Great Moments in Swearing History

1969 — Buzz Aldrin becomes the first man to swear on the moon “Bloody hell,” he tells Neil Armstrong, “I’ve just taken a shit in my space suit”

It’s Lent, and I’m sure many an Irishman has given up swearing (as opposed to drinking) for the next forty days. But in the spirit of all of the radio bans we have going on for indecent content, I offer you history’s great moments in swearing!