Comments on: Thank goodness! http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/08/27/thank-goodness/ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:40:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: ppoormann http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/08/27/thank-goodness/#comment-16795 Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:59:17 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/08/27/thank-goodness/#comment-16795 Hallo all, interesting! Visit me http://bb-viagra.blogspot.com [url=http://bb-viagra.blogspot.com]viagra[/url] best <a href="http://bb-viagra.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">viagra</a> generic G'night Hallo all, interesting!
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]]> by: MadMan http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/08/27/thank-goodness/#comment-1864 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/08/27/thank-goodness/#comment-1864 In my book, TGIF stands for the "The Grub is Fucked" In my book, TGIF stands for the “The Grub is Fucked”

]]> by: Quizman http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/08/27/thank-goodness/#comment-1865 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/08/27/thank-goodness/#comment-1865 Except goodness has an OED etymology which informs us, that not coincidentally, it referred to the qualities of Christ and the Virgin Mary. :-) Looks like qualities related to virtuosity have largely arisen from religion, including Greco-Roman ones. :-) Except goodness has an OED etymology which informs us, that not coincidentally, it referred to the qualities of Christ and the Virgin Mary. :-)

Looks like qualities related to virtuosity have largely arisen from religion, including Greco-Roman ones. :-)

]]> by: Quizman http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/08/27/thank-goodness/#comment-1866 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.yazadjal.com/2004/08/27/thank-goodness/#comment-1866 From the OED, meaning of goodness : ==== Moral excellence as displayed in one's relations to others. a. As an attribute of the Deity ({dag}said also of Christ and the Virgin Mary): Infinite benevolence, a desire for the happiness of all created beings; also the manifestation of this; beneficence. ==== In various exclamatory phrases, in which the original reference was to the goodness of God (cf. sense see above), as goodness gracious!, goodness (only) knows!, {dag}for goodness!, for goodness' sake!, in the name of goodness!, (I wish) to goodness!, surely to goodness!, thank goodness!, etc., or simply goodness! ==== From the OED, meaning of goodness :
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Moral excellence as displayed in one’s relations to others. a. As an attribute of the Deity ({dag}said also of Christ and the Virgin Mary): Infinite benevolence, a desire for the happiness of all created beings; also the manifestation of this; beneficence.
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In various exclamatory phrases, in which the original reference was to the goodness of God (cf. sense see above), as goodness gracious!, goodness (only) knows!, {dag}for goodness!, for goodness’ sake!, in the name of goodness!, (I wish) to goodness!, surely to goodness!, thank goodness!, etc., or simply goodness!

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