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Jeebus H Krist......
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Gordon Bennett.
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jac_the_gripper: Gordon Bennett.
Ah Jac, you've made an old man smile, that was one of my mum's favorites... Gordon Bennett, I had to Google him years later, and if my memory serves me well, he was a playboy socialite who liked driving racing cars (a bit like Sterling Moss)... And if I remember well, when you said "Gordon Bennett" you had to use a certain vocal inflection which suggested exasperation...
Great days indeed...
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Arthur_Sixpence: Ah Jac, you've made an old man smile, that was one of my mum's favorites... Gordon Bennett, I had to Google him years later, and if my memory serves me well, he was a playboy socialite who liked driving racing cars (a bit like Sterling Moss)...
And if I remember well, when you said "Gordon Bennett" you had to use a certain vocal inflection which suggested exasperation...
Great days indeed...
I might be wrong about this but did one of the characters in Only Fools and Horses say Gordon Bennett maybe some other show on TV I don't knowAnd if I remember well, when you said "Gordon Bennett" you had to use a certain vocal inflection which suggested exasperation...
Great days indeed...
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I grew up in Hampshire where the colloquial language is heavily influenced by the London/Cockney patter. It may well have been Only Fools and Horses where you heard the expression being used.
My understanding was that Gordon Bennett was a benefactor, the original expression coming from, "Where did you get that?" answered with "Gordon Bennett!"
I think it became a euphemism for stolen property before becoming an expression of exasperation.
My understanding was that Gordon Bennett was a benefactor, the original expression coming from, "Where did you get that?" answered with "Gordon Bennett!"
I think it became a euphemism for stolen property before becoming an expression of exasperation.
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I got bitten once by a great googly moogly. The bite took ages to heal. The great googly moogly died from food (me) poisoning. 
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Shakespearean English cuss words are a joy to the ear, and if you've the time, satirist Chris Morris was a pioneer in reshaping the way we swore without vulgarity...
I try my best to put color into everyday parlance, and that includes some of the examples I've put in the poll, but believe me, there's nothing to beat the perplexed look on a ruffians face once you've sworn at him in medieval English...