A childhood belief about swearing

While I was growing up, my Mother's approach to swearing and 'rude' words was to explain the meanings of each one... from Prat: pregnant goldfish & Dork: Whale's penis right through to the more biologically unacceptable ones. It worked to a large degree - I never tell people to 'Bugger Off,' etc. mainly because as I do so I picture what I'm actually telling them to do! *Yuk!*

However, she came to a stumbling block when the word 'Bastard' entered my vacabulary... she was called up by the school one day by the head master and asked to do something about my behaviour - I was merrily running about, proudly boasting to all & sundry about what a Bastard I was! *g*

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