Swearing

Science

Swearing Makes You F**king Feel Better

5:40AM December 6, 2011 | Brent Rose

It happens all the time. You stub your toe or bash your elbow, scream “Mother SUCKER!” (or something), and instantly feel just a bit better. It’s true: your potty mouth saves you aspirin money. Science! More »


Mobile

You Want To Stop Me Swearing In Text Messages? F**k That

1:30AM November 19, 2011 | Jamie Condliffe

Some of us like a good cuss every now and then. Others like to send dirty messages to our, err, loved ones. But in Pakistan, that’s soon to stop, as the country is banning rude text messages. More »


Geek Out

Mapping The Sweariest States In The Union

1:40AM January 27, 2011 | Brian Barrett

Which cities and states are the most profane? Daniel Huffman decided to find out for himself, and to share the results in convenient heat-map form. And it looks like the Southeast needs to wash its mouth out with soap. More »


Pepper Mouth Peripheral Stinks When You Swear Online

11:00AM June 20, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

If you suspect you’ve been cursing a bit too much in your inter-office emails and e-cards, you might want to set a port aside for the Pepper Mouth, a concept peripheral that stinks when you swear. Consider yourself Pavlov’s typist. More »


Entertainment

Supreme Court to Rule on FCCs Fines for Casual Swearing

2:00AM October 8, 2008 | Adam Frucci

This is America, the land of the free, where we can say and do what we please without some government overlord pushing us around about it. And there’s a landmark case coming up before the Supreme Court on November 4th, election day, dealing with just this: the right to accidentally drop the F-bomb on live TV and not get in trouble for it. What would our founding fathers do?

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