Scribblings from the Mitchy Side

sanba38 asked me "What is more socially acceptable to say in public, boogers, or shit? Or do y'all say bogies instead? Not the golf kind."

Definitely "boogers" although you are right in that in the UK, this is referred to as "bogies". I prefer "boogers" actually, mostly because when I watch a US theme war movie and they say "Bogeys at six o'clock!" it's a hell of a lot less confusing :)

I think using swear words in every day language is becoming disturbingly commonplace. I'm no prude but even I boggle at the proliferation of the F word. 20 years ago I wouldn't have dreamed of using such language. Then I went to Uni :P Now I usually manage not to swear in public or at work (usually, not always) but it's an effort. It seems to have seeped into my brain and of course, it's seeping into the brains of children of ever younger years. I suppose overuse at some point will render the word harmless, such as the use of the word "damn", which doesn't even raise an eyebrow here any more. I'm not sure if this will be a good or bad thing.

therealsherbs wants me to talk about listening to the radio. And this is going to be another short answer because I very rarely do, unless I'm in the car and have a deep burning need to listen to the travel news and find out why I'm stuck in this 'ere traffic jam. I don't have a radio in the house, except for my alarm clock and that's so knackered, I'm lucky not to be woken up every morning by bursts of static instead of talking or music :P I could, theoretically, tune in via the TV, as Sky offers radio channels, and of course there's always the internet. I understand there are some very good online radio stations.

However, I have problems with non-visual media, being hard of hearing, and I tend to get frustrated if I can't make out what's being said. I have several podcasts and radio interviews of people I really like that I've never listened to or never finished listening to because of that. I should, I suppose, make more of an effort. It wouldn't do me any harm to ease myself off the idea of "if I can't see faces, I can't hear".

My Mum listened to the radio all the time, it was always on. I must admit, there was some good stuff to listen to. Maybe I've just got out of the habit. Certainly, a radio can be company in ways I don't think TV manages. Good topic, young Sherbski, I may have to get back into the radio listening habit :)