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Ponty Chadha's death is Bollywood's loss". Hindustan Times. 21 November 2012 . Retrieved 5 November 2022. The characters in Bravelands have been known to exclaim "Sky and stone!", "Skies above!", "Oh, Great Spirit" (after their god, the Great Spirit), and "great stars". A rhinoceros exclusive one is "horn and hoof". He's got so much stuff – teeth and whiskers, claws and horns, tail and everything – that he's much more satisfactory to swear by than any other space-god I know of. [...] A man swears to keep from crying, a woman cries to keep from swearing. Both are sound psychology. Safety valves – means of blowing off excess pressure." Mapes, Jillian (22 November 2021). "Adele: 30 Album Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021 . Retrieved 12 April 2022. God” is a religious concept, so it’s not surprising that many people think “oh my God” is a religious exclamation. While this isn’t strictly the case, we thought it would be good to share some non-religious alternatives in this article that might be better suited to you. What Can I Say Instead Of “Oh My God”?

In The Chronicles of Prydain, "Great Belin!" is one of sometimes-bard, sometimes-king Fflewder Fflam's favorite exclamations. Although never explained in the books, Belin was the name of an actual Welsh sun god. In Oathbringer, the Herald Shallash becomes the first character in the entire Cosmere to swear by Adonalsium, the original god of the Cosmere. a b "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Adele; 'Oh My God ')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien . Retrieved 23 May 2022. a b Murray, Robin (17 November 2021). "Adele – 30". Clash. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021 . Retrieved 2 July 2022.

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Mortal Engines gives us Tom Natsworthy's "Oh Quirke!"; Chudleigh Pomeroy's "Great Clio!", Wolf Von Kobold's "By the Thatcher!" and Nimrod Pennyroyal's frankly quite awesome GREAT POSKITT'S HAIRY ARSE!!" In The Planeteers, the characters do use "My God", but Penton also swears by multiple gods. Including, on one occasion, "By the Nine Gods of the Nine Worlds, and the multiple deities of space!" Dogs of the Drowned City: The dogs are prone to exclaiming stuff like "Bless my treats!", "My snout!", "Thank my master!", or even "Chew my rawhide!" in exasperation, surprise, or relief.

In the Dragaera novels, the hero, Vlad, will sometimes swear by his patron goddess, Verra, or use curses like "Verra-be-damned", which makes sense as she is called the "Demon Goddess." He's particularly fond of the exclamation "Verra's tits!" After realizing both that she hears this and that he can't turn it off even when the pair of them is physically present... he seems to step it up. Fungus the Bogeyman has Fungus exclaim, "Why, for slime's sake?!" which is particularly strange because slime is what Bogeys drink.In the Star Wars Expanded Universe and Star Wars Legends, the Jedi use "Force" for the same reason. During Star Wars (Marvel 1977), Vader at one point refers to "all the gods of the Sith"! (The original Sith people were said to have worshiped the Dark Jedi as gods, so "all the gods of the Sith" may easily refer to the first Dark Lords.) Sheppard said: “While Helen’s immortal side is an extreme example, I think many teens would relate to feeling like they have a different identity when around friends, schoolmates etc. The future civilization from Robert Rankin's Sex and Drugs and Sausage Rolls has enough reverence for Charles Darwin that a scientist uses the phrase "Charlie's Beard!" In The Killers of Krypton, planet Colu native Z'ndr Kol exclaims "Thank P'llcyd" after putting a Kryptonite-proof suit on Krypto. When asked, he explains P'llcyd is one of his family's gods. Verma, Sukanya (28 September 2012). "Review: OMG – Oh My God is brave and absorbing". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012 . Retrieved 28 September 2012.

It is not rude to say “oh my god” in many cases. It works well when you are surprised by something. However, if you talk to religious people, they might believe it’s rude and sinful to “take the Lord’s name in vain.” It’s best not to use it with them.

The Liavek anthologies love this trope. Curses range from "By the Red Faith!" (the most prominent religion in the setting) to the never-explained "Kosker and Pharn!" There's also "By the Levar's future tits!" note The Levar is not a god, but the ruler of Liavek. The current Levar is an 11-year-old girl. (which becomes "By the Levar's future womanhood," if you're trying not to be vulgar) and "Rikiki's nuts!" which, since Rikiki is a chipmunk-god who spends most of his time eating nuts (except when he's turning people into nuts), is probably meant to be taken literally. There's even a god of casual swearing by name of Ghologhosh, but, alas, no one actually swears by him. Of Fire And Starts: The Sixth Hell is often invoked (apparently the worst one, while presumably linked with one of the Six Gods worshiped in the story). a b Green, Alex (12 January 2022). "Adele unveils 'nostalgic' music video for Oh My God". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022 . Retrieved 11 June 2022. {{ cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) The title character of Life of Pi, who puzzles the Indian community he grows up in by practicing Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam at the same time, appeals to "Jesus, Mary, Mohammed, and Vishnu!" in one breath. When a tiger climbs into his lifeboat.

The book The Last Dragon had characters say "By Jesus's blessed tree!" sometimes. According to the author, this was an actual medieval curse. The Trigan Empire has religion and superstition, but the characters seldom discuss it. Usual oaths, "By all the Stars!" and "By all the Demons of Daveli!" — since Daveli is a friendly nation to the Empire, this second one seems tactless. Vanity uses "Great Smurf in heaven" to Grouchy when he lets out a fart in the sink while bathing in The Smurfs 2. Local & International Streaming Chart Top 100: Week 47". Recording Industry of South Africa. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021 . Retrieved 3 December 2021. In Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Ron Burgundy utters a number of mythology-themed oaths, including "By the Beard of Zeus!" and "Great Odin's Raven!", etc. etc. The outtakes reveal that many of these were ad-libbed by Will Ferrell.Brazilian single certifications – Adele – Oh My God" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil . Retrieved 4 January 2023.