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Re: H-E-double toothpicks

Posted by Steve Eichner on January 28, 2005

In Reply to: H-E-double toothpicks posted by Word Camel on January 28, 2005

: I recently came across this euphamism fof "hell" from my childhood and wanted to record it for posterity. In some parts of the US, and perhaps elsewhere, "hell" is considered a swear word. Another euphamism is "heck".

From my youth (a long time ago!) there was H-E-double hockey sticks.