gordon elliott!
January 10th, 2007 | by the insider |Sometime last week I heard a piece on NPR about the Oxford English Dictionary, and how they publishers put out an appeal every year for help dating certain slang words.
The list is quite long, but includes such gems as “arsey” and “as if!”
My new favorite?
“Gordon Bennett!”
As in, “Gordon Bennett! I slammed my finger in the door!” or “Gordon Bennett, a GIANT bug just fell on my desk!”
Yes, Gordon Bennett is apparently a word you should feel free to use to replace all manner of curse words, like “shit,” “damn” and “fuck monkey.”
In all honesty, I should point out that up until I just heard the piece again, I thought it was “Gordon Elliott!,” not “Gordon Bennett!,” and the Porkchop and I have been saying “Gordon Elliott!” all week.
And since it’s so much fun, I think we should ALL say “Gordon Elliott!” and get it into the vernacular.
Who’s with me?
8 Responses to “gordon elliott!”
By Ghetto Gurrrl on Jan 10, 2007 | Reply
Well Gordon Elliot, I think that is a great Gordon Elliot idea. Count my Gordon Elliot in.
By grampa on Jan 10, 2007 | Reply
Joe Elliot? Who the hell is Joe Elliot?
By the insider on Jan 10, 2007 | Reply
Gurly… yay! :)
Grampa.. um, what now?
By wendykat on Jan 11, 2007 | Reply
uhm. who is gordon? and wasn’t elliot the kid who found ET?
By the insider on Jan 11, 2007 | Reply
Ah wendy, you have OBVIOUSLY been over there too long. :P
Gordon Elliott, you know, that weird, yappy guy from Australia? Has a show on the Food Channel? Here, lol.
By wendykat on Jan 11, 2007 | Reply
wait… wait. vaguely. lemme google ‘im. aaaagh! i hate that guy!
By the insider on Jan 11, 2007 | Reply
Exactly! That’s why it’s sooo perfect, hehe.
By Me, Myself and I on Jan 13, 2007 | Reply
God bless Google.
lol poor Gordon, although he’s got something funny at his face that might cause including him in your vocabulary book.