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Teetime Sat 02-Jul-16 10:20:44

I was wondering what exclamations everyone uses other than actual swearing (OK that will start a debate about what is swearing and what isn't.
In this house
Gordon Bennett gets a fair airing as does Stone the Crows (much favoured by my Grandpa).
What's yours?

BBbevan Sat 02-Jul-16 13:31:41

Horlicks!!

Auntieflo Sat 02-Jul-16 13:47:36

Most of the above

sunseeker Sat 02-Jul-16 13:55:22

Pogs love the El Torro Poo Poo - I may nick that one grin

kittylester Sat 02-Jul-16 17:02:29

Mine range from tiddly push to sh*t, b*gger, ar**h*le with all stops in between.

hildajenniJ Sat 02-Jul-16 17:11:19

Oh good gravy!
Pish
Fiddlestick and flapdoodle!
That about sums it up.

Stansgran Sat 02-Jul-16 17:37:24

Heavens to Murgatroyd.

Stansgran Sat 02-Jul-16 17:38:18

And far too many others previously mentionedblush

Maranta Sat 02-Jul-16 17:45:37

I shall have to remember some of these. Being on my own most of the time it is usually SH**!!

Ana Sat 02-Jul-16 18:00:00

My DH was a great fan of Bollix! (You have to pronounce the 'i' distinctly, of course...wink)

rosesarered Sat 02-Jul-16 18:05:26

I'm a fan of 'bloody Hell' or 'buggeration' as stress words [worse though, now and again] DH never swears at all [not sure how he manages it].

granjura Sat 02-Jul-16 18:09:37

Flipping Norah. But usually I just swear, always in English though- due to my good breeding ;)

rosesarered Sat 02-Jul-16 18:40:57

yes, granjura we believe you.Thousands wouldn't.grin

Ana Sat 02-Jul-16 18:45:05

Never swear in your mother tongue eh? That's a rule for good breeding I haven't come across before! grin

BeeWitch Sat 02-Jul-16 18:45:06

Fighting spiders
Hellfire
the occasional Chuffin'ell

Coolgran65 Sat 02-Jul-16 18:46:54

Crap and ballix....not as polite as bollix !!

Jane10 Sat 02-Jul-16 19:09:52

It ain't what you say but the way that you say it!

Linsco56 Sat 02-Jul-16 20:10:48

Strewth...Sheesh...Banker...Hell's teeth!

Indinana Sat 02-Jul-16 20:45:03

Bloody hell
Oh for Heaven's sake
Oh for God's sake
Rollocks
You are kidding me! (this to any inanimate object that isn't behaving, or even to an abstract concept!)

I worked for a London wine merchants in my youth. One of the directors always used to say "Schloss Bockelheimer!". I have to say it is rather satisfying to use as an expletive, it has all the right sounds! grin

Deedaa Sat 02-Jul-16 21:04:56

One of my favourites has always been God's Nightgown! which I think I got from Gone With The Wind.

millymouge Sat 02-Jul-16 21:16:49

Sugar puffs, knickers, blooming nuts.

glammanana Sat 02-Jul-16 22:48:40

After working on building sites (before I retired the first time) my knowledge of expletives is quite extensive and not at all ladylike enough for this forum,now being a wee bit more sedate (not too much though) "balls" comes to mind and maybe a swift count to 10 will suffice.

Cherrytree59 Sun 03-Jul-16 00:09:33

CHEESE AND RICE

absent Sun 03-Jul-16 01:51:46

I am rather partial to stay me with flagons.

Coolaboutsixty Sun 03-Jul-16 09:12:40

Some fabulous words here! Many I already use but some I need to learn!! Indinanna - I think your boss's is my favourite! My mum always used to say Blood and Stomach pills!! ?

breeze Sun 03-Jul-16 09:20:22

Nice thread this. A week or so ago I popped over to the other side to see if the Mums were tearing verbal chunks out of each other re Brexit (sorry to use the B word) they were; when I noticed a thread on there that made me return here with my tail between my legs. Someone had posted a thread and it was sitting there bold as brass entitled 'C..tish behaviour' (but in full), and whilst I didn't read the post fully, it seemed to be referring to a newspaper article that had annoyed the person who had posted, something to do with second home in Norfolk or something. Those of you who have read some of my previous posts will see I've sometimes had a moan about swearing. I can swear, and I do on occasion but wouldn't dream of using it to people on here. Maybe we could do with a emoticon blowing a raspberry! might save a swear word or two! Anyway, call me old fashioned but is that allowed? Why hadn't the post been removed? I'm not all that shockable, so I won't say I was shocked but I was disappointed and disgusted. Anyway, lifted my spirits to see this thread and hope all of the above suggestions will be used instead of the alternatives! Great thread Teetime. Thanks. smile