cripes

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Big Medicine was swabbing paint from his eyebrows and bellowing his opinion of a man that will keep a-comin', by cripes, after he's shot the third time at close range, and then kick because he takes so much killing off.

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  • Holy cripes, you haven't accomplished anything you came over here for Oh, that. —  169 - Danger Lies East
  • What does Big Brother Horatio — cripes, what a name!—do? —  PARTONE
  • “ Is it loaded With blanks By cripes,” said Skelton with a loud laugh, “I hope they are blanks George made them himself,” said Félicité. —  A Wreath for Rivera - also as Swing, Brother, Swing - Ngaio Marsh - Alleyn 15: 1949
  • FuzzyDave > ChakuKhan??? cripes is it STILL Jew Christmas? —  linkfilter.net - fresh links
  • Well it's after her chest grew to a 34I cup during her fourth pregnancy - cripes. —  Sky Showbiz - Latest
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