Terms of exclamation
Have you ever wondered how religion has influenced our language just try exclaiming!!!!
- OMG!
- Good God!
- Oh God!
- Jesus Christ!
- Gor blimey! (God blind me)
- Crikey! (Christ's keys) etc etc
Does anyone have any decent non-theist exclamations?
Thanks : )
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Permalink Reply by diggerbanks on -
It certainly is not a silly gesture. Becoming conscious of how far religion has rooted itself into daily life to the point that we unconsciously speak Christian is a step (a small step no doubt) in the direction of freeing us from the tentacles of organised religion.
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Permalink Reply by Doc Feral on -
With a two year old in the house I have to try to keep things as clean as possible.. though sometimes I do slip.. LOL
Holy FrijolesMutha puss bucket (from Ghostbusters)
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Permalink Reply by Becca on -
I most often use exclamations with god or hell or holy in them but I do use these too: What the Fuck?, What on Earth?, Shit!, Crap!, Fuck!, Fucking-A!
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Permalink Reply by diggerbanks on
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NO NO NO NO NO! Polite fucking conversation. Do you people have no shame? Exclamations I can use in front of my frail upstanding Grandma.
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Permalink Reply by joel on -
'Thundering Typhoons!', as well as anything else that Captain Haddock says.
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Permalink Reply by SteveInCO on -
Blistering barnacles
Billions of bilious blue blistering barnacles in a thundering typhoon
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Permalink Reply by Heather Spoonheim on -
In Quebecois they use church terms as well:
Tabernak!
Calisse!
Ostie!
But for a good, non-theistic expletive, I prefer, "cock juggling thunder cunts!"
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Permalink Reply by diggerbanks on
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@Heather. You are so badass. My grandma would box your ears for such language.
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Permalink Reply by archaeopteryx on -
RE: "Does anyone have any decent non-theist exclamations?"
Quite a number, but they all involve bodily functions --
(BTW, you left out, "Goodbye" - god be with ye)
pax vobiscum,
archaeopteryx
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