Date:  Tue, 14 Mar 1995 17:52:01 -0800

From:  THOMAS CLARK <tlc[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]NEVADA.EDU>

Subject: Re: Interest in expletives?



My sainted grandmother will forgive me this...



Just before she died, she was in some degree of pain and wanted the end

to come soon. As my mother and two brothers walked into the room where

she lay on her deathbed, she cried out, "Come and get me, Jesus, Honey!"



My brother did a tasteful eulogy at her funeral. She was a grand olde

dame, and the stories were varied, rich, and bittersweet. He brought

down the house (church?) when he related that grama, just before she

died, figured out the middle name of Jesus Christ: it was Honey.



Cheers,

tlc



On Tue, 14 Mar 1995, Jerry (NMN) Miller wrote:



> I can't substatiate this at all, but my guess is that the H in Jesus H. Christ

> stands for Holy. I have heard people use the full expletive Jesus Holy Christ,

> which prompts my guess on this one.

>                     jmiller

>