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 TheMostAthy on April 17, 2012 at 11:29pm

I quite fancy the ones used in the Harry Potter books:

"Merlin’s pants!"

"what in the name of Merlin’s most baggy Y Fronts"

"by Merlin's saggy left..."

Permalink Reply by Tash on April 17, 2012 at 11:43pm

Honestly, it's like trying to chop stone necks with a blunt axe!

Blimey!

Cor!

Good Grief!

Well I never!

Permalink Reply by michael young on April 18, 2012 at 1:36am

Why?  A loud Goddamn it!  is a good way to let people know you arent superstitious

Permalink Reply by diggerbanks on April 22, 2012 at 6:32am

It isn't though? You are calling to God to damn something that you are not happy about.

Permalink Reply by Tobie Barb on April 18, 2012 at 7:21am
Billions of blue blistering barnacles?
Permalink Reply by Molly Malone on April 18, 2012 at 11:35am

hehe!

Permalink Reply by SteveInCO on April 18, 2012 at 2:58pm

Another Haddock fan I see.

Permalink Reply by Molly Malone on April 18, 2012 at 11:35am

I am 55 , so kind of OLD.. so, sorry if these sound antiquated, but I usually say "Oh my goodness" and "oh dear" and "good grief". They are really neutral, don't upset anybody, and I suppose they make me sound like Aunt Bea on the Andy Griffith show, but what the heck...:)

Permalink Reply by diggerbanks on April 22, 2012 at 6:35am

They are indeed neutral and as such, very worthy. I feel however that they are so close to Oh my God, Dear God, and Good God that they may fall into the calling God by proxy.

Permalink Reply by Skycomet the Fallen Angel on April 18, 2012 at 12:48pm

OYG - Oh YOUR God!

or... you could just do this:

HOLY SHIT!

Permalink Reply by Skycomet the Fallen Angel on April 18, 2012 at 1:00pm

Oh yeah! I'm into Spongebob cursing now - LOL:

BARNACLES!

Permalink Reply by Lewal on April 18, 2012 at 6:23pm
Ha I taught my 3 year old nephew that. Priceless moments.

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