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    A Scientific Reason Why You Can't Stop Yourself from Saying "Oh Shit!"
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    Image of clambo clambo
    11/05/08

    In reply to A Scientific Reason Why You Can't Stop Yourself from Saying "Oh Shit!"
    Oh, shit! Is that a picture of Annalee?
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    11/04/08

    In reply to A Scientific Reason Why You Can't Stop Yourself from Saying "Oh Shit!"
    I say "motherfucker." It's better because you get more time to catch yourself. When I'm around children I just say "motherffft.." and then bite my lip.
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    11/04/08

    In reply to A Scientific Reason Why You Can't Stop Yourself from Saying "Oh Shit!"
    The "Oh-shit wave" sounds like a weapon that a James Bond villain would use.
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    11/04/08

    In reply to A Scientific Reason Why You Can't Stop Yourself from Saying "Oh Shit!"
    I don't have a problem with a potty mouth but I worked with kids for a long time and can't for the life of me stop giving the Thumbs Up sign.
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    11/04/08

    @Final: I worked in customer service as well as near a lot of kids, and even after all of these years still say shoot and freaking. I also say""For the love of Pete" a lot. Never figured where that one came from.
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    11/04/08

    In reply to A Scientific Reason Why You Can't Stop Yourself from Saying "Oh Shit!"
    the girl in the pic has awkwardly ginormous hands. if i had hands like that i'd constantly be saying "oh shit" too from all the things i'd inadvertantly be knocking over.
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    11/04/08

    In reply to A Scientific Reason Why You Can't Stop Yourself from Saying "Oh Shit!"
    Umm When I hit my toes, I say FUCK! hehehehe...
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    11/04/08

    @Darksider1972: Maybe you've got the genetic variant "oh fuck" wave?
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    11/04/08

    In reply to A Scientific Reason Why You Can't Stop Yourself from Saying "Oh Shit!"
    I was watching the first episode of Dead Like Me the other day and George has the best Oh Shit! moment ever just before the toilet seat hits her.
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    11/04/08

    In reply to A Scientific Reason Why You Can't Stop Yourself from Saying "Oh Shit!"
    Soon scientists will discover the truth. This phenomenon actually originated when ancient man stepped in dino-dookie and simply stated the obvious. This eventually was integrated into our DNA. Isn't science fun?
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    Image of Schizoid84 Schizoid84
    11/04/08

    @toddbert: Ancient man and dinosaurs never coexisted on this planet.
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    11/04/08

    @Schizoid84: How do you know? Were you there? Seriously, did you really sit there typing that comment and think that I was not aware of the prevailing theory among scientists that the two were separated by millions of years? Or did you completely miss the jovial tone of my comment and think I was serious? Or, is your comment an attempt at humor? If so I apologize for not getting it. I guess I am a little cranky today. Not enough caffeine and too long standing in line to vote.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE
    11/04/08

    @toddbert: Technically, even if they were still separated by millions of years, stepping in a pile of fossilized dinosaur scat while not wearing shoes would hurt. I'd say Oh Shit if I had a hunk of stone in my foot.
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    11/04/08

    In reply to A Scientific Reason Why You Can't Stop Yourself from Saying "Oh Shit!"
    It's often the last words of pilots.
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    Image of hopskipper hopskipper
    11/04/08

    In reply to A Scientific Reason Why You Can't Stop Yourself from Saying "Oh Shit!"
    Tom Sizemore's character in Strange Days made a similar claim that "Shit" was the number one word that people said right before they died.
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    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    11/04/08

    In reply to A Scientific Reason Why You Can't Stop Yourself from Saying "Oh Shit!"
    I thought it was because I was constantly doing something awesome that requires me to periodically say.


    "OH SHIT! I rule!"

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