Geez, what's with the geez?
 

OK, what am I missing. Why so many posts starting with Geez?

lol, ahhhhhhhh, thanks Patrick, it's good to smile.

I never thought about it until just now, but when I start a sentence with "geez," it usually means I'm either surprised or frustrated.

I prefer *sheez* myself ;-) Geez is so cheezy.

OK, I just scrolled down the left column and now I see what you mean. We do have an epidemic of geez's.

Geez, why are you asking?

There must be a lot of old geezers on this board.

Time to make foie gras ~:> :-p

On the train I hear people say Cheese & Rice! <<<instead of J.C.!>>>

I always thought it was spelled Jeez. Or Sheesh.
Geeez, what do I know :D

Geez, now most of those threads have been pulled! :-)

And not a moment too soon!

From Calron County Colloquialisms:

jeez \'jeez\ interj - Corrupted form of the pejorative "Jesus." The term is notable in that it is most often used singularly, either at the beginning of a sentence, the end of a sentence, or as a sentence all on its own; "Jeez. I thought my mittens were at your house." Although used as an exclamation of frustration or emphasis, it is somewhat more benign than "Jesus," "Jesus Christ," or "Christ" "

I like "Jeez Louise".
-Bill

It should read Carlton, not Calron.

My favorite is used frequently in Maine - "Jeezum, Betty".

I always thought Geez was just a shortened form of Gee Whiz--would never have thought it had any relation to Jesus.

I've often been heard to exclaim: &quot;<i>Jesus <b>H.</b> Christ!</i>&quot;

what does the &quot;H&quot; stand for? geez, i've always wondered that

Holy?

Yes, &quot;Holy&quot;. At least that was my old man's version when working on the family car - often interspersed with more colourful expletives which I'll spare gentler readers.

Oh go ahead Neil :D After reading a particularly icky joke on the A Joke thread, thanks to some person from LA...you can't make my ears burn!! LOL
Thanks Bill, I thought it was short for Jeeezus...

Gee Whiz, geez louise, and Cheeses were all used by folks who wanted to swear, but didn't want to use the &quot;lord's name in vain&quot;.

How nice was it in the days when Jesus and Damn were swear words??!

Jeez, after watching Napoleon Dynamite so many times we don't use anything but a heartfelt &quot;Gosh!&quot; when expressing frustration.

Did someone say cheese? I LOVE cheese! :-D