I like cuss words, but not all the time

I'm sitting, quietly watching a movie, when the guy next to me starts yelling at the screen, "That f***ing maniac! Is he f***ing kidding me?!"

After this was repeated about a dozen times throughout the movie, I realized that for him, cussing isn't meant to express anger or angst or fear. Nope, it is simply a word to throw into any old sentence. As in, "Nice f***ing weather today. I f***ing love f***ing Tuesdays."

Inside, I cringed at the string of expletives.

Not because I have a problem with cussing. Not at all.

I find cuss words to be very handy and necessary at times. Situations like… discovering that the car battery is dead at 6:30 in the morning / working on a computer that suddenly displays the blue screen of death / waking up five minutes before you have to leave for the airport / burning your tongue on coffee. These are moments when a cuss word or phrase is not just appropriate, it is practically mandatory.

…he is talking during the movie, which should be outlawed. I know this isn't the wild west, but I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one in a theater more than happy to drag him out into the lobby, place a popcorn bucket over his head, and tape him to the nearest cardboard advertisement.

I just find gratuitous cussing annoying and more than a little crass. The words no longer have any meaning. They become nothing more than verbal filler, like "um" or "like."

Replace the cuss word with "like" and hear the difference:

"That is like messed up! Are you like kidding me?"

It completely changes the tone and kinda makes me giggle just a little.

But back to the guy at the movie—he is also talking during the movie, which should be outlawed. I know this isn't the wild west, but I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one more than happy to drag him out into the lobby, place a popcorn bucket over his head, and tape him to the nearest cardboard advertisement.

I am more than happy to share my opinion online. America is a free-speech country after all.