I use a lot of substitute swear words, and the more creative the better. I've gotten laughs by saying "bullfrogs" instead of bull something else.

My respect-o-meter for George Foreman rose to soaring heights once when I read a magazine article he'd written. It was on this very issue, and he said the same thing we're saying. People who curse excessively basically don't know any other words. Then he offered a list of substitutes to say instead. I adopted his practice of saying "God bless America!" as an interjection, as opposed to another word that starts with "God."

A lot of times it can just get plain funny. My brother once said "cheese and rice" in place of the Lord's name. When my oldest daughter spilled her purse and interjected, "oh, Shiite" (a sect of Islam) I thought it was funny. And I heard a country song for the first time today that contained the lyric, "the fit's gonna hit the shan." It cracked me up. "Fiddlesticks" is one possibility as are any number of words starting with an F. "Fruitcake!" "Flubber!" "I don't understand a flipping thing."

Another option, if you're really wound up, is "oooooh, fecal matter!" Not only does this start with an F and contain a k-sound, but it's the medical term for... um.... poop.

If only people would use their heads and get creative with their language, instead of falling back on those worn-out words.