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There is a time and place for everything. I have been known to curse like a sailor but when I go to karaoke; I like to treat the other patrons with respect. I try not to sing anything that I wouldn't sing in front of my mother or grandmothers; god rest their souls.

Now if I was in the type of bar where anything goes and singing songs with explicit lyrics was the norm, then maybe I'd give in to the peer pressure and break out "First of May" by Jonathan Coulton.... a song that I would never sing in a place with a family atmosphere.

I pride myself on knowing the difference between karaoke venues. I don't need to shock an audience to get attention. I can actually sing well enough to get the same attention without making my parents embarrassed by my behavior.

Yeah, personally, I don't swear on mike, singing or otherwise. I find it unprofessional and uncomfortable. It also seems to distinguish me from patrons. As long as they do it after 10:00 pm in a non family friendly establishment, I don't really care if they cuss like a trucker. I'm not going to let them go on a 30 second diatribe or anything, but the occasional f-bomb or less doesn't bother me, as long as they're not saying it to a particular person and being mean.
But, my theory is, if you are going to be in a bar after 10:00 pm, you get what you get. If you walk through a bar after everyone has had a few, you hear it all over the bar anyway.