Dagnubbit! Gol durnit! Son of a duck!
And now, I’m sure, y’all see my superior intelligence. The internet told me so, and of course the internet is legit.
CNN.com reported Jan. 26 that swearing may reflect intelligence.
So, heck! Smother ducker! Fudge!
The report hedged. It used the weenie verb “may.”
But it also quoted credentialed scholars who study – I am not making this up – cursing and cussing and expletive lobbing.
Gob dang it!
Here’s how the experts put it: Smart people are more verbally fluent, and the best talkers often are better cussers. So, the fouler the mouth, the brighter the brain.
Well, bleep!
People who swear also tend to lie less and to have higher levels of integrity. Or – another hedge – appear to others to be more honest.
Bowlsheet! Cullbrap!
Champion cussers also show higher creativity, pain tolerance and aggression control, apparently.
And there’s this gem: Chimpanzees that master sign language learn the sign for “poo” to communicate bio needs to handlers. Soon enough, the chimps throw the “poo” sign at other chimps as an expletive.
Deep sheep!
OMG! Such a great post. The video is a gold mine of delight. Thank you, Jeff!
I am always struck by someone like Ellen Degeneres who does not cuss during her comedy specials yet is LOL hysterical. Contrast that with most comedians whose incessant cussing often distracts from their stand up. I’m not a prude. A little cussing is OK. But when it is done just for the effect it gets in the way.