Vulgar

by Michelle Lasley

Michelle Lasley is a mother, wife in Pacific Northwest learning to balance green dreams with budget realities.

March 5, 2011

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We say, “Crap.” He says, “Take a dump.” When my husband said to him, “Take it back if it craps out,” the conversation quickly ended.

When my husband told me of this exchange – we both were flabbergasted. I realized, I might associate “crap” more with the gamble, “Craps.” So, perhaps I have a luxurious twist to this word that means poop. But, “take a dump,” we both agreed has connotations, to us, that seem beyond vulgar. Both phrases mean the same thing – but one is vulgar to one while the other isn’t. How interesting?

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