Can anybody tell me - does such swearing exist today?
If it does then tell, is it only English or some Americans use it too?
And the last but not least - what does it mean? Any similarities in Russian?
Thank you! :D
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Can anybody tell me - does such swearing exist today?
If it does then tell, is it only English or some Americans use it too?
And the last but not least - what does it mean? Any similarities in Russian?
Thank you! :D
Never heard it in my life.
I have no clue what you are talking about. Do you have a source for this -- perhaps you simply misheard/encountered a typo?
Well, I read the book written by David Hume - he was Scot, a writer, historian and lived in 18'th century. He writes that "God's fish!" was the favourite swearing of King Charles II of England.
Pitty it disappiered in passed times. :D
I like that. I like how it sounds!
Sure it's not "codpiece?" :lol: Interesting, though. File that one under the "do not try this at home" category. If you tried to use this today, people would look at you like you're from Mars.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leof
I use God's fish! Every time I get hit in the head by a brick, that is my favorite phrase to say!
(warning, this post contains irony)
:lol:
Let me presume that you learnt the phrase very quickly because you were hit so many times!Quote:
Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie
*looking around for a brick*
Charles II lived from 1630 - 1685, so I think it's safe to say this phrase has died out.
It wouldn't even be swearing now, anyway. Not even blasphemous.
:cry: :cry: :cry:Quote:
Originally Posted by TATY
it has died...vanished..disappiered...
(*falls on his knees, screams in hollywood-like maner rising his arms up*)
WHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?????????
:lol: :lol:
LOL...anyway I like such remarks in the books.
If I had to guess I'd say that's probably it right there. I guess it might have been a swear while Christianity was more prominent, as it uses the lords name in vain, or some such.Quote:
Originally Posted by TATY
Never ever heard that, but you may occasionally come across "zounds!", which is short for "God's wounds". I guess that was a more serious thing to say back in olde times.
Ok I understood - there is no such contemporary swearing
but what could it be if it were used today?
What sense does it have?
Does it have any?
Some people will understand "zounds!". It's not used seriously, though. It's just a funny-sounding word, so people like it :). You would only get strange looks if you said "God's fish".
I think it's just a stand-alone phrase, if it was to be used more.
I'm quite sure 'What in God's fish are you doing' wouldn't make any sense...
Or 'By God's fish'.
Perhaps kalinka_vinnie could get back to you on that one.
It's better in gramatical terms just to say 'God's fish' if you don't mind sounding old-fashioned or 'What in God's name' or 'By God' but those are all the more blasphemous.
GOD'S FISH!!
hehe - was it weird?...ok I shall whisper:
God's fish
No? still weird I suppose...a wee bit louder God's FISH!!God's fish!
God's FISH!
gOd'S fIsH!
ok...
ok
I'll stop it..
i just had to try
:P
Still sounds weird to me, but if you would like to shout it out loud 50 feet above the ground no ones stopping you...
"Cat's fish" makes more sense even to me!
You should cry it out loud.
It's beyond old-fashioned, it's just jibberish.
Heck, I had never heard of any fish related to God, expect maybe those that Jesus dished up way back when, until Leof pulled it out of his bag... expect no help from me :)
MAYBE, it's got something to do with God's fish, the fish that belong to god!
Look, God's fish! Hi!
Leof can buy an aquarium fish and name it God's Fish. As such, the word combination would be truthful.
No! It should be exotical Japanese meal - a piece of half-cooked fish without any sensible taste and 1000$ cost per portion!
:o
My avitar is a Cod fish...
I asked an old-timer commercial fisherman about this. He said the meaning he knew of was when you caught a better species of fish than you were trying to get. If you set out to get scup @ $1 per pound and got flounder @ $3 a pound at the dock, they were "God's fish". He also asked me where I came up with all these strange (yet entertaining) questions.
Upon a whole,( :lol: ) that's more than I could expect and it is very curious fact indeed! Thank you DDT. I think when Charles said that he didn't mean the fishery, anyway...I'm going to e-mail to Oxford they to decide and reply me what for God's fish's sake the God's fish is!?!
DDT? What did he do to deserve a thank you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Leof
What in God's fish are you all talking about?
Why don't we all start using the expression and bring it back to life?
I'm in, but first we have to decide what it means... or have we already?Quote:
Originally Posted by kwatts59
Guys...
Guys....
ammm
I even do not know how to tell you...
but now - after I found this place in book it is written "Cod's fish!"
I am so sorry - I misread it...
it was COD'sFISH that is it...
:cry:
I ask forgive me for so missread!
ЛОЛ after all that you missread it!!!!!!!! And we were just about to start a whole new trend too! :D :) :lol:
I AM SORRY!!!! :oops:
:lol: :lol:
Coming back to the issue. What is correct---cod's fish oder cod fish?
Cod's fish!
That is correct.
Do you know German? ODER or OR?
Cod fish is the only spelling variant I know. But I could be ignorant just as soon.
Oder = or. It's German, and I know the lang.
well eventually it might change its spelling in past years.
Aparently it still does exist in such form...well not aparently but probably..I believe!
:D
See that picture near my name? That's a COD FISH. I live on Cape COD, so named by Barthomew Gosnold in 1602 because of the abundance of COD fish.
God's fish :roll:
I'm glad you didn't misread Bass Fish
Yep - it was silly of me to not understand what's cod fish!
On the whole, I am not wondering why Charles II said that to Sir William Temple after he was told that French king Louis XIV propoused to him to leave on the Isle only eight thousand of soldiers for keeping the Kingdom in order and full obedience...Of course the first thing which could came on one's mind is nothing but Cod fish!
Cod's fish - I simply love this swearing! :D
capecoddah I believe if Charles were a member of MR.com he would like your avatair! :D
:wall: All that collective brainpower WASTED!
Cod's fish! What's wrong with you man? Why are you trying to kill yourself in the wall? :lol:
Calm down. Relax and repeat slowly:
Cod's------fiiiiiishhhh (yes right watch your breath)
again Cod's -----fiiiiishhhhh
Feel better?
I am into this practice about last ten years - no stress anymore - I forgot what does the word mean!
Cod's fish be with you!
:| :| :? :) :D :lol: :lol: