Why is that you dont believe in GOD but when you get a headache or some sort of pain you all say oh my GOD? then you all say oh GOD please help me why not call on the toothfairy?
2006-12-12 06:11:17 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's a common expression, nothing more.
If you don't believe in Thor, why do you say "Thursday"?
2006-12-12 06:15:04 · answer #1 · answered by Snark 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I do, because I mimic my friends and they say it. I'm a follower, not gonna lie.
It's out of habit. I don't think Oh, God please help me with this headache.
I would call on the toothfairy, but I don't believe in her.
2006-12-12 14:15:17 · answer #2 · answered by tkdlindz 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mainly because it has become a slang expression...but frankly I've never asked him for help with a headache - I pray to the gods Tylenol and Excedrine for that...
2006-12-12 14:15:02 · answer #3 · answered by nuthnbettr2do0128 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because everyone else says it. It becomes rhetorical. For instance, I say, "How's it going?" to people even when I have no interest in how everything is going with them. Whether I say "How's it going?" or "God help me" I usually don't get a real response either way.
2006-12-12 14:19:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, if you say a "figure of speech" then you must really believe it.
BTW, "f*ck" originated as "Fornicate Under Command of the King" so all you Americans who have ever used that word, you must still be under British rule. Sucks to be you I know, but this little lady has it all figured out!
2006-12-12 14:15:25 · answer #5 · answered by Laptop Jesus 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What are you talking about I don't say that anything like that. Why do people say ouch when they get hit and its painful. Because that's what everyone else says, its called imitation.
2006-12-12 14:14:14 · answer #6 · answered by Magus 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I actually dont say that. I say oh s*** I need a headache pill.
2006-12-12 14:14:08 · answer #7 · answered by ana_is_a_cat 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't say "Oh God please help me" when I have a headache. I would take an excedrin. If it persists I would see a doctor.
2006-12-12 14:14:17 · answer #8 · answered by Zen Pirate 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yeah.. And when something goes wrong and people say "****!", you know, they don't really expect people around them to immediately get it on.
2006-12-12 14:15:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Manner of speech. Others say it, and you pick it up.
2006-12-12 14:18:22 · answer #10 · answered by Alex 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