I have a story to share about my subject.

A little old lady went into a pet shop and wanted to buy a parrot. But the owner of the store told her, “Oh, you don’t want him. He uses some pretty terrible language. Why don’t you get a puppy or a cat?”

“No. I want that parrot,” the lady insisted, and put her money on the counter. The owner shrugged his shoulders and made the sale.

Back home, the lady started playing with the parrot, stroking his feathers and petting him when all of a sudden he screamed out some dirty words. In shock, the lady grabbed the parrot and put him in the fridge. When she later took out the shivering bird, she warned him that every time he used the dirty language, he’d be put back into the fridge.

Things went well for a couple days until the cat tried to put its paw through the parrot’s cage. He really got upset and the air was blue with his language. So - into the fridge he went.

As he sad there freezing, he looked around and saw a frozen chicken that had turned into a block of ice. “What on earth did YOU say?!” the parrot asked him… - Marian Wise in Reader’s Digest

I hate cursing and swearing but I admit I curse or swear once in a while especially if I am furious or startled. What I don’t get is that why are there some people who curse all the time. It is like a normal part of their sentence - either their subject or their predicate.

When I am in our province, I hear kids cursing. I also hear some ladies shouting at each other and saying vulgar words. Here in Metro Manila, it is somewhat a music to some people’s ears. I remember this person telling stories to her friend while we were on the FX. “Ay, P.I. alam mo ba si toot, naku, P.I, inano ba naman si ano!“. I also heard this gay in the mall shouting at his/her friend when they saw each other after 48 years, maybe. “Bakla!! P.I. ka! Ang ganda mo na!” Holy macaroni.

When I was in my 5th grade, my mom used to spank me every time she hears me saying “Putcha”, “Bwisit” or “Putek”. I used to say it because I was influenced by some school mates. You know how kids are easily influenced by the environment. To avoid getting punished, I stopped saying those words… In front of my mom. Haha! But as I grew up, I realized that my mom is right. It’s not good to hear from an educated person saying such things.

Now, I still curse and swear once in a blue moon and my mom doesn’t spank me anymore. Haha! She still reprimands us though. Here are my ONLY cuss words: “Gaga”, “Leche”, “Bwisit”, “Punyeta”, “Shit” “Fuck”. Hahaha! I only say the last word every time I hear a loud banging sound. Lol.

I am not a perfect person and I am not excluding myself from this topic. The writer is also guilty. Hehe! I just wish that people would lessen saying those irritating vulgar words when I am around. Hahaha!

1. lovedub wrote:
   March 31st, 2008 at 5:53 pm

   hahaha… kawawang parrot.

   yung pusa kasi love eh.. kakainin siya nun! =))

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2. miann :) wrote:
   March 31st, 2008 at 6:15 pm

   aray. tinamaan ako. hahaha

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3. ishy wrote:
   March 31st, 2008 at 8:40 pm

   aww. kawawang parrot. I remember back then, di talaga ako nagmumura tapos nung minsan sa sobrang galit ko napamura ako and people around me were shock na nagtino and said na di ko daw bagay magmura kaya eto madalang na lang akong mag-mura. ang sinasabi ko lang ang yung bwisit - (napapagalitan pa din ako kay mama when I say this.) anyways, can I share? there are some words w/c they considered “cuss” but it’s not naman talaga. Leche is milk (spanish term). shit is feces (sp?) (idk the origin) and fuck stands for something I just can’t remember about the king being the first one to make love with someone before the husband. I just can’t remember. so yeah.

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4. Felisa wrote:
   April 1st, 2008 at 5:43 am

   Hahaha I’m like you! I swear every now and then… but my words aren’t that bad. The most common swear words I use are damn and hell — and they’re not THAT bad. Oh, and I definitely do not swear as much as other people but I also really don’t like it when people swear too much.

   One time, I heard someone say, “F*cking, I can’t f*cking think about that f*cking motherf*cker anymore without f*cking hurting.” I wanted to be like, “If you’re going to swear, at least use it correctly. You can’t start a sentence with the f-word!”

   What REALLY ticks me off, however, is when people swear at me or other people. It’s one thing to be like, “Damnnnn… what the hell is that?” and a completely different thing to say, “F*ck you, b*tch!”

   LOL. Anyway, I didn’t even know that you wear… you don’t look like it at all!

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5. Xyla wrote:
   April 1st, 2008 at 7:51 am

   Love: Haha. Yun pusa pa ang sinisi.

   Mi-Ann: Dapat umilag ka. :P

   Ishy: Yun fuck = fornication under the consent of king. hehe. Yes, shit is feces/manure and leche is milk in Spanish. Leche flan. Haha!

   Pamaypie: Haha. I only say those words if I have to like when I am really mad. Haha! I know a lot of people who speak that way.

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6. Gracie wrote:
   April 1st, 2008 at 9:07 am

   Minsan di natin maiwasan ang magsalita ng bad words. Minsan nga kahit na anong pigil, nasasabi pa din. Pero maiiwasan naman diba? Lol
   Naalala mo ba bru na sinabi ko noon sa’yo na member ako sa nocussing.com, err.. member pa din ako kahit na nagmumura ako dahil sa sobrang galit. Haha

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7. Kris wrote:
   April 11th, 2008 at 12:37 pm

   Whattabout that famous “u” word. You know, the literal translation(sorry to be vulgar) ‘your mom’s vagina’. Hehe.

   Curse words vary in cultures. Many Ilocano-speakers for example say that “u” word more of as an expression than really a curse word. Hehehe.

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