For Pete's Sake...
A serious blog today. I don't know who Pete is and I'm guessing his real name is Peter. People have been saying 'For Pete's Sake' easily 4 generations now. That would make Pete more than 100 years old.Pete gets mentioned in lots of conversations and I'm thinking Pete must have been famous (royalty or something) and possibly had some health or personality issues where people were always concerned about his well being.
There are so many situations where Pete comes into a situation:
"Oh... for Pete's sake, get off the phone!"
"For Pete's sake, would it be asking too much to put the toilet seat down?"
"Didn't your mother teach you how to dress? For Pete's sake, it's a formal affair. Black socks and sandals aren't acceptable."
I could go on, but for Pete's sake there are more important things to do today!
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"For Pete's sake" originated as a substitute for "for Christ's sake," and other similar expressions. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, "for Pete's sake" came into use more than a century ago and prompted similar sayings such as "for the love of Pete" in 1906 and "in the name of Pete" in 1942.
that in changing your behavior, St. Perter would owe you one, as you hoped to enter the 'pearly gates'.