Thank Saturn!

Posted by on Aug 2, 2007 in Rants | 2 comments

My mom once asked, “when you almost crash, don’t you say Thank God?” I obviously replied, “No.” Many who exclaim Thank God for not crashing (or for Fridays or for just being injured and not killed) don’t really mean it. Let’s get that out of the way. Humans says hackneyed phrases all the time, sometimes not meaning it or even realizing what one’s saying. When the phrase Thank God comes to someone, its because it always came to his/her parents in crisis. So that child will repeat many of the same phrases his/her parents use. Some mean it; some do not.

The car in front of me suddenly stopped. My car was coming to a screeching halt as I steered, hoping I wouldn’t crash. This happened yesterday on my way home from work. Nothing happened. I was fine. I uttered, “Thank Saturn for making good tires.” (Yes, Intergalactic Hussy drives a Saturn. It’s not quite the spaceship I wanted, but it gets me from point A to point B.)

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  • Max

    When I’m really frustrated I sometimes mutter “Jesus F&*#ing Christ”. I kind of like that his name is now associated with stubbing my toe.

  • tina

    Or I say, “thank the flying spaghetti monster!”