, 'Dang.' I looked at my mom and said, 'They're all ----ing gone," Fridge recalled.

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A Gripe a day for 10 days! Day 4 (Watching My Mouth)

OK, many might know me as that dude who wrote about Iraq. Well I have been home for approximately 2 months and I have noticed that although I missed home like crazy I have found a ton of things that drive me batty.

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Conservative bloggers have speculated that my use of "@!$%#" indicates that I possess an impoverished vocabulary, a thesis that I reject as pretty @!$%#ing stupid and in fact rather cromulent. Actually, I curse online as a conscious choice.

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My New Years Resolutions for '08 (#1 Get my ass back home from Iraq)

OK, unlike many I have already celebrated my New Years Eve. This year I unfortuantely spent the evening lying on my bed listening to music on my iPod and thinking of New Years past. New Years spent with family and friends.

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"I've had this really weird taste in my mouth for the past few weeks. Zest and Irish Spring mixed together just don't taste that great.

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here is a video of my Quaker Parrot saying F*** You. Enjoy

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The Net's not always a kid-friendly place; there is plenty of foul language out there. And of course, the blogosphere is no different.

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