"Jesus H. Roosevelt Christ" ??

Re: "Jesus H. Roosevelt Christ" ??

• Husker*Mama

  December 2008

  I've heard it before. Not sure if there's a significance though.
  

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• RevJen member

  

  December 2008

  The soldiers she got that from were American.  Since it was FDR who took us into WWII, I'm assuming that's the significance.

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• mrsbecky07 member

  

  December 2008

  My grandfather says it sometimes.  I think it may be a play on the fact that a lot of people thought FDR was a god in many ways; i know my grandparents think he "saved" the country from the depression - so maybe that's where it' comes from - saved, savior, Jesus.....I dunno.  I'll say it once in a while myself, when I'm really exasperated. that or "cheese and cracker miss agnes" lol. (something my grandmother would say to keep herself from saying "jesus christ.")
  

  

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• kayash member

  

  December 2008

  RevJen:

  The soldiers she got that from were American.  Since it was FDR who took us into WWII, I'm assuming that's the significance.

  I'd never heard it before but that was my guess... especially when she added another word in there, lol.

  

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• Labbie member

  

  December 2008

  I had heard/used Jesus H. Christ before, but never with Roosevelt.

  Funnily, in Lamb, they "explain" what the H stood for, but now I forgot.

   

  

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• jackiback mod

  

  December 2008

  Yeah, I think this is just an older expression, from around WWII time- I've read it in other books too.?

   

  
  

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• Loveofjoe11

  December 2008

  Thanks ladies!  Makes a lot of sense, I'd just never heard it before.
  

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• Joshwaa35 newb

  

  August 2014 edited August 2014

  In lamb the h stood for hallowed haha

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• RiverPlate member

  

  August 2014

  It sounds a lot different in my head than in her English accent.  It throws me for a loop every time she says it, it sounds awkward to my ears.  Especially the Roo-s-a-velt instead of the Rose-a-velt  pronunciation.

  

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• sweetrhythms member

  

  August 2014

  RiverPlate said:

  It sounds a lot different in my head than in her English accent.  It throws me for a loop every time she says it, it sounds awkward to my ears.  Especially the Roo-s-a-velt instead of the Rose-a-velt  pronunciation.

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• MatthewsDad newb

  

  February 2016

  Anyone know what the "H" stands for? I always figured it was Harold. You know, because when he was born, the Harold angels sang. 

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• SnShne322 member

  

  February 2016 edited February 2016

  
  
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