The new movie, Gravity, is out. It takes us to one of those 'Oh, shit' days in a person's life. I don't really like to swear when I blog or write. I think it can cheapen what you are writing. But there are, sometimes, just the right combination of blue words that are short, sync, and to the point like no other. Sometimes, one or two of these bad boys says it all.
They are usually understated, these statements of exclamation, sometimes carried along with words you hear long shoremen use. Your space ship blows up and you simply say "Crap, Will, what do we do now?" or "Houston, we have a problem," In reality, there are a many of them we have all heard.
Tom Hanks has a couple-" I will see you on the beach." from Saving Private Ryan, or the movie Silverado where the bad sheriff answers the man's question of 'What's goin' to happen now, sheriff?" with the line 'Hide and watch.' Or my favorite line, which happens to be from a book, where the hero is dying and he looks up at the bat crap crazy female mass murderer and says "Come here and fight like a man, you bitch."
We each have our own special words. My former supervisor could use the F-bomb in every part of the sentence, including the direct and indirect object. At gift I just proudly used in Looking for Indianola.
So, as we enter this holiday season, remember your coupons, don't park in a handicapped slot unless you have a sticker, I don't care if you will only be a minute, and watch our mouths around everyone.
Actually, its all good if you just say it with a smile.
