The Ultimate Swear.

When I was a kid, we used "swears" only in extreme circumstances. There was "damn," of course, and "shit" and the f-word, the "King of All Swears."

My nephew at the tender age of 4 once tattled that his brother had used the "d-word," which I later learned was "shut up." Anything naughty to him was "the d-word."

As an adult, I find that women are generally quite unnerved by the word "cunt." This seems fairly universal, especially if the word is spoken directly to a woman's face as an insult. It's far worse than looking at a man and calling him a prick. Not that I use the word, mind you-- at least not to a woman's face. I might shout it at someone on tv who is pissing me off, like a certain "Top Chef" contestant. However, my friend Annie from England once shared that across the pond, old male friends will often greet each other with, "How you doin', you silly cunt?"

Anyway, the c-word seems to be a pretty offensive one. Which is why this clip is brilliant! Thanks to Bill in Exile for bringing it to my attention.