For all you silly atheists

I couldn't have more trouble with the phrase "thank god." It's the perfect pairing of words to illicit a sense of relief, but as an atheist, I feel like I'm cheating, and "thank science," or "thank nature" just don't seem to fit the bill well enough.

Any of you other godless heathens have a good workaround for this? I'm racking my brain and coming up snake eyes.

Thank FSM.

Remember to cut out 'Bless you' and 'Speak of the Devil' as well.

Good call.

"I nearly died that day, but I was embraced by the soothing sauce of His Noodliness. Thank FSM."

There is nothing non-athiest about "bless you". "God bless you" is another matter. It's still manners based on superstition, but I've found that not saying it makes people think you're an asshole.

And I just can't give up "god damn it". It just feels too good to say it when you need to say it. There is no good substitute for blaspheme.

I usually alternate between "sante" (the French equivalent of "gesundheit") or "You are so good looking." Both have worked well.

"Fuck" is another good substitute. As in, "Oh for the love of fuck!" or "Oh my fuck!"

Balance it out. Say Curse You!

Say it.
just think of it as GAWD

Hmm, I've never worried about whether Gordon Bennett ever existed whenever I say 'Gordon Bennett', so the same kinda goes for the ol' Godmeister. If it feels good, say it!

Incidentally, according to almighty Wikipedia, Gordron Bennett did exist. Interesting!

RAmen to that.

I have never understood why some atheists care about this shit. Soooooooo many other things to bitch about..

Thank fuck?

Oddly, that rolls off the tongue in just the right way to make me smile.

I only thought of it because I started a post on the forums with "Thank goodness" or some other such weak bullshit, when I really wanted to say "Thank god." I found myself at an impass, because I just couldn't make myself type it. I dunno, I start thinking too much about semantics when I read Tom Robbins.

As long as you type it with a little "g" it's okay.

Thank God*

*Subject to Blackout, check local listings.

or

Thank God*

*Results may vary.

I'm not exactly an athiest, but I'm also not a christian. Nevertheless, I find myself saying things like "thank fucking christ" all the time. It doesn't really bother me, there are a lot of quasi-religious things in common vernacular, and at least a couple of phrases I don't know the origin of but use anyway.

instead of thank god or jesus or anything like that i just use Jebus instead. "Praise Jebus" or pick someone you idolize. to me, Dimebag Darrell was a guitar god. and since he is no longer with us i use his name when speaking of a higher power.

Say "Oh your God!"

"Oh for fuck's sake..."

quite common here.

Yeah, I say that one a lot. Fuck is one of the better all purpose swears. Son of a fuck. Fucking fuck! Fucking mother fuck!

Blasphemy. Blas pher me, blas pher you, blas pher everybody in the room

Something tells me that the church isn't rushing to embrace you over your show of devotion.

i always been particularly fond of GOOD GRAVY.

Thank Goddess works well because come on, no one takes that seriously.