I swore in front of Dan. We were talking about Monty Python, and I wanted to tell him about John Cleese’s use of the word “fuck” at Graham Chapman’s funeral. It was the perfect opportunity, because I wasn’t swearing myself, simply quoting someone else. I could have said “the f-word”, but I didn’t.
I’d been holding back for a while. I don’t swear in front of someone until they do it first, the way I don’t use the Lord’s name in vain around Christians until they do. I usually let the other person go first, to gauge their personalities and adapt. I think Dan was the same way though, and he was holding back. Like waiting for the other person in a relationship to break wind, someone, sooner or later, has to be first.
Dan swears in front of me too now. Nothing vulgar or excessive, but it’s good to know that clean-cut Dan has a hard edge too him.
Thanks for connecting me to this video. It is beautiful. I hope that when I die those left behind can be so free to share joy and humor to celebrate my passing. I only want tears of joy and celebration. And if someone has to swear then let it be a well worded tribute that I deserve.
(note: I have no plans to celebrate my death in the immediate future)
–nick coster
man i throw that stone too often lol when i met u i think it was 30 sec after hi the fuck stone was thrown :(
@nick coster — I agree that it’s an amazing eulogy. What better moment to present MPFCs often imitated brand of “inappropriate” humor? I hope to have the same thing as well when I die.
@Rob — Hahha, don’t worry about it. It’s the people who may get offended that you have to be careful around.
Nice to let er rip. A word that is. To know it’s ok.
With two too patient people, it’s could be two drinkers never knowing the other would touch a drop because you don’t because they don’t and so on. I wonder how far that could be taken…a screenplay in there somewhere…
I’ve had that happen to me before actually. Two friends, Trolley who was too modest to speak about his new job, and Aaron who was too kind and didn’t want to be nosy by asking about it. They both confided in me, and I had to moderate before they would talk about it. It was a rather silly situation, since the new job was something to celebrate, but it never would have gotten anywhere if they didn’t talk to me about it. Definitely a movie in there about someone who lives their life as such.
Good God, I feel completely beyond the pale.