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Alternatives to Oh my God

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  • 24-04-2008 11:20pm
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    MooseJam
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    anyone got any good alternatives to Oh my God , for Gods sake, Holy hour , Jesus Christ, for Christ sake etc etc


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    Doctor DooM
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    MooseJam wrote: »
    anyone got any good alternatives to Oh my God , for Gods sake, Holy hour , Jesus Christ, for Christ sake etc etc

    Oh my dog, for dogs sake, by the gods, by thor, by zeus, jeebus's sake, etc.


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    toiletduck
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    Oh my Gawd?


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    Dave!
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    Science H. Logic :)


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    bogwalrus
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    gee wizz=)


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    Red Hand
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    My Cock in a breadbun.


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    eoin5
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    Jeremiah 16:1 wrote: »
    My Cock in a breadbun.

    My hotdog down a hallway.


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    Zamboni
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    Heavens above! = Stratosphere above!
    For Christs sake = For pitys sake
    Oh my god = Oh my word

    Keep it clean :-)


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    Zillah
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    Zamboni wrote: »
    Keep it clean :-)

    Pff, I usually just swap "God" for "Fuck".


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    #10
    DublinWriter
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    Holy Dawkins


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    Beruthiel
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    MooseJam wrote: »
    anyone got any good alternatives to Oh my God , for Gods sake, Holy hour , Jesus Christ, for Christ sake etc etc

    Good question. But after x amount of years of using the above, it's automatic with me and I will probably need to be re-programmed at this stage.

    I blame my parents.


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    Hivemind187
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    "By Bonaparts balls!" - Thanks to Ben Elton

    "By Odin's beard!" - Thanks Marvel comics


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    Doctor DooM
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    Hivemind187 wrote: »
    "By Bonaparts balls!" - Thanks to Ben Elton

    "By Odin's beard!" - Thanks Marvel comics

    By the hoary hosts!!! by the eye of agamotto!!

    Ah, I miss those crazy psycadelic 60's comics


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    Dades
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    Oh your god?


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    Zombrex
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    MooseJam wrote: »
    anyone got any good alternatives to Oh my God , for Gods sake, Holy hour , Jesus Christ, for Christ sake etc etc

    Funny, was thinking about this a few weeks ago in relation to sci-fi.

    What will people say in 1,000 years (when presumably modern day religions will be a distant memory)


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    cavedave
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    "After I shut the door and started back to the living room, he yelled something at me, but I couldn't exactly hear him. I'm pretty sure he yelled "Good luck!" at me. I hope not. I hope to hell not. I'd never yell "Good luck!" at anybody. It sounds terrible, when you think about it." The Catcher in the Rye

    I have stopped wishing people “good luck”. Luck does not exist and claiming it does is irrational. People who are what we think of as lucky are just more observant and open to new things. So instead of "Good luck" you really are just wishing for them "Be observant and open to new experiences".


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    Dave!
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    Wicknight wrote: »
    What will people say in 1,000 years (when presumably modern day religions will be a distant memory)

    Well if the history of Christianity is anything to go by, it'll probably be "In the Name of Xenu" :D Plus the Crusades were about 1,000 years AD, so.......... should we expect a load of Tom Cruises riding flying around Europe killing heretics? :(


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    rowlandbrowner
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    i dont think we need to replace these sayings, as Kruschev said "We say the name of God, but that is only out of habit."


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    Sam Kade
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    The young wan's nowaday's say it like this, ooh! MY God. As in long oh big pause follow by my god said fast and loud.


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    Akrasia
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    Wicknight wrote: »
    Funny, was thinking about this a few weeks ago in relation to sci-fi.

    What will people say in 1,000 years (when presumably modern day religions will be a distant memory)

    Holy Sh1t


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    toiletduck
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    Wicknight wrote: »
    Funny, was thinking about this a few weeks ago in relation to sci-fi.

    What will people say in 1,000 years (when presumably modern day religions will be a distant memory)

    Frack.


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    Asiaprod
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    rowlandbrowner wrote: »
    i dont think we need to replace these sayings, as Kruschev said "We say the name of God, but that is only out of habit."
    This is a cool thread, after 30 years away from my Christian inheritance I still automatically say "Thank God" or "Oh my God". I guess I am doomed:D


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    CerebralCortex
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    For "Thank God" I usually say "Thank the universe"


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    seamus
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    I'll often say "Jeebus".


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    BrianCalgary
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    cavedave wrote: »
    "After I shut the door and started back to the living room, he yelled something at me, but I couldn't exactly hear him. I'm pretty sure he yelled "Good luck!" at me. I hope not. I hope to hell not. I'd never yell "Good luck!" at anybody. It sounds terrible, when you think about it." The Catcher in the Rye

    I have stopped wishing people “good luck”. Luck does not exist and claiming it does is irrational. People who are what we think of as lucky are just more observant and open to new things. So instead of "Good luck" you really are just wishing for them "Be observant and open to new experiences".

    You should go to BINGO sometime. Luck exists there. :)


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    bnt
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    I sometimes lapse in to Scots venacular: "Jings!" "Crivens!" "Help Ma Boab!"- but these are just polite versions of the J- and C-words, and "help me gawd". So I go South: "Bloody Hell!", and its little brother, "Bloomn' 'Eck!" :o

    From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch’.

    — Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 Astronaut



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    8kvscdpglqnyr4
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    Personally, I have no problem saying "Oh my god", or "Thank god" ... or anything like that. They're just common everyday phrases even if I don't believe in god.

    Just like I don't have a problem saying "Thursday" ... it gets it name from an ancient god Thor, and there are countless other examples.


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    Red Hand
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    Oliver Dirty Skylight wrote: »
    Personally, I have no problem saying "Oh my god", or "Thank god" ... or anything like that. They're just common everyday phrases even if I don't believe in god.

    Just like I don't have a problem saying "Thursday" ... it gets it name from an ancient god Thor, and there are countless other examples.

    Yup...I agree. But it's fun to speculate.


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    bnt
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    We could stop saying "goodbye", which is short for "god be with ye". When you get down to it, though, I think any theist who picks a fight over the use of customary words and phrases really needs to get out more... say, Saudi Arabia. :cool:

    From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch’.

    — Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 Astronaut



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    #30
    Ekancone
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    Oh my Ford!


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    Ekancone
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    cavedave wrote: »
    "After I shut the door and started back to the living room, he yelled something at me, but I couldn't exactly hear him. I'm pretty sure he yelled "Good luck!" at me. I hope not. I hope to hell not. I'd never yell "Good luck!" at anybody. It sounds terrible, when you think about it." The Catcher in the Rye

    I have stopped wishing people “good luck”. Luck does not exist and claiming it does is irrational. People who are what we think of as lucky are just more observant and open to new things. So instead of "Good luck" you really are just wishing for them "Be observant and open to new experiences".

    Hmm, luck exists ex post but not ex ante. Highly improbable events have occured in the past which could be described as luck. But of course what probability we assign to luck is our decision.


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