Swear Like A Librarian
August 9th, 2011
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When not at work, some librarians I know have the filthiest mouths of anyone I've encountered. But at the desk they obviously can't use bad words, so I got curious about the public-safe language librarians use to replace swear words. That's the catch-22 of libraries: serving the public can be stressful, but working at a public service desk means being limited in how we can respond when something goes wrong.
I asked around a bit and here's a list of some choice "safe" words library staff use:
- some old standards: Shoot, Fudge, Bologny
- Jeepers Crow
- Flip
- Fly me (to the moon)
- Mother of pearl
- What the what?
- For the love of Pete
- For cripe's sake
- Frick
- Shut the front door
- Sugar Honey Iced Tea
The last one is my favorite - read it again, but just the first letter of each word.
I'm sure everyone has their favorites - what are your patron-safe swear words? Please share them in the comments or make #swearlikealibrarian a trending topic.
P.S.
When I was originally working on this post, I thought some gansta rap-style image would make an appropriate illustration. I couldn't find one exactly right, but I did think this was funny:
Good job Hillsdale Free Public Library - Sir Mix-A-Lot would be proud.
August 9th, 2011 at 8:52 am
I just did a post on this not too long ago!
http://theindielibrarian.wordpress.com/2011/07/11/my-ode-to-hyperbole-and-a-half/
My personal favorites are
* NERDS! a la Liz Lemon.
* Juggernauts!
* Jiminy Crickets! (or Christmas. depends on my mood)
August 9th, 2011 at 10:10 am
farfegnugen
cheese whiz
August 9th, 2011 at 11:10 am
When I was visiting an elementary school, one of the boys asked for a book that was checked out. His very serious reply
“Son of a Dragon!”
I still giggle when I think about it.
August 9th, 2011 at 11:25 am
I’m fond of:
frack
macduff
fudgenut
August 9th, 2011 at 12:21 pm
Phooey!
Blast!
Dagnabit!
August 9th, 2011 at 1:09 pm
I liked What the What! I will have to use that one!
August 9th, 2011 at 4:23 pm
Fig-lick (doesn’t need to make sense, just have satisfyingly abrupt syllables)
Fish!
Bother/Botheration
Shibboleth
August 9th, 2011 at 7:17 pm
In our department it is “Bean soup!” or “Pasta frijole!”
August 9th, 2011 at 8:43 pm
I say “Rats!”–another old standard. But I love & will immediately adopt “Sugar Honey Iced Tea.”
August 9th, 2011 at 10:55 pm
“Sheesh ka bob!” is my current go-to swear. I’ve developed the habit of stretching out the first syllable of the word I really want to say and then seeing what evolves instead.
I also say “Son of a Monkey!”
August 10th, 2011 at 7:14 am
@Jeff: “What the What” is a Liz Lemon phrase from 30 Rock – careful about using it though, because it’s more addicting than you might think.
@Emily Lloyd: I forgot about “Rats” – I say that too. And “Nuts.”
@Emily: I really like “Son of a Monkey” – I might have to adopt that one.
@Everyone else: these are hilarious – this might be my favorite post ever; thanks for sharing.
August 10th, 2011 at 3:00 pm
I use “Sugar Plum Fairies” and the u in sugar is usually drawn out.
August 10th, 2011 at 4:31 pm
Cheese and Rice!
August 10th, 2011 at 5:05 pm
Gosh durn it to heck! OR Blankety blank blank blankety blank!
August 10th, 2011 at 5:05 pm
Non-american slang can be very satisfying since it’s usually not seen as obscene here. The Brits have great slang. “Bollocks!” is good for venting. Don’t use “bugger” however – it sounds a little too similar to one of the words you may be trying to avoid.
August 10th, 2011 at 5:23 pm
Son of a Motherless Hamster
Hamsters
Holy Hedgehogs Batman
Angels and Ministers
🙂
August 10th, 2011 at 5:28 pm
I enjoy furshlugginer for it’s nice New York Jewish/Mad Magazine feel:
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/furshlugginer
August 10th, 2011 at 5:43 pm
Mine is shuckidarns. I got it from my grandma. One time one of my siblings (or maybe a cousin) asked her what it meant, and her reply was, “It’s better than saying sh*t d*mn!”
August 10th, 2011 at 5:46 pm
@ Aimee – I like not non-American, non-English. Offda was a favorite for years. Merde is too well known to use now days.
