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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 136301" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>I have never heard that particular variant, but it's related to "Egad", "Ye Gads!", "Gadzooks!" and other similar phrases. These phrases were all developed to allow people to swear without actually blaspheming.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-yeg1.htm" target="_blank">http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-yeg1.htm</a></p><p><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ye_gods" target="_blank">http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ye_gods</a></p><p></p><p>On a similar note, I used to have a boss who would exclaim, "Lord love a duck!" whenever he was shocked or astonished.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 136301, member: 3907"] I have never heard that particular variant, but it's related to "Egad", "Ye Gads!", "Gadzooks!" and other similar phrases. These phrases were all developed to allow people to swear without actually blaspheming. [url]http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-yeg1.htm[/url] [url]http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ye_gods[/url] On a similar note, I used to have a boss who would exclaim, "Lord love a duck!" whenever he was shocked or astonished. [/QUOTE]
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