[nopardons]

Both words are a way of saying "GOD", without blaspheming.

Then there are : "ye gods and little fishes", "Jimminy Christmas" which is an alternative to saying (Jesus Christ ), and quite a few more never heard today terms/words.

Personally, I also like "JUMPING JEHOSHAPHAT" as an exclamation. Jehoshaphat was an ancient Kind of Judah.

[trebb]

Kind of ironic we mostly heard these words in the cartoons of the day..