"i was so flippin ticked off i could spit. that guldurn hogwash frickin gets my goat" the mouth on these characters. why is this considered acceptable, pg-13 swearing? it's the christian rock of cursing. it's the same thing, except it sucks. "you're an ornery son of a buck, aren't you?" god damn it. it's still swearing. if you want to say, "i'm angry, and i'm going to the store" then say that. adding filler words either colors it up or means that you're an idiot who lacks the mental capacity to finish a sentence without adding some spacer words to give you the much needed time your feeble brain needs to slop out the sentence. that's why we all curse. to convey an emotion with some force, or to buy some time within a sentence. "i'm _____ angry, and i'm ______ going to the ______ store!" any words you insert there give you some bonus time. but if you're adding those words to drive home the point that you're furious, pg-13 words don't work. "he flippin killed my brother!" that just says that you're mad enough to almost curse. it does nothing. either leave out the filler word, or use one with some power - you flipping sack of crud.