Why do I keep forgetting how much I enjoy Lewis Black’s stand-up? I caught his most recent HBO special tonight, 2006’s Red, White & Screwed, and was charmed all over again by his curmudgeonliness. One theme of the show is how Black, a legendary pottymouth, is annoyed by having to tiptoe around cussing. He says,

There is no such thing as bad language. I don’t believe that anymore. It’s ridiculous. They call it a debasing of the language. No! We are adults. These are the words we use to express frustration, rage, and anger… in order that we don’t pick up a tire and beat the shit out of someone.