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Old 02-19-2013, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Uptown Girl View Post
To me, it is a creative alternative to rolling one's eyes up to heaven.
I like it.
But then, I like all manner of colloquialisms.
In the Midwest, we heard, "Holy Cow!", "Holey Moley", and my personal favorite, "Mother of Bald Heads!" (often used by Chicago Ironworkers) That one was usually accompanied by a slap to your forehead. Spoke volumes that everybody understood!

Quite fun.
You've brought back to memory how Mr. White used to say "Great Cesar's Ghost!" on the Superman's TV series! Other terms that come to mind are "Jeepers Creepers!"; "Holly mackrel!"; "Golly Gee Willikers!"; "Dag-nabbit!"; "Yumpin-yimminy!"; "Ay caramba!"; "Hamana-hamana!" and a lot more I'm sure!
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