New Englanders are always cursing.
You\'ll read about curses that were follow.
Stories about preternatural revenge are numerous in Yankee lore, with each New England state providing its favorites.
Yet, true maledictions (the opposite of benedictions) have frequently been spoken on New England soil, curses intended to invoke evil, injury, or total destruction against other people.
But a colorful profanity uttered by some stero-typically taciturn old Yankee is usually more humorous than menacing.
New Englanders are always cursing