Judas Priest! That was my grandmother's expletive of choice when she was exasperated. Perhaps her children would argue the point with me but that's the way I remember it.
She must have learned it at the movies. James Lileks had a post today about two movies that were released just before enforcement of the Hays Code got underway. James has some screen shots of the movies and two short clips. The first clip is the one in which Jack Oakie taught my grandmother to swear. The second one is a bizarre musical number.
What are today's movies teaching tomorrow's grandmas about swearing? Probably nothing.
She must have learned it at the movies. James Lileks had a post today about two movies that were released just before enforcement of the Hays Code got underway. James has some screen shots of the movies and two short clips. The first clip is the one in which Jack Oakie taught my grandmother to swear. The second one is a bizarre musical number.
What are today's movies teaching tomorrow's grandmas about swearing? Probably nothing.