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- Subject: Re: Curses Soiled Again (was Re: Deep beliefs
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- Posted on 22 Dec 1992 at 11:42:40 by Susan Harwood Kaczmarczik
- >And the more prevalent examples of pagan oaths in the language ("By Jove!"
- >"Zounds!" and so on) make me think I should have a monocle. "Ye gods!"
- ^^^^^^
- Is this pagan? I thought it is short for 'god's wounds'? Which is a
- Christ reference.
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- Now that I think of it, I am surprised that Peter has not found Tushar's
- repetitive "jeeze!" offensive...
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- Karen
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