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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Ten on Tuesday - Jackpot!



Today's Ten On Tuesday topic is 10 Things To Shout When You Hit the Jackpot. This is quite possibly related to Carole's trip to Las Vegas. Since I'm not much of a gambler, my jackpots are going to be metaphorical, like when I find half-price yarn, spy a $20 bill in the grocery store parking lot, finish paying for two undergraduate tuitions, or maybe even if I happen to win a few dollars on lottery tickets. Here's what I'd say:
  1. Hot Damn!
  2. Jackpot! (Let's go with the obvious.)
  3. Woo Hoo!
  4. Gadzooks!
  5. Leaping lizards!
  6. Holy ravioli!
  7. Good heavens!
  8. Sufferin' succotash!
  9. Mutt's nuts! (Courtesy of my English neighbor)
  10. My arse in parsley! (Another one from my English neighbor)
To be honest, I really only ever use the first one in real life, but I am glad to include the last two. It's always a treat to chat with my neighbor; she has a wealth of English expressions that make me laugh.

Here's hoping that Carole (along with the rest of you) hit the jackpot!
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11 comments:

  1. PattyNovember 10, 2015 at 6:50 AM

    I love #9! You could have a blog post there!

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  2. margeneNovember 10, 2015 at 8:17 AM

    I kept telling Smith that this was the Hot Damn Ten on Tuesday, as that phrase was at the top of my list!

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  3. BridgetNovember 10, 2015 at 8:53 AM

    "Sufferin' succotash" always reminds me of being a kid. :-)

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  4. DonnaNovember 10, 2015 at 9:12 AM

    Wouldn't it be nice to be able to yell all those things? Here's hoping you have a jackpot coming to you!

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  5. AsKatKnitsNovember 10, 2015 at 9:19 AM

    LOL I love #9 and 10!!!

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  6. Vicki KnitoriousNovember 10, 2015 at 9:49 AM

    I hope that someone in Carole's group has had the opportunity to SHOUT!! ;)

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  7. KymNovember 10, 2015 at 3:01 PM

    #10 is my favorite! :-)

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  8. dianneNovember 10, 2015 at 4:13 PM

    I have a friend who says Hot Damn all the time :-) I do like Holy Ravioli though. I'm going to have to remember that one :-)

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  9. HonoréNovember 10, 2015 at 5:56 PM

    Love your neighbor's contributions…Hot Damn!
    Cheers~

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  10. MaryNovember 11, 2015 at 6:17 AM

    #3 is my go to... but I'm still laughing about #9 and #10. Hope Carole had plenty of opportunity to use all these suggestions!

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  11. tiggerrr40December 7, 2015 at 8:09 PM

    This brought back memories of Gpa using his exclamations of 'horse feathers' and 'bird fur'.

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