tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285758144007302365.post3603432795336591950..comments2023-07-03T11:29:30.743+01:00Comments on swearingmother: You Just Can't Get The StaffSwearing Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07277450057243928790noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285758144007302365.post-25713015680559996212007-10-27T15:29:00.000+01:002007-10-27T15:29:00.000+01:00Hi Stinking Billy! Thank you so much for your kind...Hi Stinking Billy! Thank you so much for your kind words, I am so glad you liked my post. I am currently having a crisis of confidence re my writing style as I am currently trying to get a short story printed (minus the swearing of course) and it's not proving that easy.<BR/><BR/>With encouragement like yours, I'm less likely to give up, so thanks.Swearing Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277450057243928790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285758144007302365.post-31093227890521418802007-10-27T11:20:00.000+01:002007-10-27T11:20:00.000+01:00I don't mind being a late (39th) commentor one bit...I don't mind being a late (39th) commentor one bit. I did something this morning I have never done before - I selected your blog, printed it and took it downstairs to read out to my wife - and her visiting sister and niece (from Brewood, as it happens).<BR/><BR/>It got all of the laughs I expected but also comments on the excellence of your writing skills.<BR/><BR/>I just needed somebody else to confirm my own reactions, and I<BR/>got that in spades.<BR/><BR/>You are a gem, swearing mother. Just forget about any (hinted) changes to your soubriquet, content or style. <BR/><BR/>Still LOL!Stinking Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13577508577062044906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285758144007302365.post-31183492765649619942007-10-22T08:18:00.000+01:002007-10-22T08:18:00.000+01:00Hi Merry,Sometimes, there's only so much a person ...Hi Merry,<BR/><BR/>Sometimes, there's only so much a person can take, and then they can take no more! "Light blue touchpaper and stand back" type of thing!Swearing Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277450057243928790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285758144007302365.post-78512342475323512262007-10-21T17:32:00.000+01:002007-10-21T17:32:00.000+01:00I adored the Goodnight Vienna paragraph ... actual...I adored the Goodnight Vienna paragraph ... actually I can nearly hear your voice from here saying it! You're clearly a passionate woman, there's no need to be ashamed - well done!merry weatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15790847146645006254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285758144007302365.post-22239898930705551402007-10-20T19:49:00.000+01:002007-10-20T19:49:00.000+01:00Hi SM - loved your comment on my post - I'm still ...Hi SM - loved your comment on my post - I'm still chuckling away now! Thanks for the Vit B suggestion - I'll give it a try.menopausaloldbag (MOB)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04320287770097378027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285758144007302365.post-17375939714688907082007-10-20T17:20:00.000+01:002007-10-20T17:20:00.000+01:00Hi Dumdad, it's a phrase I've used many times, oft...Hi Dumdad, it's a phrase I've used many times, often inappropriately, but at least it gets people's attention..... thanks so much for visiting.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes.Swearing Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277450057243928790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285758144007302365.post-28557408949000262922007-10-20T17:16:00.000+01:002007-10-20T17:16:00.000+01:00Hi,I enjoyed this post and I hope I can remember t...Hi,<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed this post and I hope I can remember the phrase "it would be easier to push butter up a porcupine’s arse with a red hot needle than..." when the proper occasion arises.Dumdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070838905120958459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285758144007302365.post-48114392084241293972007-10-20T11:30:00.000+01:002007-10-20T11:30:00.000+01:00Oooh Richard, now that's a difficult question to a...Oooh Richard, now that's a difficult question to answer. I could say "invite me onto your show and I'll tell you" but that would be mean.<BR/><BR/>And anyway, I don't really know the answer. I'm just pleased to read and reply to all and any comments kindly left for me, but I also enjoy reading and commenting on other people's blogs, so maybe we've all got to know and appreciate each other over time. I dunno. It's a mystery. I have absolutely no strategy, just write and read. And enjoy. <BR/><BR/>I think in your case it may be that you entered the blogosphere with more of a sonic boom than a bang, and it was always going to be difficult to maintain that sort of momentum. Most of us have sneaked in, unannounced, and have gradually built up a readership because people visit and like what they read, so come back. Some of your initial success may have been attributable to the fact that you are a famous TV presenter, so from the very start the bar was set rather higher for you than for the rest of us and you probably thought that the only way was up. But there is a difference between performing for a tame studio audience and blogging interactively. If nobody is moved to write a comment on your blog, they won't - it's as simple as that really. No studio assistant is waving a bloody great placard with the word "APPLAUSE" written on it. Maybe you need to look at your style and content and think about how your blog could evolve to encourage more audience participation, i.e., comments, if that's what you want? Just a suggestion. It depends on how much you want your blog to succeed I suppose, and why you started doing it in the first place. <BR/><BR/>But you really want me to be honest? You won't fall out with me and not be friends any more?