What's the most functional word in the English language?

[Virtual_Burlesque]

Well, it's shit ... that's right shit!

Shit may just be the most function word in the English language.

Consider:

You can be shit faced,
Shit out of luck,
Or have shit for brains.

With a little effort, you can get your shit together,
Find a place for shit,
Or decide to shit or get off the pot.
You can smoke shit,
Buy shit, sell shit ,
Lose shit, find shit,
Forget shit,
And tell others to eat shit and die.

Some people know their shit,
While others can't tell the difference between shit and shineola.

There are lucky shits,
Dumb shits, Crazy shits,
And sweet shits.

There is bull shit ,
Horse shit,
And chicken shit.

You can throw shit,
Sling shit,
Catch shit,
Shoot the shit,
Or duck when shit hits the fan.

You can give a shit,
Or serve shit on a shingle.

You can find yourself in deep shit,
Or be happier than a pig in shit.

Some days are colder than shit,
Some days are hotter than shit,
And some days are just plain shitty.

Some music sounds like shit,
Things can look like shit,
And there are times when you feel like shit.

You can have too much shit,
Not enough shit,
The right shit,
The wrong shit,
Or a lot of weird shit.

You can carry shit,
Or find yourself up shit creek without a paddle.

Sometimes everything you touch turns to shit,
And other times you fall in a bucket of shit and come out smelling like a rose.

When you stop to consider all the facts,
It's the basic building block of creation.

And remember, once you know your shit,
You don't need to know anything else!

You can even pass this along, uless you don't give a shit.


Compiled by - wickedestslams@groups.msn.com

 

[ABSTRUSE]

LOL......I knew you were going to say that even before I opened this thread.

Hooray for shit

 

[Guest]

Wow, and you didn't even mention shite or shat.

Brava, P.

 

[Guest]

Brilliant, Burley! Absolutely brilliant!

To be honest, I thought the word was gonna be "fuck".

Lou

 

[rgraham666]

Nice post Virtual.

Three rules in this world.

1. Shit happens.
2. Shit happens frequently.
3. Get used to rules 1 and 2.

 

[Virtual_Burlesque]

Alternately ...

... To be honest, I thought the word was gonna be "fuck". Lou

Perhaps one of the most interesting and colorful words in the English language today is the word "fuck.” It is the one magical word which, just by its sound, can describe pain, pleasure, love, and hate.

In language, "fuck" falls into many grammatical categories. It can be used as a verb, both transitive (John fucked Mary) and intransitive (Mary was fucked by John). It can be an action verb (John really gives a fuck), a passive verb (Mary really doesn't give a fuck), an adverb (Mary is fucking interested in John), or as a noun (Mary is a terrific fuck). It can also be used as an adjective (Mary is fucking beautiful) or an interjection (Fuck! I'm late for my date with Mary). It can even be used as a conjunction (Mary is easy, fuck she's also stupid). As you can see, there are very few words with the overall versatility of the word "fuck.”

Aside from its sexual connotations, this incredible word can be used to describe many situations:

1. Dismay: Oh! Fuck it.
2. Aggression: Fuck You.
3. Passive: Fuck Me.
4. Command: Go fuck Yourself.
5. Incompetence: He's a fuckup.
6. Laziness: He's a fuckoff.
7. Ignorance: He's a fucking jerk.
8. Trouble: I guess I'm fucked now.
9. Confusion: What the fuck...
10. Despair: Fucked again.
11. Philosophical: Who gives a fuck?
12. Denial: I didn't fucking do it.
13. Rebellion: Fuck the world.
14. Annoyance: Don't fuck with me.
15. Encouragement: Keep on fucking.
16. Etiquette: Pass the fucking salt.
17. Fraud: I got fucked by my insurance agent.
18. Difficulty: I don't understand this fucking business!
19. Ugliness: You are a dumb looking fuck.
20. Agreement: You are fucking right.
21. Benevolence: Don't do me any fucking favors.
22. Greetings: How the fuck are ya?
23. Resignation: Oh, fuck it!
24. Disgust: Fuck me.
25. Displeasure: What the fuck is going on here?
26. Lost: Where the fuck are we?
27. Disbelief: UNFUCKINGBELIEVABLE!
28. Retaliation: Up your fucking ass!
29. Apathy: .Who really gives a fuck, anyhow?
30. Suspicion: Who the fuck are you?
31. Directions: Fuck off.
32. Pleasure: I fucking couldn't be happier.
33. Perplexity: I know fuck all about it.
34. Panic: Let's get the fuck out of here.

