Morning, team.
Currently hydrating before a run, and taking in the 4 a.m. calm of the world.
Barring the stress I'm sure a lot of folks are feeling around SCOTUS at 10 a.m., it's going to be a good day, dagnabbit. ππ»
π Follow me for more old-timey swears, like:
Hot dog!
Egad
Gadzooks
Golly gee
Consarnit
Gee whiz
Fudge
Bird feathers
Plus my personal favourite...
Shaving cream. π
And in Spanish--
Ay, caracol (snail, instead of saying "carajo", a vulgar word for penis used as commonly as, ah, "fudge" in English)
MiΓ©rcoles (Wednesday, used instead of "mierda", excrement, when around kids)
@MLClark That sounds like fluent Canadian to me. :P
You'd think, but at least around 2010 that was all a ruse.
"Curses! Canadians swear more than Americans?"
https://www.ctvnews.ca/curses-canadians-swear-more-than-americans-1.539025
That was before 2016, though. I imagine you US folks caught up then. π¬
Ohhh! But more recent research says we're more conscientiously avoiding swearing in public these days. So you got me! π
You can take the Canuck out of the beaver dam, but...
@MLClark We Americans have plenty of reason to shout profanity towards the heavens now a days.
If we aren't careful the Canadians and the rest of the world will join us in chorus, I fear.
Canadian politics have already been compromised by Republican rhetoric, alack - but it's been a two-way street for years. We're responsible for Jordan P, who animated many US hatemongers with anti-trans and other sexist rhetoric while railing against "wokeness", but Republicans funded the trucker convoy in Canada and openly supported it from office, and now our Conservative leader is boldly pushing anti-trans bill BS following the US playbook.
So we're partners in sad crimes. :(
@MLClark @NiveusLepus
Wow, that's something. I knew Jordan P was awful, but he keeps finding new, surprising ways to prove it.
This is why I marvel at how hard so many of us are on ourselves. There are genuine hatemongers in our world, and people with staggering greed causing catastrophic suffering.
But probably the two go hand-in-hand. My ability to agonize over a grouchy word I uttered a week ago keeps me too busy to be an utter jerkwad on a larger scale. π It's all about time management.
Wow, JP, just wow. I would think even his fans would notice something fked up about that one, but I'm not holding my breath.
@NiveusLepus
A recent example of Canada's contribution to the dull, cruel moment we live in. Apparently reducing death rates by re-zoning parking is "woke". π
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jordan-peterson-whines-over-woke-report-on-drop-in-new-jersey-traffic-deaths