Read more swearing stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/26705/swearing.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:30:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73635/swearing-reduces-pain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf your reaction to slamming your finger in a door is to curse the air blue, you might be onto something: A new study shows that swearing relieves pain. Intrigued by the fact that people seem to swear in painful situations, UK researchers put the idea to the test: they...http://www.newser.com/story/73635/swearing-reduces-pain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 13:48:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72192/another-nyc-anchor-swears-on-air.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter one anchor's angry F-bomb and another's strange chicken-copulation metaphor, a third New York local newscaster accidentally slipped in some off-color language last night. WABC anchor Bill Ritter referred to Bernie Kerik, ex-head of the NYPD and briefly nominated to run the Homeland Security Department, as "former New York City...http://www.newser.com/story/72192/another-nyc-anchor-swears-on-air.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 6:00:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71476/bleeping-white-house-better-watch-its-mouth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLately, the White House has had quite the potty mouth. Barack Obama called Kanye West a “jackass,” Joe Biden told a senator to “gimme a fucking break!” and one top economic adviser said that America hadn’t had its “holy shit” moment. That’s an unusually high naughty word count, rhetoric experts...http://www.newser.com/story/71476/bleeping-white-house-better-watch-its-mouth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Oct 2009 12:29:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66024/geithner-flips-out-tongue-lashes-regulators.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe heat is apparently getting to Tim Geithner. At a meeting last week with high-level financial regulators, the treasury secretary indulged in a potty-mouthed diatribe about delays in the administration's highly touted plan to overhaul the regulatory system, declaring, "enough is enough," the Wall Street Journal reports. Attendees included Ben...http://www.newser.com/story/66024/geithner-flips-out-tongue-lashes-regulators.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Aug 2009 22:44:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64183/swearing-cuts-pain-dammit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStubbed your toe? Let loose a torrent of profanity and you may actually feel better, a study suggests. Scientists had subjects stick their hands in ice water for as long as they could, once while cursing and again using only G-rated language. The researchers discovered that cursing subjects could keep...http://www.newser.com/story/64183/swearing-cuts-pain-dammit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 12 Jul 2009 12:05:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62786/no-sex-after-9-please-were-the-bbc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagResponding to viewers’ concerns, the BBC will no longer give free rein to potentially offensive material after 9pm, the Telegraph reports. A network survey of 2,700 people age 11 and up found that its audience, especially older viewers, is unhappy with the content. Now, foul language may be subject...http://www.newser.com/story/62786/no-sex-after-9-please-were-the-bbc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Jun 2009 8:52:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57441/supreme-court-backs-fccs-profanity-policy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Supreme Court ruled today that the Federal Communications Commission may fine broadcasters for even a single utterance of a curse word, Lyle Denniston writes for SCOTUSblog. In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that the FCC’s recent switch in policy from discouraging “dirty words” to a stringent ban on...http://www.newser.com/story/57441/supreme-court-backs-fccs-profanity-policy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Apr 2009 12:51:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53575/recession-creates-nation-of-potty-mouths.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe state of the economy has made for a lot of bad news, and bad news makes for a lot of cussing, MSNBC reports. “I’ve been dropping the F-bomb every time I look at the Dow,” said one 35-year-old writer. “You see that number and you say a few choice...http://www.newser.com/story/53575/recession-creates-nation-of-potty-mouths.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Mar 2009 15:30:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52133/la-to-declare-cuss-free-week.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMillions of angry drivers will be reduced to stunned silence if Los Angeles County passes No Cussing Week, the AP reports. The expected announcement from the county board of supervisors next week follows a campaign by 15-year-old McKay Hatch, who started a club against swearing. "It's not about forcing anyone...http://www.newser.com/story/52133/la-to-declare-cuss-free-week.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 01 Mar 2009 16:23:00 CST