I recently had a theist friend (yes, a 'friend' friend) question my use of religious expressions. He seems to feel that my use of religiously-based language indicates that - on some level - I harbour a belief in god, if only a residual one. I tried to explain that it happens to be a cultural habit, not a religious one. Pretty much on a par with using money with picture of the queen on it doesn't make me a monarchist.
Here are some of the expressions I find myself using:
'Jaysus wept / Suffering jaysus': Indicates frustration, usually (but not always) with another person.
'God-curst': Very bad person, place or thing.
'Since Christ was a corporal': A good or bad thing that rarely happens; a very long time.
'The Devil must be beating his wife': Used to describe two seemingly contradictory things that happen at the same time (e.g. rain on a sunny day).
'Jaysus, Mary and holy Saint Joseph': exclamation of great surprise.
Anyone have some others they'd like to share?
Boru
Here are some of the expressions I find myself using:
'Jaysus wept / Suffering jaysus': Indicates frustration, usually (but not always) with another person.
'God-curst': Very bad person, place or thing.
'Since Christ was a corporal': A good or bad thing that rarely happens; a very long time.
'The Devil must be beating his wife': Used to describe two seemingly contradictory things that happen at the same time (e.g. rain on a sunny day).
'Jaysus, Mary and holy Saint Joseph': exclamation of great surprise.
Anyone have some others they'd like to share?
Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