<BR/><BR/>Let me know and I'll come round to your blog for a chat, any time.<BR/><BR/>Put the kettle on and I'll be over.Swearing Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277450057243928790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285758144007302365.post-78536565493230522062007-10-19T18:00:00.000+01:002007-10-19T18:00:00.000+01:00I know the person you're talking about and I can a...I know the person you're talking about and I can assure you that she does have Shit-for-Brains disease and that it is terminal. I think you should apologise.<BR/><BR/>Now, how on earth do you manage to get so many comments? What do I have to do to get readers like this? Tell me. Be honest. I'll do anything. Absolutely anything. And don't tell me you get offers like this every day or that I'm just a comment whore. I know that already. Judy tells me every day.Uncle Dick Madeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01124053234469634414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285758144007302365.post-8999674738255155492007-10-19T17:42:00.000+01:002007-10-19T17:42:00.000+01:00Hiya Mob! Thanks for visiting. As tempting as yo...Hiya Mob! Thanks for visiting. As tempting as your suggestion is re bangers and arses, I am already in enough deep doo-doo with the thought police without any actual GBH taking place. But thanks anyway!<BR/><BR/>Travelling: So nice of you to visit my blog, are you by any chance a Brummie boy? What a coincidence. Been back to read your blog again, and yep, I was right the first time. You can write, that's for sure. Take care of yourself, chick (as we say in Brum).Swearing Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277450057243928790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285758144007302365.post-21270171571119268012007-10-19T11:07:00.000+01:002007-10-19T11:07:00.000+01:00I think you're funny. You know, I used to call it...I think you're funny. You know, I used to call it a red haze when I was a kid - someone would wind me up and wind me up and it'd be absolutley fine. But then, all of a sudden the red haze would descend and it was like I'd been possessed....<BR/><BR/>Alas, these days my blood pressure just isn't up to getting so upset, so I find myself handling things more rationally. It's not as much fun, but it's better for the heart...!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your friendly comments on my blog.travelling, but not in lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285758144007302365.post-56214299025762154192007-10-17T16:35:00.000+01:002007-10-17T16:35:00.000+01:00Next time she bends over stick a banger up her ars...Next time she bends over stick a banger up her arse. That should get her moving a bit. She wont be any more use to you than she is now but at least she can entertain you.menopausaloldbag (MOB)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04320287770097378027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285758144007302365.post-61718927883871947912007-10-16T22:24:00.000+01:002007-10-16T22:24:00.000+01:00Hi Wakeup, you are quite correct. How did you gue...Hi Wakeup, you are quite correct. How did you guess??Swearing Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277450057243928790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285758144007302365.post-27041198652461688942007-10-16T19:24:00.000+01:002007-10-16T19:24:00.000+01:00OK, I'm late on this, but fantastic. Was this rece...OK, I'm late on this, but fantastic. Was this receptionist of a certain age, say below 30? Just wondered.wakeupandsmellthecoffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04602735058278146250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285758144007302365.post-86300766621852063222007-10-14T23:56:00.000+01:002007-10-14T23:56:00.000+01:00Hi Mimi, to be honest, I am usually calm(ish) but ...Hi Mimi, to be honest, I am usually calm(ish) but there are certain things that push my "furious" button. <BR/><BR/>I can always plead insanity.Swearing Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277450057243928790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285758144007302365.post-73368889776728975422007-10-14T23:49:00.000+01:002007-10-14T23:49:00.000+01:00SM, this is brilliant! What you said to her was 10...SM, this is brilliant! What you said to her was 100% justified- there are far too many nit wits around who take no responsibility for their mistakes. And usually I can't laugh about things like this, but I have a pain in my side laughing now. Is this the universe telling you to give up work? What are you like with nit wits on the road? Does end of fuse match colour of car you didn't buy? mimi not mikeFjordLinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07324785503053152578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285758144007302365.post-51144844275629754312007-10-14T23:28:00.000+01:002007-10-14T23:28:00.000+01:00Hi Belle: I wish I could have stuck to icy and cal...Hi Belle: I wish I could have stuck to icy and calm, but unfortunately couldn't quite manage it. Now I am worried about what someone is going to say to ME.