August 10th, 2011 at 7:02 pm
Once, when working in a school, I found myself furious and saying to a group of boys, “How many times am I going to have tell you to get back to work? Jeepers Creepers!”
I admit that once in the public library, I told a particularly unpleasant patron, “You have a real nice night” while conveying something entirely different.
August 10th, 2011 at 7:42 pm
This post makes me think of the young adult book Catherine, Called Birdy. Her favorite swear word was Corpus Bones.
August 10th, 2011 at 8:41 pm
this is an awesome post with even better responses!!
I feel so much better with my foul thoughts and semi dirty mouth behind the circ desk 🙂
August 11th, 2011 at 8:53 am
My favorite… Son of a motherless goat.
August 11th, 2011 at 8:55 am
Some of the ones we use are
Firetruck
Funnel cake
Shazam
and the one I use the most is Silly Putty
August 11th, 2011 at 8:59 am
Good post. It makes me think of a book, too — A Wind in the Door, when Calvin 0’Keefe adopts “fewmets” (dragon droppings) as his new swear word.
August 11th, 2011 at 9:04 am
I use “friggerdiggers” a lot, which came from my college roommate, and is really fun to say. I also say “sonuva” (like son of a…)
August 11th, 2011 at 9:21 am
Here are a few if you REALLY want to swear like a librarian.
Dewey Decimal System “G-D Damn it”
Andrew Carnegie “J-s-s Chr-st”
AACR2 “Hell”
It’s a thought!
August 11th, 2011 at 9:23 am
All my favorite cuss words I’ve learned from my Grandma. They include:
Schist
Flippin haggas
And if you’re feeling Catholic there is always, Mother Mary Full of Grace! (I’m not catholic, but it seems to roll off my tongue like I was.)
August 11th, 2011 at 9:58 am
Whisky Tango Foxtrot is a favorite.
August 11th, 2011 at 10:00 am
Our family likes “Tartar Sauce!” and “Barnacles!” (both from Spongebob) or “Son of a Nutcracker!” (from the movie Elf), but I most frequently use “Holy Guacamole!” – not sure where that came from…
August 11th, 2011 at 10:12 am
Cheese and Rice!
August 11th, 2011 at 10:29 am
Pita! (stands for pain in the ass)
Christ on a cross –popular in the South
For a while my son thought, “Cameron Diaz” was a swear word. It was hilarious, so we tried for as long as possible not to crack up in front of him.
August 11th, 2011 at 10:34 am
Some that I’ve used:
Shostakovich (it just sounds like swearing)
Crud
Shucky Darn Darn (particularly affective in front of military members, always gets a laugh).
(Dirty Words!) learned this one from a lovely English lady.
August 11th, 2011 at 10:41 am
One of my long time favorites has been “Egg-Suckin’ Dog”. It sounds worse than much actual profanity.
August 11th, 2011 at 11:35 am
I often say Phooey. And Drat, Darn, Dang, Shoot, and Fudge. My favorite, though, is “Oh, bother!” or just “Bother!” I’m a fan of Winnie-the-Pooh. 😉
August 11th, 2011 at 11:52 am
I work in a School Library (grades 6-12) and everyone here gets VERY creative:
RATS!(very old school and the kids look around in terror when I say it.)
HUMBALADIGGA! (an old family traditional stand-in for a curse)
BOOYACKA! (3x fast – an urban favorite)
SHIZNUTS! (I think the kids started that one)
Sugar Honey Ice Tea (I learned that when I was 10)
MACY’S WINDOW! (New Yorkers know the rest.)
August 11th, 2011 at 11:52 am
The fictional Miss Zukas (read Jo Dereske’s newest book, Farewell Ms. Zukas)always says “Oh, Faulkner.”
August 11th, 2011 at 11:52 am
My Grandmother used to use Shitania in front of us when we were little until I asked who she was. (I was 6 at the time)
When I am being PC, I tend to go for cartoon sayings like Jeepers Creepers, Zoinks!, or muttering Frick’n Frack’n. A good GRRRRRRR, ARGGGG, or Doh! can also be effective. The occasional “Oh, bite me” may slip out occasionally when I am really frustrated.
August 11th, 2011 at 12:35 pm
My mom’s go-to when we were kids was “son of a sea biscuit!” (She may have meant Seabiscuit, though I can neither confirm nor deny that.)
