Here, here on NY swearers. I only lived there for 2 yrs, but I earned my swearing merit badges from a fellow New Yorker who'd been there for his formative years. He taught me the good ones like, "Well, I'll be dipped in ****." Haha. I realize I swear in excess, but it's part of who I am. As a child we couldn't say anything but darn or shoot, but we were pastor's kids. I think once you leave your religion behind it makes swearing all the more delicious. In my first session of therapy with my current therapist I was trying so hard not to say **** that I kept saying Jesus (which is more offensive to some, and less to others who aren't religious). And every time I caught myself saying Jesus I thought "**** I just said Jesus again, don't say ****, don't say ****." But eventually I did it anyway because no words are forbidden in my book except for racial or ethnic slurs. After all, generalizations are stupid and we are one race: human. The therapist didn't react, but I did get a rise out of him once when I said, "they give these away like condoms at the student center." It was a disapproving look, but I thought it was hilarious. Couldn't resist. Bad me.