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Tommy_Carcetti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 09:43 AM
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Post your outdated euphamistic exclamatory phrases here.
On the morning radio show I listen to on the drive to work, they were listing old fashioned exclamatory phrases that were used by your parents when they didn't want to swear in front of you. You know, phrases like "Heavens to Betsy" or "Jumping Jehosophat!"

Well, here's your chance to post some of your favorites.

I'll start with one of my dad's:

"Son of a Beechnut!"
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 09:44 AM
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1. "Son of a Bowling Ball!"
Hey, I'm from Milwaukee...
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Dr. Strange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 09:45 AM
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2. Dagnabit!
Doggonit!
Dogvomit!
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LaraMN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 09:45 AM
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3. A very church-y lady I was in a play with once used to say "holy Hannah!"
all the time.

It irritated the crap out of me and made me want to swear more than I already did.
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Gidney N Cloyd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 01:43 PM
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30. Pinhead in the next office would say "Holy Heck!" and it made
...me want to swear more, too. What's worse, though, is she says this stuff in this affected, Cindy Brady-on-crack delivery.
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 09:46 AM
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4. GM CHRYSLER!
thanks, Death Race 2000!
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Ptah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 09:47 AM
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5. Right on!
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av8rdave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 09:47 AM
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6. My Dad used to use "Judas Priest!"
Some dagnab freakin band stole the name from him.
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FloridaJudy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 09:55 AM
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7. "Jeez Louise!"
I had to wean myself of a salty tongue when around patients - a lot of them get offended by profanity. Usually the strongest thing out of my mouth at work is "Shoot!"

I did once drop a heavy piece of medical equipment on my foot, and hopped around exclaiming "Oh, excrement!" "Fornication!" "Hideous blasphemy!" "Crud, that HURTS!"
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Bake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 10:14 AM
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8. Heavens to Murgatroyd!
I think it was from a cartoon ...

Bake
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SacredCow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 10:23 AM
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15. yep....
Snagglepuss....


He was spoofed in the "Gay Bash" episode of Drawn Together... "Heavens to murgatroyd!!! You look FAH bulous, even!!!"
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Ellen Forradalom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 12:21 AM
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48. Jesus Christ on a trailer hitch!
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bertha katzenengel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 10:15 AM
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9. Neat-o!
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DarkTirade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 10:15 AM
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10. Well I never...
:P
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Jokerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 10:19 AM
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11. Jeezum-Crow! Enos Cripe!
OK, the second one is a name we found in the phone book and started using. I doubt that it caught on with more than a few people.
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edbermac Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 10:20 AM
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12. Holy underwear!
From Blazing Saddles.
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lost-in-nj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 10:20 AM
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13. my parents used to say
Jesus, Mary and Emma....


:shrug:



:hi:



lost
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 10:22 AM
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14. son of a biscuit eater
n/t
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SacredCow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 10:25 AM
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16. Bitchin...
Barf out! Gag me with a spoon (WTF did that mean, anyway?)! I am SURE!!!!

Yes, I came of age in the 80's. What of it? :woohoo:
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Tommy_Carcetti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 10:32 AM
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17. Or how about one from my Ukrainian grandmother....
Phonetically: "Oy die bohjzu."

("Oh dear God.")

I find myself saying that whenever I come across something I find disgusting or shameful.

It's one of the few Ukrainian phrases I know. Another is "Die Ketchu yeaste". ("Feed the cat.")
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cyberswede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 10:34 AM
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18. Good gravy!
I use that one around the kiddos.

My mom said "god....bless america!"

