January 10th, 2007gordon elliott!
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?
Well Gordon Elliot, I think that is a great Gordon Elliot idea. Count my Gordon Elliot in.
Comment by Ghetto Gurrrl — January 10, 2007 @ 11:58 am
Joe Elliot? Who the hell is Joe Elliot?
Comment by grampa — January 10, 2007 @ 2:01 pm
Gurly… yay! 🙂
Grampa.. um, what now?
Comment by the insider — January 10, 2007 @ 10:32 pm
uhm. who is gordon? and wasn’t elliot the kid who found ET?
Comment by wendykat — January 11, 2007 @ 7:37 am
Ah wendy, you have OBVIOUSLY been over there too long. 😛
Gordon Elliott, you know, that weird, yappy guy from Australia? Has a show on the Food Channel? Here, lol.
Comment by the insider — January 11, 2007 @ 9:42 am
wait… wait. vaguely. lemme google ‘im. aaaagh! i hate that guy!
Comment by wendykat — January 11, 2007 @ 11:47 am
Exactly! That’s why it’s sooo perfect, hehe.
Comment by the insider — January 11, 2007 @ 12:04 pm
God bless Google.
lol poor Gordon, although he’s got something funny at his face that might cause including him in your vocabulary book.
Comment by Me, Myself and I — January 13, 2007 @ 3:26 am