August 11th, 2011 at 12:48 pm
It reminds me of the “safe” version of Snakes on a Plane: I am sick and tired of these monkey trucking snakes on this Monday to Friday plane!
August 11th, 2011 at 1:21 pm
Great Blog! When I moved to the South from the Midwest, I soon found out that “Bless your heart!” is not a compliment.
August 11th, 2011 at 1:49 pm
When I was in high school, my drama class read over a script that included the word ..sugar honeyed iced tea. My friend read right over it with his own “librarian swear”: oh poodiddles! It was just so innocent and goofy I couldn’t stop giggling!
Another of my favorites – my mom and grandparents are English, and so I use “sod it” a lot lol. And my mom says “shine a light!” a lot too – you really have to let the “shhhhh-” drag out for emphasis;P It’s great:)
August 11th, 2011 at 3:13 pm
I just remembered my friend likes to say “rat snacks!”
August 11th, 2011 at 5:34 pm
From W.C. Fields: ‘Godfrey Daniel!’
There’s also ‘what a crock of shitake mushrooms!’, but that is perhaps too close to ‘s*#t’ for some occasions.
August 11th, 2011 at 6:04 pm
poop on a stick
crap in a burger basket
jesus martha
what the pho
I use all these regularly….
will immediately adopt ‘rat snacks’
August 11th, 2011 at 6:19 pm
We can go very kid-like with the Penguins of Madagascar Hoover DAM!
or Toy Story
Son of a Building Block
Also, congrats on the link to Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/11/swiss-army-librarian-swea_n_924250.html
August 11th, 2011 at 6:35 pm
My 7th grade nephew introduced me to “Bob Saget!”
August 11th, 2011 at 6:44 pm
What the frog?
August 11th, 2011 at 8:14 pm
Krikey
Shysty
Frack and also frackity
wtf (spoken letters)
all come to mind. I use these more on student workers than patrons though, for they incite my ire more.
August 11th, 2011 at 8:15 pm
Snap is a good sub for crap.
Referring to things as a “cluster” is oddly satisfying!
August 11th, 2011 at 8:25 pm
I used to booktalk in our middle school and once read a passage from When the Legends Die by Hal Borland without realizing it included the dreaded word Hell and caused a major ruckus. Perhaps it was my era but when and where I grew up Hell was a location and crap was the stuff that accumulated on the kitchen table. Some of the hoops people expect us to jump through are just plain ridiculous. On the other hand, I much prefer a good Shakespearean insult to the common run of curse words since most of their use is simple laziness.
August 11th, 2011 at 8:42 pm
My gradeschool basketball coach suggested we say the following substitutes in times of frustration:
sandwich
biscuits
rice cake
I still say biscuits all the time. It’s satisfying without being offensive.
August 11th, 2011 at 9:52 pm
I am particularly fond of “SCROD”. It’s very satisfying to say.
August 11th, 2011 at 11:07 pm
Lick a lizard….
Oh fire truck…..
what the frup… or fruit….
love sugar honey iced tea ! hadn’t heard it ever
son of a biscuit…..
August 11th, 2011 at 11:17 pm
I use monkey/monkeys or monkey butts a lot. Also sugar-jets – from an older coworker years ago.
August 12th, 2011 at 12:27 am
Shitake Mushrooms!
Shampoo-ey!
What the Deuce?!
Mother Trucker!
Sassafrass!
Pirate Ship! (Sounds like pile of…)
August 12th, 2011 at 8:04 am
I grew up with “Fiddle Sticks.”
I have no idea where it came from.
August 12th, 2011 at 8:28 am
I had a maths teacher who was fond of “rat’s patootie”, as in “I don’t give a rat’s patootie what you think, missie!”
August 12th, 2011 at 9:20 am
I LOVE this post!! I too use the “holy shitake mushrooms” bcuz I swear like a trooper. And ‘Holy Crapioly” is a fav. My mom always said “kiss my Roonie!”
August 12th, 2011 at 10:07 am
I have a co-worker who uses “cheese and crackers” a lot…while genuflecting.
August 12th, 2011 at 1:28 pm
A rather long old favorite: ‘Born in the gutter – son of a cross-eyed donkey’
August 12th, 2011 at 1:56 pm
Frustration when helping students with databases, no full-text found: “Oh, beans!” Other times of frustration, “Cram!’ (marriage of crap and damn)
We are Librarians! We swear with the best of ’em.
