Senior Conservatives who a year ago preferred the Lib Dems to the right of their own tribe now curse them as enemies of reform.

ECONOMIST: The Liberal Democrats

In a January 2007 column, I wrote about how Tony Dungy, head coach of the Indianapolis Colts who led his team to victory in the Super Bowl last year, pushes his players hard but doesn't curse at them, chew them out, or speak to them sarcastically -- unusual behavior in the National Football League's scream-and-holler culture.

WSJ: Effective Management Lies in Relationships

Coach Keegan called on England to give Wembley something to remember them by before the bulldozers move in - but they failed to deliver as the curse of Germany returned to haunt them again.

BBC: Kevin Keegan

You could curse the analysts, or sue them, as New York State and some private plaintiffs are doing.

FORBES: 2002 Investment Guide

The characters on HBO's "Girls" curse like sailors, and yet we can assume that their parents were telling them in the '90s not to use bad words -- while using them themselves, as we have heard the mother of the show's lead, Hannah, do already.

CNN: Ban swearing? No way