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RE: Religious expressions in everyday use
December 2, 2016 at 6:28 pm
(December 2, 2016 at 6:03 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: The great pity is that we missed an opportunity to have a planet called 'George'.
Boru
Or Rupert.
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RE: Religious expressions in everyday use
December 2, 2016 at 6:35 pm
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I'm not sure if it will ever get a name beyond it's preliminary designation. If anyone ever asks me for a naming suggestion I'll probably say something like Tarquin.
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RE: Religious expressions in everyday use
December 2, 2016 at 6:38 pm
I always tell people "God bless" when they sneeze. I do it ironically but most people don't catch it and probably think I'm a jesus freak.
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It is the air and light of every heart – builder of every home, kindler of every fire on every hearth. It was the first to dream of immortality. It fills the world with melody – for music is the voice of love.
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RE: Religious expressions in everyday use
December 2, 2016 at 6:40 pm
Sometimes after somebody near me lets lose with a big sneeze I'll point at the floor in front of them and shout, "Pick that up!".
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RE: Religious expressions in everyday use
December 2, 2016 at 7:04 pm
(December 2, 2016 at 6:28 pm)Stimbo Wrote: (December 2, 2016 at 6:03 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: The great pity is that we missed an opportunity to have a planet called 'George'.
Boru
Or Rupert. 
Pfft. Stupid name for a planet. 'Rupert'. Sounds like something someone would call...I dunno...a parrot or sommat.
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RE: Religious expressions in everyday use
December 2, 2016 at 7:33 pm
Hmmm. I still use "my god" or "Jesus" or "Jesus Christ." In a less blasphemous tone, I often use "good heavens." On the raunchier side I guess I will say "holy shit" a lot.
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RE: Religious expressions in everyday use
December 2, 2016 at 8:02 pm
Carlin had one of my favourites - 'Holy jumping fucking shitballs.'
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RE: Religious expressions in everyday use
December 3, 2016 at 5:47 am
(December 2, 2016 at 7:04 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: (December 2, 2016 at 6:28 pm)Stimbo Wrote: Or Rupert. 
Pfft. Stupid name for a planet. 'Rupert'. Sounds like something someone would call...I dunno...a parrot or sommat.
Boru.
If we had called it George we would have missed out on all the jokes about Uranus
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RE: Religious expressions in everyday use
December 3, 2016 at 10:02 am
People can get snarky when I say "Oh my god!"
I just explain that something unbelievable must have happened.