In a nutshell [ed. note: f-bombs removed for brevity]:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- you won’t find happiness buying stuff<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- you won’t find happiness in another person<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- you won’t find happiness looking for “happiness”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- you won’t find happiness avoiding problems<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- you might<\/strong><\/em> find happiness trying to solve your problems<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- you’ll only fix your problems if you are willing to accept the pain that inevitably comes from fixing your problems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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Dearest GentleBLOTTs,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With incredibly impeccable (almost cosmic) timing, KM’s suggested book “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a &*%@”<\/strong> became available from the Austin Public Library yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although this book bursts forth with incredible wisdom, it also bursts forth with a very high FBPP<\/strong> (f-bomb per page) ratio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This highlights the generational divide on the use of the f-bomb. As official spokesman for my generation, f-bombs are not cool. But these kids today…. F-bomb this, f-bomb that….<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, since WLBOTT<\/strong> has such a cultural influence on the youth of today, we need a substitute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While reading the book, I tried to substitute the word “Fibonacci<\/strong>” (in my brain) for the f-bomb. (“Well, this is really Fibonaccied<\/strong>“, etc.) It works fairly well, but it has too many syllables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dale from King of the Hill has the famous “ding-dang old I tell you what” rant, but it’s a little too long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Suggestions? Comments? Criticisms?<\/p>\nUC#4<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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Fellow N<\/strong>on-O<\/strong>ffensive G<\/strong>entlepeople (NOG<\/strong>),<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am a big fan of \u201cfrak\u201d as it is in itself a dirty word now that the oil and gas industry is destroying our subterranean structures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I also asked ChatGPT and they came up with some good choices:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Frak<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Fudge<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Frick<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Flip<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Freak<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Frig<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Frell<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Flipping<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Fiddlesticks<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Freaking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
I think it is important to preserve the terse single syllable expletive nature of the word, but other than that, pretty much anything goes.<\/p>\nUC#1<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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For what it’s worth, we use “Fridgsicle<\/strong>!” at our house in the children’s presence.<\/p>\nElder KM<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nThe Burden of WLBOTT and Associated Stressors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Sometimes the weight of WLBOTT <\/strong>can become too much, especially among the younger generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nAnger Management at WLBOTT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Through the Employee Assistance Program<\/strong>, we encourage our team to attend Anger Management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We’ve had mixed results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- you’ll only fix your problems if you are willing to accept the pain that inevitably comes from fixing your problems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n