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Joined 23 Aug '04 Moves 26660 What does this silly exclamation actually mean ?
Don't Google it, that's for sissies.
Leeds, UK
Joined 02 Dec '04 Moves 149450 Originally posted by AThousandYoung
What does this silly exclamation actually mean ?
Don't Google it, that's for sissies. Gad was something to do with God I believe....so I imagine it's some sort of euphemism
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Joined 23 Aug '04 Moves 26660 Originally posted by Favs
Gad was something to do with God I believe....so I imagine it's some sort of euphemism Good start! What about the "zooks"?
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Joined 04 Jul '06 Moves 1113883 Originally posted by AThousandYoung
Good start! What about the "zooks"? Zooks to capture the essence of Zeus, maybe?
Joined 31 May '07 Moves 696 if you put the z in the first word, you get "gadz ooks" which could be "god's ooks"
Might make more sense to someone else :p
Sigulda, Latvia
Joined 30 Aug '06 Moves 4048 Gadzooks actually is a giant reptile, a distant relative to godzilla, gadzoleus, gasman, batman, the octupus, and several other fictional characters.
And, please, don't tell me that I googled it. I knew it by myself.
EDIT: ok, I'm a sissy and I googled it. I would've never thought of the solution by myself.
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Joined 04 Jul '06 Moves 1113883 Originally posted by kbaumen
Gadzooks actually is a giant reptile, a distant relative to godzilla, gadzoleus, gasman, batman, the octupus, and several other fictional characters.
And, please, don't tell me that I googled it. I knew it by myself.
EDIT: ok, I'm a sissy and I googled it. I would've never thought of the solution by myself. HOLY GADZOOKS kbaumen!
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Joined 23 Aug '04 Moves 26660 Originally posted by doodinthemood
if you put the z in the first word, you get "gadz ooks" which could be "god's ooks"
Might make more sense to someone else :p That's the correct answer. 🙂
What are "god's ooks"?
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Joined 18 Dec '03 Moves 16687 Originally posted by AThousandYoung
That's the correct answer. 🙂
What are "god's ooks"? I'll admit that I DID look it up on google before posting this, but the first thing I thought when I saw 'ooks before looking it up was "Peter Pan"
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Joined 23 Aug '04 Moves 26660 Originally posted by forkedknight
I'll admit that I DID look it up on google before posting this, but the first thing I thought when I saw 'ooks before looking it up was "Peter Pan" Cheaters 😞
I had to cheat too. 😕
RHP Arms
Joined 09 Jun '07 Moves 48793 Of course the expression comes from the Cockney!
Reminds me of the story of a working-class London Labour MP who asks his Conservative opposite number;
"What should I take for this 'orrible 'eadache?"
To which the Conservative replies;
"A couple of aspirates"
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