And the Lord said “think thou upon it” and so I thought: if we say God damn it, aren’t we asking God to curse, or hopefully smite the thing that has caused us so much pain?

Is this not a slightly different form of prayer? It seems to apply to terrorists, murderers, nazis, racists, thieves, crooks, scam artists, lobbyists, lawyers, politicians, DMV workers on break, traffic, crappy cars, shady auto repairmen, greedy CEOs, corporate downsizing, layoffs and outsourcing, unhealthy food, unsafe medication, parking tickets, Donald Trump, and, of course, the New England Patriots.