Favorite Instance Of Avoidance of Actual Cursing By Substitution Of Similar Sounding Words

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My kid watches the show Level Up on Cartoon Network and a few weeks ago, one of the characters exclaimed "shut the front door!" in disbelief, the same way you'd say "shut the fuck up!"

fruitsbs (beachville), Saturday, 21 April 2012 11:16 (twelve years ago) link

"Shut the front door" is an actual Thing

I need new, hip khakis (DJP), Saturday, 21 April 2012 14:04 (twelve years ago) link

It's a meme?

fruitsbs (beachville), Saturday, 21 April 2012 15:03 (twelve years ago) link

otherwise the front door would be open

lag∞n, Saturday, 21 April 2012 15:06 (twelve years ago) link

I distinctly recall watching one of the Police Academy films as a kid and hearing, "Freeze before I blow your gosh darn knees off, eggroll!"

Also:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n-rGnI9XNo

Potty Problems (Deric W. Haircare), Saturday, 21 April 2012 15:26 (twelve years ago) link

only saw fargo once on tv years ago, but i still think about and imitate steve buscemi saying "i'm takin the funny car!!" and "ya foolish imbecile!" all the time

ehkarl, Saturday, 21 April 2012 23:12 (twelve years ago) link

five years pass...

A good one from Glasgow is "Get tae France!" Another one I often think of, which I think originated with Rikki Fulton, is "I couldn't give a for instance..."

Buff Jeckley (Tom D.), Saturday, 17 March 2018 11:29 (six years ago) link

... not really what this thread is about, but almost.

Buff Jeckley (Tom D.), Saturday, 17 March 2018 11:34 (six years ago) link


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