This chapter is about the puzzle of swearing—the strange shock and appeal of words likefuck,screw, andcome;shit,piss, andfart;cunt,pussy,tits,prick,cock,dick, andasshole;bitch,slut, andwhore;bastard,wanker,cocksucker, andmotherfucker;hell,damn, andJesus Christ;faggot,queer, anddyke; andspick,dago,kike,wog,mick,gook,kaffir, andnigger.