Godamn Euphemisms!

Every so often I hear “Son of a Buck” used in place of Son of a bitch.

I don’t know why it always cracks me up.

Other than its having a “k” in it.
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Fork!

Slippin’ rippin’ dang fang rotten zarg, barg a ding dong…

From "Raising Arizona": “No, not that mother-scratcher!”

“What the french, toast?”

relevant orbit commercial

Loved it, CateAyo! :slight_smile:

Am I correct in that this never played in the US?

Quasi

Frackit! … was that the Swedish Chef ?

If you run out., there’s a nifty generator type thing here :smiley:

Gordon Bennett!

It bears the distinction of (possibly) having come from a real person’s name and actions. James Gordon Bennett, Jr., who went by his middle name to distinguish him from his distinguished father, was notoriously erratic. According to Wikipedia’s sources, “In 1877, he left New York for Europe after an incident that ended his engagement to socialite Caroline May. According to various accounts, he arrived late and drunk to a party at the May family mansion, then urinated into a fireplace (some say grand piano) in full view of his hosts.”

I just have to love an exclamation with as good a story as that one attached. There are more stories here, about both pater and fils.

Derleth,

I want to thank you for linking us to this site!

I have often said that I am fascinated by the English language and its history. Guess I’m sort of a “closet etymologist”. :slight_smile:

Because of this link, I now have a new “avenue” which will allow me to “feed” my curiosity! Thank you!

Quasi

Son of a bachelor!
Last night when I went into my bathroom, I stepped in a big pile of

Sh-aving cream.
Be nice and clean.
Shave every day and
You’ll always look keen!

Shift, psst, funk, count, cot sleeper, another forker, and tips!

George Carlin? I thought you were stuck on the roof.

Frell this! Why the hezzmana did you use all that dren and not the modern classic frell?

(Not really, though- gorram and frak are both fantastic. But I did love watching HBO’s broadcast of Galaxy Quest, when they fixed the obviously overdubbed “screw this!” into “Frell this!” which had much better lip sync with the original.)

Bob Saget!

Ah shoots! You confounded fitch.
I don’t give a hoot.

My sister went to see a production of “Hapgood” as a teenager, and used “Oh, sugar!” for years afterward.

There is a local advertising campaign for Jarritos soft drinks, which uses as its slogan, “What the fruit?”

I’ve heard it on TV quite a bit, even recently. My favorite line: “Who are you calling a cootie queen, you lint-licker?” Especially the way she pronounces “lint-licker”.

Don’t forget the F/X airing of “Snakes On A Plane”:

“I have had it with these monkey-fightin’ snakes on this Monday to Friday airplane!”

There was a short-lived Redd Foxx sitcom awhile back where he got away with exclaiming ‘mother-father’.

AND the set of her jaw, Lurkie! THAT and the “You Hoboken!” just makes the whole damn thing!

STILL laughing!:smiley:

Quas’