"corner the market" "my boss is a slave-driver" "a foot in the door"

by Anonymous 12 years ago

For me, it was i could have swan(sworn)... when did swan become a verb? i won't say anything cos they know more than me.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

In kindergarten, There was the word "Fuck", written on a wall in big letters. I asked my mom what it meant and she said that it's a curse word, and I should never say it or else. I was confused and that that it was a magical word and when I say it, I would die. I never cursed until I understood what a curse word was.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Well, that's ONE WAY to keep kids from swearing... But wow, that had to suck. We always just called them "swear words" where I'm from, so there was never any confusion like that. Your comment really made me laugh, though; I can't even imagine being a little kid and being afraid you were going to die if you said one little word -- how could that NOT scar you? Did you ever hear anyone say "fuck" BEFORE you knew what it meant? And didn't you wonder why they didn't die? Just wondering...

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I was 5, no one says fuck around a 5 year old.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

My family did. Does. They don't care how old a kid is, as long as it's related to them in some way, shape, or form, they'll say whatever they damn well please around them. As a result, I grew up with quite a colorful vocabulary...

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Thats seems a bit strange on your parents part, no offense.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

None taken; It is what it is. They're not bad people, just a little loose with their language around family and close friends. And it's not like I turned out any worse than I would have had I grown up in a family who watched their tongues around children. I actually turned out a lot better than people I know who grew up in families who never swore, never let the kids watch anything inappropriate for their age, never argued in front of them or anything like that. I guess I had a bit of an advantage over them because I just wasn't as sheltered as they were. Or maybe it was just dumb luck. Either way, I still think my family is pretty awesome, regardless of all their little faults and, shall we say, quirks.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

what ever works, works

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Reminds me of that kid who got very seriously ill after taking a breath of regular air after having been kept in a pretty much sterile home since he was born.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

@blockhead link please!

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I heard the story when i was a kid. I have no idea if it's online or not, and I can't find anything.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

All of that is true except for "decided not to question the mystical ways of the adult"

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Come on, you can't say that when you were like three (really little), you didn't think of you parents as pretty much all-knowing beings.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Oh I did. But I still questioned them when I didn't understand.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I used to think it was a "doggy dog" world (not dog eat dog world) and wonder was the hell was wrong with that, it's fucking adorable.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Wait, the phrase isn't "doggy dog"?!

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Gloria on the show Modern Family thinks that's the phrase as well.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I thought it was "batten down the hatchets" until just recently... turns out it's "batten down the hatches". But in my defense, you should still batten down both of them.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I used to think it was "the ghost is clear" instead of "the coast is clear"

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Head lice and headlights always got me

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I used to think Shania Twain sang to me, "From this snowman..." I grew up to find out it was From This Moment (the song). Whoops.

by Anonymous 12 years ago