It can be used in an anatomical description: "He's a fucking asshole."
It can be used to tell time: "It's five fucking thirty."
It can be used in business: "How did I wind up with this fucking job?"
It can be maternal: "Motherfucker."
It can be political: "Fuck Dan Quayle!"


Lastly, it has been used by many notable people throughout history:

• General Custer: Where the fuck did all those Indians come from?
• Mayor of Nagasaki: What the FUCK was that?
• Captain of the Titanic: Full speed ahead and fuck the icebergs!
• Captain of the space shuttle, Challenger: Put that fucking fag out!
• Julius Caesar: Fuck tu, Brute!
• Casanova: Boy, am I fucked!
• Joan of Arc: Fuck me, it's hot!
• Captain of the Marie Celeste: Where the fuck is everyone?
• Captain of The Herald of Free Enterprise: Fuck off, I'm fishing!
• Director of Chernobyl nuclear reactor plant: OH FUCK!!!
• Emperor Nero: Where's all that fucking smoke coming from?
• Mayor of London, 1665: Oooh, fuck, a rat!
• Baker, London, 1666: Fuck, I left the gas on...
• Scott of The Antarctic: Fuck, is it COLD!
• John Lennon: That's not a real fucking gun.
• JFK: I need this parade like I need a fucking hole in my head.


Other famous quotes:

• Richard Nixon: Who's gonna fucking find out?
• Albert Einstein: Any fucking idiot could understand that.
• Picasso: It does so fucking look like her!
• Pythagoras: How the fuck did you work that out?
• Michelangelo: You want what on the fucking ceiling?
• Walt Disney: Fuck a duck.
• Edmund Hilary: Why? - Because its fucking there!
• Joan of Arc: I don't suppose its gonna fucking rain?
• Noah: Scattered fucking showers my ass.


Originalt opphav ukjent.

 

[Pure]

source for 'fuck'?

 

[dr_mabeuse]

I heard that the word that has the most different meanings as idicated by the number of definitions in the dictionary is run.

---dr.M.

 

[Virtual_Burlesque]

"Nice" has a nice collection of usages, but their different meanings are too nice for me to enumerate.

Have a nice day!

 

[Guest]

Mab., I really wanted to know this, tried various combos of words on Google and found this:

The word SET has the most definitions of any word in the English language. SET has 464 definitions in the Oxford English Dictionary. Here's how the others stack up:
RUN - 396 (defs.)
GO - 368
TAKE - 343
STAND - 334
GET - 289
TURN - 288
PUT - 268
FALL - 264
STRIKE - 250

Perdita

source

 

[Virtual_Burlesque]

The word SET has the most definitions of any word in the English language. SET has 464 definitions in the Oxford English Dictionary. Here's how the others stack up:
RUN - 396 (defs.)
GO - 368
TAKE - 343
STAND - 334
GET - 289
TURN - 288
PUT - 268
FALL - 264
STRIKE - 250
Perdita

source

Ms Perdita,

Is the OED to 'nice' too mention 'Shit' or 'Fuck'

 

[Guest]

Ms Perdita, Is the OED to 'nice' too mention 'Shit' or 'Fuck'

Not at all, but they don't have the numbers of definitions as the words above. P.

 

[cantdog]

my God, Perdita, you look beautiful

And you grab me.

 

[shereads]

Shit? Cool.

 

[mcfbridge]

Nice post Virtual.

Three rules in this world.

1. Shit happens.
2. Shit happens frequently.
3. Get used to rules 1 and 2.

Sorry, you left out a big one.

Shit rolls downhill.

 

[Guest]

Shit rolls downhill.

Not necessarily. P.

 

[Guest]

 

[ABSTRUSE]

My grandmother always said..."You'll shit when you eat enough."

 

[Svenskaflicka]

I heard a nice saying: "If my ass was half as ugly as your face, I'd only take a shit in the dark!"

 

[rgraham666]

I heard a nice saying: "If my ass was half as ugly as your face, I'd only take a shit in the dark!"

Ha, ha! I like that one.