tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163366133604455803.post4476907184564190829..comments2024-03-26T17:13:11.588+00:00Comments on Lucy Melford: Zounds!Lucy Melfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03124557363335770051noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163366133604455803.post-77997383159823705182015-09-02T00:54:34.503+01:002015-09-02T00:54:34.503+01:00Cannot and will not swear. Swearing has become dev...Cannot and will not swear. Swearing has become devalued and long ago I spent time in a factory where whole conversations went on only using your f word but merely altering the intonation! I was considered strange...<br /><br />Where are the curses for those of us who have no wish to reference religion or sex?Colinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667939789517989280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6163366133604455803.post-67461587993200679982015-09-01T20:57:44.358+01:002015-09-01T20:57:44.358+01:00Shakespeare used 'Sblood' and he really di...Shakespeare used 'Sblood' and he really did know how to swear. This bit from Henry IV is my all time favourite:<br /><br /><i>'Sblood, you starveling, you elfskin, you dried neat’s tongue, you bull’s pizzle, you stockfish! O for breath to utter what is like thee! You tailor’s-yard, you sheath, you bowcase, you vile standing tuck... </i> <br /><br />Much more colourful than simply Angie Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882779021382371603noreply@blogger.com