August 12th, 2011 at 5:29 pm
I like to add some literary flair to my fake cursing: “Oh, Faulkner!”
August 12th, 2011 at 10:25 pm
Fun post!
Because I’m a prolific swearer off the clock, I’ve had some close calls but I usually catch myself in time. Things I will shout or say under my breath:
“cripes”
“crap on a cracker” (I don’t know where this came from)
“fudge”
“fudge bucket” (this one either)
“holy smokes”
“scheisse” (my gran was German)
and my personal favorite, “Curse words, curse words, curse words!”
August 13th, 2011 at 11:34 am
I came up with “Poopty Squat” while working with kids.
It always gets a good belly laugh.
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August 14th, 2011 at 7:38 am
I’m the new director of a tiny library in east TN, coming from working with the Navy for 30 years. The contrast is stunning. The staff here includes only LADIES — real ladies. I’ve never heard any of them even use “rats” or “nuts”. I’ll have to listen more closely…
August 14th, 2011 at 4:13 pm
See you next Tuesday! (gasp!)
and yes, I’m a librarian
August 14th, 2011 at 8:02 pm
I work in a K through 6th grade school library, so cripes always works for me. Also, gadzooks, or Jesus, Mary and Joseph give me strength if I’m truly exasperated. Doody bomb with a wedgie is a fav at home around my own kids… 🙂
August 15th, 2011 at 11:22 am
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August 15th, 2011 at 3:49 pm
What a fun post! My husband and I like “Curses!” It conveys the anger we usually need to get out effectively.
August 15th, 2011 at 4:20 pm
“Shazbat” was Mork’s (Robin Williams) profanity on the Mork & Mindy show in the late 70’s. It conveys the proper amount of vitriol and saves you just in time from an inappropriate expletive.
August 15th, 2011 at 9:00 pm
I am not usually a swearer but I have personally used
Oh Fiddle (shortened version of Fiddle de dee)
Cripes
Jinkies
Jimminie or Jimminie Cricket
My Giddy Aunt
All have been collected from my family and friends.
August 16th, 2011 at 2:23 am
Fiddlesticks is a game played by individuals or in groups where the sticks are scattered randomly and collected one by one without moving the other sticks. It is a strategic game of cause and effect.
August 16th, 2011 at 3:35 pm
a friend of mine’s son recently reported he’d discovered the S-word, and it is “shed.”
I intend to use that one in the future. I shed you not.
August 16th, 2011 at 6:14 pm
My grandmother always used to say “crackin’ ice!”, both as a swear and as an expression of surprise. I’ve never heard anyone else say it though.
August 17th, 2011 at 9:46 pm
A friend of mine and I usually use “clustercuss” usually referring to messes.
August 18th, 2011 at 4:16 pm
I think that “balderdash” is a good nonoffensive swear word.
August 21st, 2011 at 7:53 pm
Rassin’ frassin’ (thx to Loony Tunes)
Bunovasitch
Criminetty
Fudgesicles
August 22nd, 2011 at 3:51 pm
Crimeny Batman
Malarkey
Crud
I’m usually very curse prone when not at work. 🙂
August 23rd, 2011 at 9:24 pm
“Oh, follicles” used to raise a laugh – a combination of the f word and bollocks, sort of.
August 23rd, 2011 at 9:55 pm
far out!
arrgh!
shoot
oh my!
August 23rd, 2011 at 11:20 pm
There are some very inventive substitutes in this lot!
This post made me think of the TV Mini Series a number of years ago, The 10th Kingdom where one of the characters used to say “Suck an elf”. Seems effective!
August 24th, 2011 at 1:17 pm
I like “son of a biscuit”
I also use muggle a lot.
August 24th, 2011 at 8:14 pm
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August 24th, 2011 at 8:31 pm
Ha, instantly made me think of a quote from “Iron Kissed” by Patricia Briggs –
“Cheeses crusty, got all musty, got damp on the stone of a peach,” I agreed. He looked blank, so I repeated it with proper emphasis. “ ChEEZ-zes crusty. Got Al -musty. Got DAMp on the StoneofapeaCH.”
