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Minced Oath

Submitted by Sarah on Wed, 07/05/2006 - 3:12am.

I was about to use the word "darnation" and I figured I best look it up first, I haven't had coffee yet this morning and I believed I had managed to invent a word.

Of course, the word has been around for awhile. On a whim I checked Wikipedia, cause I'll Wikipedia most anything I can, and I discovered that "darnation" is an example of a "minced oath". This is too fun, check out the link.

A popular oath in Utah is "Oh my heck!". See, we need to know these things.

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What the jebus!?!

Submitted by Rick on Wed, 07/05/2006 - 4:26am.

That's a load of Bolsheviks, if I ever heard one.

Namdamit.......

Submitted by Sarah on Wed, 07/05/2006 - 4:42am.

.....what the ham sandwich is going on? That load of Bolsheviks best clear out before the fit hits the shan!

You've got it all bass-ackwards....

Submitted by Meta Hogan on Wed, 07/05/2006 - 7:59am.

The shizznit better clear out to what-in-the-sam-hill before the Bolsheviks hit the fan. I've heard of "tarnation" but not "darnation". Same diff? Egads! this is tough to follow!

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