History Main / CurseOfTheAncients

---> "In my day, TV stars weren't allowed to say 'booby', 'tushy', 'burp', 'fanny-burp', 'water closet', 'underpants', 'dingle-dangle', 'Boston marriage'[[note]]A 19th century term for two women cohabiting, with the implication of lesbian relationship.[[/note]], '[[UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson LBJ]]', 'Titicaca', 'hot dog', ''or'' 'frontlumps'!"

* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'''s Colonel Sassacre:

* In ''Series/DoctorWho'', Ace was a [[{{Badbutt}} tough teenage delinquent]] who wasn't allowed to swear. On more than one occasion she used "Gordon Bennett" as an oath, probably the '''only''' person born in the 1970s to do so unironically in fiction or real life.

* The English language ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' games are fond of using "dastard" as a stand-in for "bastard". Like the ''God of War'' example, it's meant to reflect the less-than-modern setting - all Fire Emblem games take place in [[MedievalEuropeanFantasy medieval fantasy worlds]], wherein [[MedievalStasis neither the language nor the technology seems to be capable of becoming any more modern no matter how much time passes]].

* The appropriately named Fowlmouth from ''TinyToonAdventures,'' after Buster trains him out of his regular bleeped-out swearing.

* In ''Blind Descent'', Literature/AnnaPigeon complains about wanting to swear but being too uncomfortable to do so in a group of people she does not know well. One of the other rangers her to the joys of what he calls 'cowboy swearing'; letting loose yells of things like "Goddang it!" or "Consarn it!". Anna tries it and finds it a great way of letting out frustration.

* In the world of Hyboria, from Literature/ConanTheBarbarian stories, characters would often exclaim "By Crom's Beard!", "By Crom!", or simply "Crom!" which was the name of a particularly apathetic god.

* Granny Smith, matriarch of the Apple family in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', talks like this sometimes. Applejack does too when exited, often as obvious censors of common curses.

->'''Stu:''' [[LampshadeHanging Why do you always talk like a prospector when you're aggravated, "con-flabbit?"]]

* In ''Franchise/GodOfWar'', Ancient Grecian SociopathicHero Kratos often uses the term "By the Gods!" as an exclamation. Given that he ''is'' ancient, it's highly appropriate for his setting.

* In ''Series/DoctorWho'', Ace was a [[{{Badbutt tough teenage delinquent]] who wasn't allowed to swear. On more than one occasion she used "Gordon Bennett" as an oath, probably the '''only''' person born in the 1970s to do so unironically in fiction or real life.

* ''TheMusicMan'', which takes place in a small Iowa town, 1912, has a character who keeps saying "Jeely Cly." For reasons not easily explained, the movie changed this to "Great Honk." - which the mayor still considers offensive speech.

* Loki's notorious "mewling quim" insult to Black Widow in ''Film/TheAvengers''.
* Pretty much every sentence spoken by Roman Moroni in JohnnyDangerously:

* In ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'', Ancient Grecian SociopathicHero Kratos often uses the term "By the Gods!" as an exclamation. Given that he ''is'' ancient, it's highly appropriate for his setting.

* Grandpa Lou Pickles from ''{{Rugrats}}'', as lampshaded in the above quote.

* In Creator/LRonHubbard's ''Mission Earth'' series, a "translation convention" replaces all swearwords with (Bleep). It gets ''really'' tiresome after a while.

** In ''Discworld/CarpeJugulum'', Nanny Ogg is so shocked by the sight of Esme all Duchessed up that none of her ample vocabulary of swearwords are sufficient, and she resorts to an ancient curse used by her grandmother: "I'll be ''morgadored.''"

* In ''BobAndGeorge'', [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/000615c Dr. Light started out this way.]]

* [[Franchise/{{Superman}} "Great Caesar's ghost!"]]

* Averted in ''Jo's Boys'', the last book in the ''Literature/LittleWomen'' series. Speaking of the plight of his friends the Montana Indians, Dan exclaims "I call that a damned shame!" The word is written out in full. After a moment's shocked silence, the speaker says that it ''is'' a damned shame-- using the word again-- and he won't apologize.

* Madame Foster of ''FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' will occasionally resort to venting in this manner.

* Mrs. Whitlow from [[Literature/{{Discworld}} Unseen University]] also says "Sugar!" instead of... you know.
--> '''Ridcully:''' She may ''say'' sugar, but what she means is [[CurseCutShort shi-]]
** Becomes a minor plot in ''Discworld/MonstrousRegiment'', when [[spoiler: Shufti]]'s use of this trope reveals her to be, well, [[SweetPollyOliver a her]].
** In ''Literature/CarpeJugulum'', Nanny Ogg is so shocked by the sight of Esme all Duchessed up that none of her ample vocabulary of swearwords are sufficient, and she resorts to an ancient curse used by her grandmother: "I'll be ''morgadored.''"

* In the Creator/IsaacAsimov ''Literature/{{Foundation}}'' series, one character substitutes some soul-soothing cussing with the word "unprintable". Although, now that I think about it, perhaps he was using stronger language and Asimov simply refused to print it.

* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': A good example would be [[AffablyEvil The Mayor]], a centuries-old evil politician aspiring to "ascend" into demon form and slaughter hundreds of people, who talks like this regularly, in addition to being genuinely concerned about manners, punctuality, good personal hygiene, and so forth. In fact, after having taken his demon form - an enormous snake - he is led into a room full of explosives which the Scoobies have planted in the hopes of annihilating him once and for all; his response (delivered in a deep, electronic version of the Mayor's usual voice): "Well, ''gosh''!" Yes, it is as [[CrowningMomentOfFunny funny as it sounds]].

** YMMV on that one as 'malarkey' is still used quite frequently in the UK/Ireland, but may have struck a US viewer as slightly odd.

* VideoGame/TeamFortress2: The Engineer used to use nothing but minced oaths, but he gained much more aggressive voice responses after the Engineer update (possibly as a nod to the effects of [[{{Unobtanium}} Australium]])