August 24th, 2011 at 8:50 pm
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August 24th, 2011 at 8:54 pm
From the Obitz commercial we’ve adopted
“What the French, Toast”
“Lint licker”
“Cumquat”
also I like,
Dirty Devil
suck a duck
son of a bit my tongue just in time
August 24th, 2011 at 9:20 pm
sugar nuts….
August 24th, 2011 at 9:29 pm
One Andy Richter favorite:
“Mother Hubbard!”
My mom was a Snagglepuss cusser:
“Heavens to Mergatroid!”
August 24th, 2011 at 9:30 pm
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August 25th, 2011 at 12:49 am
I sometimes use “curses and imprecations!”
Futz!
I also will use my father’s trick of describing things
For example “The fecal material just integrated with the rotating oscillator” (sh_t just hit the fan) Sometimes I’ll just say Space Shuttle toilet (where that stuff is supposed to hit the fan since that’s how they liquify it for storage)
And what a congregation in a nunnery! (cloister flock)
Or in a sewage lagoon without a propulsion instrument (up sh_t creek without a paddle)
August 25th, 2011 at 1:08 am
Well, there’s always the word that got Johnny Fever (from WKRP in Cincinatti) fired: “BOOGERS”
some others:
“Jiminy Crickets”
“Jee-man-ee Hoss-a-phat”
“Sacre Bleu”
And a personal favorite —
“Sack-cra-men-toe Kal-ee-for-nya” (with emphasis on the first, third, fifth, and seventh syllables).
And then, of course, always remember to ask for any bystander “Please, pardon my Klatchian”.
August 25th, 2011 at 7:03 am
Merlin’s beard!
Merlin’s pants!
Bloody and/or bloody ‘ell!
August 25th, 2011 at 7:46 am
My kindergarten teacher used to say “good night!” or maybe “good knight” with the same inflection you might drawl, “well, i’ll be.” My mom cusses like a mule skinner on her own time but never in front of her 8th grade students — I’ll have to ask what she does instead. In my library work, I tend to favor “d’oh!” and “what the what” and “no-neck little monsters” (from Cat on a Hot Tin Roof). Anything too close to a real bad word is too dangerous, given my mom’s influence where one is fun and four or five are even better.
August 25th, 2011 at 8:33 am
This post makes me think of the Oskar character from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close…he had a lot of inventive swears like “succotash my Balzac, dipshiitake!” also I think he would say “Shiite Muslim!” or maybe that was from somewhere else 🙂
August 25th, 2011 at 9:59 am
Personal favorites:
The phrase, “Bad Words”. You get to say bad words without using any real bad words. I also describe messes as Charlie Foxtrots in place of cluster f___s(you know the rest).
August 25th, 2011 at 10:36 am
Another good one from 30 Rock, courtesy of Kenneth:
“Son of married couple!”
August 25th, 2011 at 10:36 am
Monkey Feathers!
August 25th, 2011 at 10:48 am
In cases of extreme frustration I use “Edward, Jacob and Bella!” in place of “Jesus, Joseph and Mary!” Less blasphemy, more sparkles and fursploding.
August 25th, 2011 at 11:05 am
I’m a big fan of
“Kelly Clarkson!”
a la 40-year Old Virgin
August 25th, 2011 at 11:26 am
I can think of many, but these are common:
bother
gee whillikers
crumb bunnies
jeez, louise
nargles or oh, nargles
August 25th, 2011 at 11:33 am
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August 25th, 2011 at 11:35 am
All this reminds me of “The Middleman,” whose philosophy of “Profanity cheapens the soul and weakens the mind” led to such gems as “Sweet mother of Preston Tucker!” and “Chocoholics Anonymous!” 🙂 (more here: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Middleman_%28TV_series%29)
August 25th, 2011 at 1:15 pm
My wife’s the librarian, not me, but…
Crammins (which comes from how our son said “crayons” when he was a toddler)
Custard (to substitute for “bastard”)
August 25th, 2011 at 1:20 pm
I don’t work at a public library anymore, but when I did I perfected the non-swear. Some of my favorites:
Criminy
Fiddle-dee-dee
Son of a sea cook (from Arsenic and Old Lace)
H.R. Pufnstuf
August 25th, 2011 at 1:23 pm
I often use crackerjacks
monkey ears on crackers
cops and robbers
fudgecicles
sea shells and starfish
I love Sugar Honey Ice Tea. Will have to remember that one.
