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Permalink Reply by Ceci on November 7, 2012 at 10:25am

yes dear, in italian we use "arrivederci", that became a single word from the original expression "a rivederci" (like "a dio" that became "addio"), and that is the literal equivalent of "au revoir" :)

in spanish is the same with "hasta la vista" ;)

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Permalink Reply by archaeopteryx on November 7, 2012 at 11:18am

You forgot to add, "Baby!" Oh wait, that's not Spanish, that's Schwarzeneggerese --

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Permalink Reply by Ceci on November 8, 2012 at 8:42am

ahah! come-with-me-if-you-want-to-live! B-(

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Permalink Reply by Brian on April 30, 2012 at 3:23pm

That's why it's always best to quote a Muppet - in this case, Oscar the Grouch.

"Now get lost!"

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Permalink Reply by archaeopteryx on November 8, 2012 at 3:12pm

Or as my Mother used to say to me as she tucked me lovingly into bed every night, "Now STFU!"

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Permalink Reply by Amanda Mrakovich on April 16, 2012 at 5:23pm

Personally I don't have a problem using "Oh my god!" or things like that mostly because it pisses off my family (it's taking the lord's name in vain, don't ya know) but also who cares? XD

Oh I am also fond of "By Odin!" or any of the normal ones with Odin replacing god. 

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Permalink Reply by diggerbanks on April 22, 2012 at 6:29am

By Jove is another.

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Permalink Reply by archaeopteryx on April 22, 2012 at 8:55am

"Jove" is Jehova, aka Yahweh, aka, god.

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Permalink Reply by diggerbanks on April 22, 2012 at 9:12am

Jove is another name for Jupiter the Roman derivative of Zeus. Probably amounts to the same thing anyway, the dominant God in the hood.

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Permalink Reply by archaeopteryx on April 22, 2012 at 9:35am

Hmmm - I think you're right - Jupiter is known as the "Jovian" planet - my only excuse is that I'm still working on that first cup of coffee --

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Permalink Reply by diggerbanks on April 22, 2012 at 9:37am

I am right but I think you probably are too. Jehovah could well come from Jove as the Jewish god replaced the dominant god of the area.

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Permalink Reply by archaeopteryx on April 22, 2012 at 9:58am

Actually, Jehova is a misnomer. Though Vanna White is no longer a spring chicken, she wasn't around in biblical times, so the ancient Jews were unable to buy any vowels. Yahweh was written, "YHWH." When it was first found in Jewish writing, it was thought to be "JHWH," so the big guy became known as "Jehova," later, the error was discovered, corrected, and "Yahweh" took its place.

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