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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: bozo #147690 09/15/05 12:42 PM Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 4 D deaconb stranger deaconb stranger D Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 4 Actually, the expression of elation came second. If you remember Superman comic books, Clark Kent's boss, Perry White, was given to exclaming "Great Jehoshaphat!" Yahoo is Swift's corruption of Jehu, a king of Israel, the son of Jehoshaphat. 2 Kings 9:20 And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehu Hurray comes from hurrah, which comes from huzzah, which apparently comes from the middle English hisse, which means "hoist"! Snardles, there are a lot of meaningless sounds used as expletives, aren't there? ----- Words fail me. (Turnabout is fair play.) ----- Words fail me. (Turnabout is fair play.) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted bozo belMarduk 09/08/05 04:48 PM Re: bozo inselpeter 09/08/05 05:05 PM Re: bozo Buffalo Shrdlu 09/08/05 05:20 PM Re: bozo tsuwm 09/08/05 07:51 PM Re: bozo belMarduk 09/09/05 11:44 PM Re: bozo inselpeter 09/10/05 12:29 AM Re: bozo deaconb 09/15/05 12:42 PM Re: bozo belMarduk 09/15/05 12:48 PM Re: bozo inselpeter 09/15/05 02:21 PM Re: bozo belMarduk 09/15/05 02:31 PM Re: bozo inselpeter 09/15/05 05:26 PM Re: bozo Buffalo Shrdlu 09/15/05 05:46 PM Aarrrr AnnaStrophic 09/15/05 06:53 PM Re: Aarrrr Buffalo Shrdlu 09/15/05 07:38 PM Re: Aarrrr belMarduk 09/16/05 12:09 PM Re: Aarrrr Father Steve 09/16/05 12:38 PM Re: Aarrrr Buffalo Shrdlu 09/16/05 12:48 PM Re: Aarrrr inselpeter 09/16/05 01:23 PM Re: dissect belMarduk 09/16/05 02:01 PM Re: dissect inselpeter 09/16/05 02:06 PM Re: dissect belMarduk 09/16/05 02:09 PM Re: dissect tsuwm 09/16/05 02:11 PM Re: dissect maverick 09/16/05 02:36 PM Re: drew it Buffalo Shrdlu 09/16/05 03:27 PM Re: drew it Jackie 09/16/05 03:40 PM decorticate vanguard 09/16/05 03:46 PM Re: decorticate belMarduk 09/16/05 05:39 PM Re: decorticate Father Steve 09/16/05 06:01 PM Re: decorticate inselpeter 09/16/05 06:11 PM Re: bozo of troy 09/15/05 05:46 PM Re: bozo Father Steve 09/08/05 09:17 PM Re: yahooing AnnaStrophic 09/09/05 12:30 PM Re: yahooing inselpeter 09/09/05 12:50 PM Re: et moi AnnaStrophic 09/09/05 12:59 PM Re: vicarious pleasure Jackie 09/09/05 06:13 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,011 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 390 guests, and 8 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 13 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,968 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,957 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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