"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

As someone raised on a dairy farm, I've been interested in the history of butter, oleo, margarine, oleomargarine, and related legislation (usually to protect the dairy industry). (Not sure if I've ever had food made with lard; all I can ever remember my mom using was margarine or Crisco.)
- GT

You sir have missed out on one of the great pleasures of life biscuits made with lard.

He** and Da** aren't considered cuss words here in England, so we don't have alternatives such as 'Heck' and 'Darn'. After so long here on The Porch, I find myself using these latter words in everyday life, and getting some very odd looks for doing so, far more so than for the saltier language I occasionally employ! :D :thumbsup:

Jack I remember my mom getting angry when I used words like those and would say "that's just a side pocket way of cussing"
 
Jack I remember my mom getting angry when I used words like those and would say "that's just a side pocket way of cussing"

:D :thumbsup:

Do you remember the Advice to US Troops in Britain in WW2 I sent you Randy? It contains some advice on this matter :rolleyes: It says something like, 'Never use the word 'Bloody', it's one of the worst words you can say in England'. I heard an old GI talking about this on the radio, and he said that, one of the very first words he heard as he got off the boat was 'Bloody'! "And that was from the bloody Minister!" :D :thumbsup:
 
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Not swearing, but how to remove words....?? ;)

I got this CASE Half Whittler Penknife from the Exchange a few weeks ago, very pleased with it and want to start regular carry. Only thing is, can't STAND this blade etch on the shiny stainless. How can this be removed?? Is there a chemical that will remove it? But don't want to harm the steel obviously. Other methods please? The value of the knife is immaterial to me as I suspect CASE churned out hundreds of these nearly 30 years ago;) I just want these words removed :D:cool:

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maybe try buffing it out with a dremel wheel and some flitz or other polishing compound?
 
My mother was of Calabrian heritage, and her mother swore like a sailor, using Italian euphemisms!
Phew!
Anyway Mom's (5 children) favorite was "the Seneca Bridge Got Damaged"!!!:eek:
(there was a Seneca bridge in Buffalo!):D

LOL! :D There's an old lady a few doors up from me, in her 90's, she was born in the Tower of London where her dad was a Beefeater. She's lived in Leeds most of her life, but still speaks with a broad Cockney accent. I've not led a sheltered life, but she had me and the postman open-mouthed with her expletive-laden speech! :eek: :D
 
As a young man I worked construction, trucking, and lumbering jobs
I know all the various cuss words and when the occasion demands, I have full fluency in the "vernacular". Some have even been known to slip out when the occasion did not actually demand it.
The advantage to writing is the ability to edit before hitting the post button.
 
As a young man I worked construction, trucking, and lumbering jobs
I know all the various cuss words and when the occasion demands, I have full fluency in the "vernacular". Some have even been known to slip out when the occasion did not actually demand it.
The advantage to writing is the ability to edit before hitting the post button.

As someone who works in construction, grew up in a family who swears like sailors, and swears as much as you would imagine I would given those parameters, one of the things I appreciate about The Porch is the reprieve. The Porch has actually helped my vocabulary for use around my daughter! :D
 
There are other parts of this forum? o_O:eek:;)
I'm afraid to leave The Porch! :D

As a child, I had the great displeasure of discovering the taste of Ivory soap while staying with my grandparents, on more than one occasion
When I was a kid I gave my Grandfather THE finger and he proceeded to fit my mouth with a bar of Lava soap :confused: I made the argument that since I didn't swear that technically he should wash my hands with soap :D That request was denied. :rolleyes:

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Yes Frank, a few of your posts in other parts of this forum have attained legendary status! :D ;) :thumbsup:

I had tried being nice about it. It wasn't getting through.

A man who uses cuss words in every sentence has nothing left to use in dire circumstances. There is nothing left in his vocabulary to transmit the extremity of his emotions.
 
I had tried being nice about it. It wasn't getting through.

A man who uses cuss words in every sentence has nothing left to use in dire circumstances. There is nothing left in his vocabulary to transmit the extremity of his emotions.

Yes, sometimes the 'Tactical Cuss' can be effective Frank :) Shock and Awe my friend :D :thumbsup:

My uncle was an ex-sailor, a hard-drinking bachelor, and tough by all accounts, though very kind and much-loved. He died when I was a teenager, and there were hundreds of people at his funeral. My grandfather always said that he never swore (as it is generally referred to here), but I always wondered if he did not use profanities, or if he merely did not use them in front of his father. As far as I can recall, I never heard my father swear as a child, and only ever in the mildest sense, when we were both adults.
 
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