# Jesus H. Christ

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-h-christ/151674>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [January 30, 2003, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-h-christ/151674 "2003-01-30T18:33:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![lady\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@lady\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lady_j)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-h-christ/151674/1 "2003-01-30T18:33:09Z")

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Being that I spent most of my young life in fear of hell, purgatory, and nuns with rulers, I would say that the “H” in “Jesus H. Christ” is a way to get around taking the Lord’s name in vain. It’s like saying fudge instead of you-know-what.

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**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-h-christ/151674/2 "2003-01-30T18:37:54Z")

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Just remember that Heck is where people go to when they don’t believe in Gosh.

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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-h-christ/151674/3 "2003-01-30T19:12:21Z")

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And the column being referenced is [Why do folks say “Jesus H. Christ”?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_033.html)

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-h-christ/151674/4 "2003-01-30T20:06:30Z")

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“ **lady j** ” hmmm…

How’s Flint & Roadblock

😃