August 25th, 2011 at 3:57 pm
I use “Crab apples” often and also “Gordon Bennett”. Another favourite is “Blow me down and call me a haystack”.
August 25th, 2011 at 5:01 pm
Amateurs.
August 25th, 2011 at 10:27 pm
I’m a fan of “humbug” and “bother”. I’ve also been known to say “dirty word!” or “expletive expletive exclamation mark!” when something really goes wrong.
August 25th, 2011 at 11:18 pm
Rattlesnakes!
August 26th, 2011 at 12:30 am
Some that I use
Fudge Ripple
Cheese Whiz!
Jesum Crow
For Pete’s Sake
What the truck?
August 26th, 2011 at 6:44 am
I switched to saying “Son of a Goose” a few years ago. I even use it at home most of the time. I had decided I didn’t want to be specist. Sure, I made up that word, but I figured it could be the next new thing after avoiding racism and sexism. So far, it hasn’t caught on. This post has inspired me to start all over, but perhaps with a theme (I like themes). So here’s my ideas:
“Son of a shirley temple!” (Without alcohol, those are just a tease!)
Also, “Son of a Milk Dud”
“Jack Daniels!” for “Jesus Christ”
“Red Hots!” when saying “hell” by itself
“Starbursts!” or “schnapps!” for “sh–”
I’ve found that some of my favorite swears come from Kim Harrison’s “Dead Witch Walking” series. The character Jenks, is a master at swearing. Sadly, even those are usually inappropriate for work. Except for “fairy fart”- as in “I don’t give a fairy fart.” I use that off and on.
Thanks for all the ideas and inspiration!
August 26th, 2011 at 7:10 am
My favorite is holy cannoli, but I also use shimmini and frickin frackin freakin frum which usually does the trick. (my auto correct must have a headache after this post)
August 26th, 2011 at 8:49 am
Got dandruff, some of it itches!
August 26th, 2011 at 10:06 am
I picked up “Criminetly” a long time ago from the animated Robin Hood movie. I also tend to substitute an “Eff!” or “Hell’s bells!” which are sort of borderline but much tamer than what I’d actually like to say.
August 26th, 2011 at 11:31 am
I love to use, “MOTHer…PUS…BUCKet!” with lots of emphasis. Always sounds like you’re on the ragged edge.
So many of these are completely awesome.
August 26th, 2011 at 12:33 pm
My boss will say “Son of a crunch pup” when she gets irritated. I like that one so much I use myself now.
August 26th, 2011 at 1:04 pm
Jesus, Mary & Oprah!
Sufferin’ Succotash!
Hassenpfeffer!
Fiddle crabs!
and my personal fave when describing a nasty person – “Don’t pay her any mind – she’s just a ‘see you next Tuesday’ kinda gal.”
August 26th, 2011 at 2:13 pm
Hamburgers! (a la Butters)
August 26th, 2011 at 6:08 pm
Crimeny!
Crikey!
Holy Moses!
Shiver me timbers!
For describing irritating patrons: wingnuts, cakesniffers (a la Lemony Snicket)
August 26th, 2011 at 11:56 pm
At my library we also use PITA to describe particularly annoying patrons!
Flock!
BTW – See you next Tuesday is good, but leaves people wondering… try: “See You Next Time!”.
I once heard C. Thomas Howell do an impression of Ted Turner: “Cheese and Rice!”.
These are all wonderful, BTW!
August 28th, 2011 at 10:52 am
Monkey Butt
Hillybilly Hunyak
Hunyak
Son of a Peanut
August 31st, 2011 at 9:33 pm
My mom is a retired librarian, and a few of her favorites are:
Crumbcake!
Hell’s Bells!
DamNATION!
September 1st, 2011 at 7:32 am
My coworker uses “Mother Trucker,” much to our enjoyment.
September 1st, 2011 at 2:13 pm
PICNIC (Problem in Chair, Not in Computer) is my favorite when working with customers who have no idea how computer illiterate they are on the PC
September 2nd, 2011 at 4:51 pm
Ye Gods and little fishes
(or if that’s too strong, try: Pig dogs and little Englishmen)
My husband is fond of God…bless America (lots of emphasis on the first word!)
If you have an antipodean accent, Bloody Hell sounds quaint to American ears.
April 18th, 2012 at 12:50 pm
Screech ‘n scream
Shoot, durn and rats!