Appropriate Exclamation

[leedan]

   As an atheist I stilll find myself uttering the same exclamations in times of frustration and awe. Its sort of embarrassing when amongst people that really know me when I say "Oh my god" or "jesus christ". Is there anything more appropriate for an atheist with the same effect?

[Whitney]

Um...Oh shit?

I've heard other atheists say religious related slang....damnit being the most common.

[xSilverPhinx]

One example I like to throw out there when it comes to this sort of thing is that if you were going to go by that logic, people who don't believe in astrology shouldn't use the word 'disaster' either.

Dis (misaligned) aster (star/body in space)

I never give it that much thought. They're just phases that have been incorporated into common language for me.

You could try something funny, like "by Thor's hammer!" or something like that.

[Sweetdeath]

I say "oh my gods" only because I am such a greek and norse myth nut. I dunno. XD

[MinnesotaMike]

Sort of reminds me of the running joke of shouting "oh DAWKINS!!!" instead of "oh GOD!!!" in bed...

Christians seem to perceive that sort of thing as blasphemy, so it isn't exactly religious of you to say it. I understand how saying "oh my god" can be seen as you claiming theism, but it would be understood (by anyone who knows you are an atheist) to simply be a figure of speech. Even theists who use those phrases aren't actually telling their god to damn an inanimate object, as there would be mention of a section of hell reserved for engines in the bible.

[Hidelight]

F bombs and "shit" sum up my brilliant level of decorum

[Crow]

I have always said "oh my days", "for fuck sake", and "oh bugger", the normal versions have never really been in my vocabulary.

I say "oh my gods" only because I am such a greek and norse myth nut. I dunno. XD

This always makes me smile, or if someone says something along the lines of "Jupiter's cock".

[Medusa]

Cheese and crackers!
Keebler fudge!
Cheesie Creesie (from Eddie Izzard) 

[OldGit]

I'm afraid I use most of the sexual/scatalogical swearwords.  About every 5 minutes.  I'm also so in the habit of exclaiming "Jesus Christ!" and similar that I also say those pretty often.  It's not inconsistent when you think how much disrespect I'm showing.
On the forums I generally use OMFSM!

[Sweetdeath]

I have always said "oh my days", "for fuck sake", and "oh bugger", the normal versions have never really been in my vocabulary.

I say "oh my gods" only because I am such a greek and norse myth nut. I dunno. XD

This always makes me smile, or if someone says something along the lines of "Jupiter's cock".

Jupiter's cock?  Hot. I am amused by this.

[Gawen]

Cheesenrice!
Oh my gods! (cause ya can't afford to piss any one of them off)

And then you have the yayhoos down here that say:
Dadgumit!
Dangnabbit!

I'm partial to:
Holy crap!
Well fuck me! and
Son of a bitch!

[hismikeness]

I will tend to go way overboard in my curses, especially those of religious nature, in the proper company. In any other company the filter gets engaged and I don't say curses of any kind. Rarely do I have to stop myself either, because all of my curses are intentional and thought out rather than impulsive. If I, say, stub my toe or hit my thumb or touch something hot, I just sort of inhale briskly in pain instead of curse. Inside my head, just before the filter, there's all sorts of phrases backed up. Like:

"Christ on a crutch"
"You gotta be dry fucking me"
"Suck me sideways" -courtesy of Ace Ventura
"I'll be dipped in shit"
"Jesus Christ Superstar"

I'm also a big fan of just using the first letter of a curse and letting the listener(s) fill in their own curses. Like:

What the F
She was a GDB
She was a C
S you in your A, don't wear a C, and J all over your Bs.- Courtesy of Charlie on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

And the F-word will be deftly inserted in the middle of a multisyllabic word, such as:

Infuckingcredible
diafuckingrama
afuckinggain

All F bombs are enhanced by adding titty or ass in front of them. FYI.

I will curse in acronyms too. Example: ASAFP, FYMFI

[Tank]

Usage of the word fuck.

[Davin]

I just say random things.

[Sweetdeath]

Random is good~
Keep em guessing. XD