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** ''[[Spider-Man]] 2099'' writer [[Peter David]] said he had considered introducing "shuck" as another futuristic epithet, on the grounds that it was a combination of "shit" and "fuck".
* In Jhonen Vasquez's ''[[Johnny the Homicidal Maniac]]'', Johnny C. sometimes says "Fook!", though he usually just uses the plain ol' F-Bomb.
* In the series ''[[PS238]]'' about a secret school for the super-powered offspring of heroes/villains, an aspiring young [[Super Villain]] named Zodon [https://web.archive.org/web/20120206231011/http://nodwick.humor.gamespy.com/ps238/comics/index.php?date=2006-12-31 has all his swear words replaced by random words], due to a chip implanted in his giant-brained head. Before that, his cussing was represented by the [[Symbol Swearing|usual string of punctuation]].
{{quote|'''Zodon:''' What the '''Gumball''' did you do to me, you '''Windshield'''?!
'''Herschel:''' I just gave you what I call a "Barry Ween" chip. We can shut it off if you learn to tone down the cussing, and it'll dissolve completely when you turn 18.
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* If you get enough ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' nerds together they will begin taking the names of fictional deities in vain. "By Vecna's dental filling!", "Pelor preserve us!", and "Moradin!" shouted at dice which stubbornly insist on rolling 1's.
** Most D&D players consider 'Lolth!'and related exclamations the worst/most serious of this variety. Players also swear 'By the Beard of Gygax!' and more recently{{when}} 'By the Ghost of Gygax' or 'Great Gygax's Ghost!' (Garry Gygax was co-creator of D&D and one of the founders of the entire hobby).
** Don't forget [https://web.archive.org/web/20120312034423/http://badgods.com/mm-ceratosaurus.html By the semen-soaked eyehole of Grumushh!]
* Not the game itself, but the fandom: a large population of those ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' fans who hang out on 4chan have adopted "purge" as a euphemism for sex, taken from the "HS40K" fanfic.
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