# Curses or oaths you've adopted from literature or movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 14, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-or-oaths-youve-adopted-from-literature-or-movies/930524 "2021-01-14T15:28:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-or-oaths-youve-adopted-from-literature-or-movies/930524/101 "2021-03-17T01:58:58Z")
“Jesus H Christ on a popsicle stick” — I first heard it in “Fletch” ---
**Author:** ![Wallaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-or-oaths-youve-adopted-from-literature-or-movies/930524/102 "2021-03-17T03:13:31Z")
When someone in the family reminds me of something incredibly obvious, or mentions they are doing something simple (‘It’s raining, so I think I’ll take an umbrella’), I will respond enthusiastically with ‘Good thinking, 99!’ For years, the kids had no idea where that came from. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-or-oaths-youve-adopted-from-literature-or-movies/930524/103 "2021-03-17T12:11:22Z")
> [@Wallaby](#): > > For years, the kids had no idea where that came from. And when they found out, I’m guessing there was a collective groan 😆 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-or-oaths-youve-adopted-from-literature-or-movies/930524.md?page=5)