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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Heavens to Betsy #17546 01/31/2001 3:08 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA Geoff old hand Geoff old hand Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA According to Charles Funk, in Heavens to Betsy! & Other Curious Sayings, Harper & Row (1955), several theories have been advanced to explain “Heavens to Betsy,” but none to his satisfaction, and he deems the phrase “source unknown.” Charles Funk blew it on this one. This is an obvious res ipsa loquitur. It refers to AnnaStrophic's divine nature. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Esparto Jackie 01/29/2001 3:25 AM -issimo, -issima emanuela 01/29/2001 8:43 AM Re: Esparto (personal anecdote) Marianna 01/29/2001 10:50 AM marijuana, hemp, opiates Alex Williams 01/29/2001 12:19 PM Re: Esparto (personal anecdote) wsieber 01/29/2001 12:21 PM Re: Esparto (personal anecdote) Faldage 01/29/2001 3:04 PM Re: Esparto (personal anecdote) wow 01/29/2001 3:44 PM Re: Heavens to Betsy! AnnaStrophic 01/29/2001 7:54 PM Re: Esparto AnnaStrophic 01/29/2001 7:58 PM translations and footnotes emanuela 01/30/2001 6:12 AM Re: translations and footnotes maverick 01/30/2001 12:39 PM Re: Heavens to Betsy Sparteye 01/30/2001 1:22 PM Re: Heavens to Betsy Geoff 01/31/2001 3:08 PM Re: Heavens to Betsy AnnaStrophic 02/02/2001 3:32 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

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