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NSFW (Profanity)... Is "Jesus" a four letter word?

Asked by RealEyesRealizeRealLies (30954points) December 7th, 2011

How is it… Why is it… that when some folk respond to shocking commentary, they will often exchange the profanity of Oh Fuck! or Oh Shit! or Oh Damn! with Oh Jesus! or Oh Christ!?... When obviously the real meaning of the reply is simply “Oh Wow” or “Oh Really”?

Example:
“Not only did the Banks get bail out money, but the top executives received record bonuses”.

Reply:
“Oh Fuck!” and “Oh Christ!” or “Oh Jesus!” could be used interchangeably without any confusion to the context of the discussion.

Why is that? And why not “Oh Zeuss” or “Oh Krsna”?

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