My dad said "son of a biscuit!"
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 10:43 AM
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19. Well, I'll be jiggered!
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jellen Donating Member (300 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 12:26 PM
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20. euphamisms 
My at work cuss word is FIDDLESTICKS.
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Beausoleil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 01:54 PM
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32. My grandmother used that one
as well as the variant "Fiddle-dee" and the superlative "Fiddle-dee-dee".
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 12:27 PM
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21. Holy Cats
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mainegreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 12:27 PM
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22. Duuuuuuuuuuude!
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charlie and algernon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 12:29 PM
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23. What the Phantom Menace!
thanks to Family Guy for that one
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charlie and algernon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 12:32 PM
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24. oh Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuddddgggeeee
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yellowdogintexas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 01:14 PM
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25. what in the Sam Hill was that?
or how in the Sam Hill did that happen?

another one of my mom's: how in the cat hair did that happen?

hells bells and panther tracks

Holy Lovin' Mother (my grandmother's favorite)


Holy Moses

Good Grief
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kwassa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 01:23 PM
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26. God bless America!
said like "god dammit all!!"
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cyberswede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 01:31 PM
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27. Gosh all fishooks! n/t
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 01:31 PM
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28. goodness gracious!
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Iggo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 01:33 PM
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29. Me sainted Gran said "Jesus Murphy!"
And now I do, too. It baffles the kids!
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Tommy_Carcetti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 01:50 PM
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31. This kid who went to my high school would always say "Oh Mylanta!"
He was very....annoying.
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puerco-bellies Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 01:55 PM
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33. Holy Moly
That was my Granddad's "G" rated exclamation.
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 01:57 PM
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34. "You motherfuckin piece of shit!"
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Ariana Celeste Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 03:41 PM
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39. lmao
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montanto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 04:00 PM
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40. That's not outdated motherfucker.
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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 12:53 AM
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51. I think my most common in front of my kids is "Jesus H fucking goddamned Christ."
I'm not big on censorship, nor on giving words power by refusing to utter them.

Really, it's more funny than it sounds. :rofl:
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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 02:02 PM
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35. Balderdash!
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SCantiGOP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 03:19 PM
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36. oh, Pickleworm
My first job after college I had a Mormon boss. He was very sincere about his faith. Wouldn't drink coffee, tea or any soft drink except Sprite, since it has no caffeine, and the strongest oath he would ever utter was Oh Pickleworm.
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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 03:24 PM
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37. "By the Borey-eyed Johnson"!
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libodem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 03:41 PM
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38. Cheese and Rice!
Got Dandruff? Some of it itches. If you say it all at once it sounds pretty profane.
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ceile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 04:03 PM
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41. cool beans, man!
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timtom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 04:24 PM
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42. I use quite a few:
Great Scott!
Great Caesar's ghost!
Fiddlesticks!
Balderdash!
Bushwah!
Dingbust it!

(I've always thought that the "Voyaged of the Damned" would have had a better rating if it had been named "Voyage of the Dingbusted".
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latebloomer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 07:07 PM
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43. "Mother Fletcher"
My Quaker-born hippie girlfriend used to say that.

:D
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AwakeAtLast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 08:50 PM
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44. "Shoot a Gun"
I had a friend growing up (yea, I really did! :) ) who said that all the time.
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 08:51 PM
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45. My parents never said goofy shit like that.
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-21-08 08:56 PM
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46. Coño! Me cago en la puta madre!
Translation:

Oops, that's not quite what I expected...

:evilgrin:
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astral Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 12:18 AM
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47. Well, I'll be Horn-Swoggled!
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Ellen Forradalom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 12:22 AM
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49. Nom d'un nom d'un petit cochon bleu
(Name of a name of a little blue pig) is what my mother used to say.
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crim son Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 12:44 AM
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50. My (rather modern) Dad's favorite:
Heaven's to Betsey!

This was reserved for deaths and pregnancies.
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csziggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 12:56 AM
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52. My sister would yell at the top of her lungs
OBSCENITIES!

Our Mom was really strict - we were not even allowed to say "crap".
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RushIsRot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 12:58 AM
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53. I use DRAT a lot.
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lildreamer316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 01:04 AM
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54.  I don't think I can post what my dad used to say, on second thought.
I realized it could possibly have racist connotations.
Wow; I never even thought about it that way until now.
Hmmm.
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