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    God's fish!

    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!
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    Never heard it in my life.
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    I have no clue what you are talking about. Do you have a source for this -- perhaps you simply misheard/encountered a typo?
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    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.

    I like that. I like how it sounds!
    Я так думаю.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Leof
    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.

    I like that. I like how it sounds!
    Sure it's not "codpiece?" 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.
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    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)
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    Я так думаю.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie
    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)
    Let me presume that you learnt the phrase very quickly because you were hit so many times!
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    *looking around for a brick*

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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TATY
    Charles II lived from 1630 - 1685, so I think it's safe to say this phrase has died out.

    it has died...vanished..disappiered...





    (*falls on his knees, screams in hollywood-like maner rising his arms up
    WHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?????????



    LOL...anyway I like such remarks in the books.
    Я так думаю.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TATY
    It wouldn't even be swearing now, anyway. Not even blasphemous.
    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.

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    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.
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    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?
    Я так думаю.

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    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".
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    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.
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    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
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    Still sounds weird to me, but if you would like to shout it out loud 50 feet above the ground no ones stopping you...
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    "Cat's fish" makes more sense even to me!

    You should cry it out loud.
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    It's beyond old-fashioned, it's just jibberish.
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