Quoting naught_bbw:

Are you old enough to remember the Smurfs? If not, then this blog is wasted on you. If you are, then you may recall their smurfity habit of replacing odd words with some form of "smurf." I think they may have been the inspiration for Snoop's "Fo' Shizzle" speech, but I can't prove it.

Anyway...

I find that even though a good curse word is often called for at work, I can't seem to get the HR dept to agree with me. So, I've taken to using smurfisms (such as the title) to express myself at work. Granted, people stare at me. However, I would rather have them stare than report me. So, it led me to wonder if anyone else has developed words or phrases they utter in "polite society" to replace the curse words they're thinking.

So, what say you, group? Do you have any alternate phrases or smurfisms that you use to censor yourself? And if so, can you share some?

Are you old enough to remember the Smurfs? If not, then this blog is wasted on you. If you are, then you may recall their smurfity habit of replacing odd words with some form of "smurf." I think they may have been the inspiration for Snoop's "Fo' Shizzle" speech, but I can't prove it.

Anyway...

I find that even though a good curse word is often called for at work, I can't seem to get the HR dept to agree with me. So, I've taken to using smurfisms (such as the title) to express myself at work. Granted, people stare at me. However, I would rather have them stare than report me. So, it led me to wonder if anyone else has developed words or phrases they utter in "polite society" to replace the curse words they're thinking.

So, what say you, group? Do you have any alternate phrases or smurfisms that you use to censor yourself? And if so, can you share some?