Sometimes, I cuss like a sailor (which is just a silly damn cliché anyway, ‘cause when I was a sailor I don’t remember swearing any more than I do now)! The reality is that sailors only cuss like a large group of men who are not actively watching their “manners”, typically because there are no ladies or children present.
I find the use of foul language unnecessary, but certainly more humorous when used in the proper application. I don’t need vulgar terms to express myself, but sometimes it makes the impact of the words a f*ck-load stronger, or funnier. In the end, that is why words of this caliber exist! Imagine how f*cking frustrated we’d be without them!

In the stand-up comedy world there is a distinct line between “clean” comedians, and those who use foul language. Clean comics often tend to perpetuate the ‘holier than thou” stereotype, which you might expect. They hold onto it like a morality issue, and want to flag you with it, to make you feel bad about your choice. The reality is that some of them make that choice because they don’t normally use foul language, some don’t want to offend anyone, and others simply because they feel it may limit their marketability.
Of course, many of us have seen George Carlin’s famous routine, from the late 1970’s, on the words you can’t say on TV: where the 10 words leading the list were: sh*t, piss, f*ck, c*nt, c*cksucker, motherf*cker, tits, fart, turd, and twat. You would think this is a pretty comprehensive list, and would stand the test of time.

I was surprised, today, after doing a search online for dirty words! I found “The Top 12: Voted Most Offensive Words” at http://www.onlineslangdictionary.com/lists/most-vulgar-words which, not too surprisingly starts with “c*nt” but then takes an immediate corkscrew into: felch, skullf*ck, blumpkin, rusty trombone, Cleveland steamer, c*m dumpster, fruit salad, glass bottom boat, beef curtain, meat flaps, and (finally, at number 12) motherf*cker.

vul•gar /vəlgər/ Adjective
1 Lacking sophistication or good taste; unrefined
2 Making explicit and offensive reference to sex or bodily functions; coarse and rude

crude /krood/ Adjective:
1 matters in a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined
2 (of an action) Showing little finesse or subtlety, and as a result unlikely to succeed
3 (of language, behavior, or a person) Offensively coarse or rude, esp. in relation to sex

pro•fan•i•ty /prəfanətē/ Noun
1. Blasphemous or obscene language.
2. A swear word; an oath.

The SkankTees website was divided into two sections, from the first day of launch, to separate the dirty (NSFW) shirts from the less offensive sayings. Making the assumption that our website alone is acceptable for your work space, there’s a yellow caution bar across the page, stating “offensive T’s below”, just in case there is a limit to the depravity in your office.
Recent studies have shown that swearing can actually helps relieve pain, reduce stress, and build camaraderie. Swearing at work eases stress, boosts team spirit, study says… http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,302528,00.html

SkankTees were not meant for kids, but for young adults, and adults who have a solid sense of humor and the steel to wear them. The name alone should send that message.

(Back Story)

We lived on the coast of Oregon, on several acres of land, when I was a kid. My brother and I were regularly outside on an adventure, building a fort, playing in the creek, hunting small creatures with our BB guns, riding bikes, or doing chores.
One day, when I was five or six years old, our parents sat my brother and I down and told us "we’ve taught you that you're not supposed to cuss or use certain words, but we just want you to know, sometimes it's okay". They explained to us that if we were at home, for instance, and outside hammering a nail, when somehow we miss and hit a finger, it would be okay if we said “shit”, or whatever came to mind. We didn’t quite get it at first, but they just explained that sometimes expressing yourself in such a way helps to let out that pain, or whatever you are feeling. That it was okay, for my brother and I, just like it was okay for Dad and Mom, to cuss from time to time. They taught us that just because some people call them “bad words”, it doesn’t make you a bad person to use them.
They said, if we needed to cuss, that was okay with them, just be mindful of our surroundings. It was definitely not to be used at the dinner table, in front of grandma, at school, or at the neighbors’ house. In fact, Mom didn’t really want to hear it, in the house, either.

In hindsight I admire their parenting tactics, but I don’t know if they are right for every family…