# G-Rated Ejaculations **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 16, 2005, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-rated-ejaculations/308520 "2005-06-16T11:48:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-rated-ejaculations/308520/21 "2005-06-16T17:51:01Z")
Sweet Fancy Moses!- exclamation of considerable surprise. Holy Mackerel! (I use this frequently)- exclamation of less surprise. Goodness gracious- mild surprise. ---
**Author:** ![Siddhartha\_Vicious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@Siddhartha\_Vicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siddhartha_Vicious)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-rated-ejaculations/308520/22 "2005-06-16T18:00:54Z")
I usually say “Jeezum Crow.” I know I got that from somewhere, so I didn’t make it up. Nevertheless, I get the strangest looks when I use that phrase. ---
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-rated-ejaculations/308520/23 "2005-06-16T18:01:46Z")
Lately I’ve been saying “shizzle-sticks!” ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-rated-ejaculations/308520/24 "2005-06-16T18:06:11Z")
Cheese ‘n’ Rice!! Fuc-crying out loud! ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-rated-ejaculations/308520/25 "2005-06-16T19:31:09Z")
> [@Jurph](#): > > “Monkey boogers!” My G-rated version of this is “monkey bumpers!” Or “monkey humpers” if you want PG. ---
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-rated-ejaculations/308520/26 "2005-06-16T19:57:43Z")
“Pooh!” or “Oh, pooh!” or “Drat!” - annoyance, anger, disappointment, etc. “Holy Christmas!” or “Holy Hannah!” or “Heavens to Betsy!” or “Merciful Heavens!” - surprise or shock. One of my co-workers scolds his code (we’re programmers) by saying “Oh, you dog!” I asked him to stop insulting dogs… ---
**Author:** ![Kevbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-rated-ejaculations/308520/27 "2005-06-16T23:14:09Z")
Shinola! Shaaaaaaazam! (best when combined with Gomer Pyle impersonation) ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-rated-ejaculations/308520/28 "2005-06-16T23:45:57Z")
Oh, vertutst! Oh, fork! Oh, bad word! ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-rated-ejaculations/308520/29 "2005-06-17T00:16:41Z")
Mice! (shamelessly stolen from some Piers Anthony book; I have one of my co-workers saying it too) Drat! Bugger! (I know what it means, but most of the people who hear me say it don’t) Dang! Sometimes stretched into Double dog dangit! Bacon lettuce! (silly story behind that one) Friggin’ heck! F-word! (when asked by impressionable children, I tell them, “Frog.”) ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-rated-ejaculations/308520/30 "2005-06-17T00:21:39Z")
Fiddle Sticks ---
**Author:** ![Large\_Marge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-rated-ejaculations/308520/31 "2005-06-17T00:27:04Z")
“ **Holy F@#king Moly!** How can someone be that stupid?!” “ **Poop.** I hate it when that happens.” “ **Yikes.** Did you wake up with that hair?” ---
**Author:** ![Large\_Marge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-rated-ejaculations/308520/32 "2005-06-17T00:28:39Z")
The “F@#king” would be “Freakin’,” in case you were wondering. ---
**Author:** ![Bangiadore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@Bangiadore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bangiadore)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-rated-ejaculations/308520/33 "2005-06-17T01:07:38Z")
Somewhere recently I saw a picture of a sideshow tent circa 1908, wherein performed one “Jolly Trixie”, who weighed 418lbs. The banners on either side of the stage enthused: HOLY SMOKE SHE’S FAT SHE’S AWFUL FAT!!! So lately, I’ve been going around saying “holy smoke” a lot. It makes me feel virtuous, considering how foul-mouthed I can be sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-rated-ejaculations/308520/34 "2005-06-17T02:04:18Z")
**"Cheez-a-pete!"** Variation on “Geezo pete,” mentioned further up the thread. **"Holy ned!"** Picked it up from a Bob and Ray sketch where a little kid says things like “Glorioskey,” “Great day in the morning,” and “Gosh all hemlock, Mr. Science!” **"Guacamole!"** Courtesy George Carlin. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-rated-ejaculations/308520/35 "2005-06-17T05:19:16Z")
**Beware** : My mother used to say “Great day in the morning”! She hasn’t said it for years, and I completely forgot the expression until you mentioned it. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-rated-ejaculations/308520/36 "2005-06-17T13:39:15Z")
The one I’ve been using lately is “What in the name of Cecil B. Demille…” Robin ---
**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-rated-ejaculations/308520/37 "2005-06-17T13:58:40Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > I knew a 4 y/o who preferred “oh, bother” from Pooh. I use “oh, bother” too, but it can’t be said as an ejaculation, it’s more like a sigh of resignment when something’s gone awry. In that vein, I also use “barnacles!” and “tartar sauce!” We’re big Spongebobites. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-rated-ejaculations/308520/38 "2005-06-17T14:01:24Z")
One woman I know, who was quite capable of heavier swearing, regularly said “Piffle!” on mild occasions. It’s so off-the-wall unusual that it stood out. Who says “Piffle” these days? **Pepper Mill** Uses “Fudge Nut Brownies!” It apparently lets her get that initially satisfying “Fu…” out first, and the long expression afterwards blows off steam. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-rated-ejaculations/308520/39 "2005-06-17T15:45:50Z")
The people I work with are good, church-goin’ folk, so around here I usually say “Holy smokes!”. Usually, though, it’s a nice slow “Good…Gravy.” ---
**Author:** ![caveman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caveman/32/7242_2.png) [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-rated-ejaculations/308520/40 "2005-06-17T17:57:24Z")
I favor “Feh!” for flaunting and “Blast!” for chagrined disappointment. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-rated-ejaculations/308520.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-rated-ejaculations/308520.md?page=3)