Americans cussing more in this economy

A f*cking good read from Diane Mapes, of MSNBC.

While we can all cite instances that inspire foul language — a flubbed golf swing, a flat tire, the latest flap regarding corporate excesses at the taxpayer’s expense — it’s more difficult to put our finger on what, exactly, makes certain words so damned appealing.

Word. Though I'm not sure I buy that we're swearing any more or less than we were twenty years ago. I don't subscribe to the "Hell-in-a-Handbasket" ideology that often substantiates that perspective.