# I requre a non-dope alternative to the use of 'god' as an expletive or expression

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 2, 2006, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-requre-a-non-dope-alternative-to-the-use-of-god-as-an-expletive-or-expression/359199 "2006-06-02T21:05:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-requre-a-non-dope-alternative-to-the-use-of-god-as-an-expletive-or-expression/359199/61 "2006-06-05T14:45:21Z")

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I tend to use britishisms a lot, though I’m not British. (I have some British ancestry though) “Bloody hell” gets used a lot. Lately, ever since I saw that aussie car commercial, I’ve been saying “Bugger” and “Bugger me” a lot (in an aussie accent, of course).

“Smeg” was a favourite of mine a while back, but I was incapable of saying it without trying to do a David Lister impression.

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**Author:** ![Fetchund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@Fetchund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fetchund)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-requre-a-non-dope-alternative-to-the-use-of-god-as-an-expletive-or-expression/359199/62 "2006-06-05T14:53:09Z")

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I’m not at all sure why I use “puppies!” and “Oh, puppy poop!”… but they tend to diffuse my irritation a bit, so I like 'em. Prolly 'cause I like puppies…

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**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-requre-a-non-dope-alternative-to-the-use-of-god-as-an-expletive-or-expression/359199/63 "2006-06-05T15:56:56Z")

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I’ve been experimenting with “Wibble” as a curse word lately. It’s working rather well, actually.

\*Oh, Wibble!

Stupid Wibbling thing!

That’s the biggest load of Wibble I’ve heard in years!\*

😃

**Wibble** - the most versatile word in the English language- or indeed, any language! 😃

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**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-requre-a-non-dope-alternative-to-the-use-of-god-as-an-expletive-or-expression/359199/64 "2006-06-05T16:05:33Z")

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[QUOTE=LorieSmurf]  
I’m going to start saying “bless you” for farts and burps, and see if it really sounds stupid. 😃  
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It doesn’t, and it usually brings a laugh.

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**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2006, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-requre-a-non-dope-alternative-to-the-use-of-god-as-an-expletive-or-expression/359199/65 "2006-06-06T06:21:35Z")

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“Great skyclad Unitarians!”

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