Nine Things You Probably Didn't Know About Curse Words

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I'm sure there are probably more than 9 things that I don't know about curse words or swearing.  At my age the curse words I normally hear are either aimed at a politician on the TV or following a particularly bad shot on the golf course.  Speaking of swearing and golf, Tiger Woods is frequently fined by the PGA for swearing on TV (at least that's what John Daly says in his autobiography). No segue, just a different fork:   I remember many years ago going to see Richard Prior in concert.  You, mama, now that had some curse words in it.  He was raised in a brothel.  So most of the stories he told  about his life experiences were viewed through the prism of his upbringing.  So one would not expect him to stand up there and be Jerry Seinfeld.  The only "close to" curse word I've heard him say is "damn".  There are actually college courses built around the psychology of swearing and I even took a course on the psychology behind dirty jokes.  The textbook: The Encyclopedia of Dirty Jokes.  Or something along those lines.  Melissa Mohr, a medieval literature expert (we need more of those), has written a book entitled "Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing.  She was asked by Time.com to come up with a number of things people wouldn't know about swear words.  So be ready to razzle dazzle with sparkling repartee at your next cocktail party with your intimate knowledge about swearing:  Read more...