<BR/><BR/>I know what you mean All Shook Up, I am sure I am now in deep do-do.<BR/><BR/>Hi Mopsa: I agree with you entirely. It won't matter what she did, all that will matter is what I said, Oh dear.<BR/><BR/>SEM: It's safer to mutter when someone's gone, believe me!<BR/><BR/>RC: Honestly, don't ever tell me a secret, I cannot keep my mouth shut. At all.<BR/><BR/>Ginger Witch, hiya. I think she meant to add "retentive" to that, to be honest. Is there any other kind? Ha!Swearing Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277450057243928790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285758144007302365.post-55778276367874171092007-10-14T22:11:00.000+01:002007-10-14T22:11:00.000+01:00I'm not sure I want MMOF writing for me if she's g...I'm not sure I want MMOF writing for me if she's going to talk about anal . . .ginger witchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07295778093867557988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285758144007302365.post-56974641277107865692007-10-14T01:12:00.000+01:002007-10-14T01:12:00.000+01:00Love this post! Why is it that the people who take...Love this post! Why is it that the people who take the least responsibility for their actions are the ones who need the most checking up on?<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad I was late to this post and didn't have to make myself crazy imagining what you had said. You go, girl.<BR/><BR/>You slow fuse types are the most dangerous anyway. Everybody knows that!the rotten correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02704525054720181936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285758144007302365.post-60216326886356459722007-10-13T21:57:00.000+01:002007-10-13T21:57:00.000+01:00'She was not bovvered' hilarious. Good for you, s...'She was not bovvered' hilarious. Good for you, sometimes I wish I could get the words out instead of muttering after they've gone.She's like the windhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075810201419237816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285758144007302365.post-72942236705369885332007-10-13T15:28:00.000+01:002007-10-13T15:28:00.000+01:00SM - I knew we could break you! And it was a tale...SM - I knew we could break you! And it was a tale worth telling. How about having a T-shirt made that says, "yes, you ARE thick" on the back and wearing it on Monday?<BR/><BR/>I know you are a real pro and you've probably done it already, but if not, strongly suggest you write down exactly what happened and pass it to your line manager for the record, or if that's too close to the bone, share with HR dept for their files. Folks in the wrong are always the first to invoke grievances and you'll have parked your evidence just in case.<BR/><BR/>And on a lighter note - please tell us what happens next week!Mopsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17912659592484055741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285758144007302365.post-87659148396237953562007-10-13T12:39:00.000+01:002007-10-13T12:39:00.000+01:00Well done SM! Expect a quiet word from the HR Thou...Well done SM! Expect a quiet word from the HR Thought Police any time soon, though.All Shook Uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06815298630864905608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285758144007302365.post-81616317387193468682007-10-13T10:26:00.000+01:002007-10-13T10:26:00.000+01:00SM - fantastic post! Loved it. I'm doing much bo...SM - fantastic post! Loved it. I'm doing much bollocking these days and I can vouch for Tina's approach. I'm known for my volatility but just lately in numerous phonecalls I've been heard to adopt icy calm clipped tones and even my son raised his eyebrows and said 'Wa-ay cool, Mum!' High praise from a 14 year old. Didn't say that when I adopted the Tone with him, mind. Oh, and drop me an email, you should be on cre8buzz!!bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09356982330855702882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285758144007302365.post-57455732615824656402007-10-13T07:37:00.000+01:002007-10-13T07:37:00.000+01:00Hi Tina: I'm not very good at ACTUAL bollockings,...Hi Tina: I'm not very good at ACTUAL bollockings, generally speaking, unless incandescent with rage, and then it all comes out like molten lava, unstoppable and very, very heated. I must try your calm and meaningful approach, it'll get me into less trouble! Although, having said that, I do intend to adopt the "f*ckwit" full stop as it sounds so satisfying!Swearing Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277450057243928790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285758144007302365.post-65219996750880296022007-10-13T00:48:00.000+01:002007-10-13T00:48:00.000+01:00Oh SM, I love that! And I love what you said to he...Oh SM, I love that! And I love what you said to her. I've just moved departments at my company, and am giving out bollockings like there is no tomorrow. I feel liberated like you wouldn't believe. I do them very calmly, but very forcefully, and they are in no doubt as to what I mean. And when they're gone, I mutter 'f*ckwit' under my breath, like a full stop.<BR/><BR/>We are truly kindred spirits, but I've got over the quiet seething...The Woman who Canhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369918534461488884noreply@blogger.com