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1857 May 20, “Swearing as one of the Fine Arts”, in J T. Hildreth, D N Richardson, editors, Daily Iowa State Democrat, volume 2, number 184, Davenport, Ia.: George R. West, →ISSN, →OCLC, page , column 2:In passing along the street we heard a man, who was expressing a very decided opinion, say, “By Jesus H. Christ it is so.” Since that time we heard an individual who had “stubbed his toe” against the end of a plank cry, “By John D. God, I’ll sue the City.”
1892, “Men at Work”, in Alan Lomax, compiler, The Folk Songs of North America in the English Language, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., published 1960, →OCLC, page 116:About five in the morning the cook would sing out, “Come, bullies, come, bullies, come, bullies, turn out.” Oh, some would not mind him and back they would lay. Then it’s “Jesus H. Christ, will you lay there all day?”
, chapter 18, in
Charles Neider, editor,
The Autobiography of Mark Twain , London:
Chatto & Windus, published
1917 (reprinted 1952),
page 91:
In that day the common swearers of the region had a way of their own of emphasizing the Saviour’s name when they were using it profanely and this fact intruded itself into Wales ’s incorrigible mind. It offered him an opportunity for a momentary entertainment which seemed to him to be more precious and more valuable than even fishing and swimming could afford. So he imposed upon himself the long and weary and dreary task of overrunning all those three pages in order to improve upon his former work and incidentally and thoughtfully improve upon the great preacher’s admonition. He enlarged the offending J. C. into Jesus H. Christ.]
1943, Carter Dickson , chapter 16, in She Died a Lady, London; Toronto, Ont.: William Heinemann Ltd, →OCLC, page 135:“To tell you the truth, he was dressed up like a Roman Senator.” / Both girls stared back at me, with slowly dawning enlightenment. Then they turned to each other and spoke together. / “The Emperor Nero,” they said. / “Have you heard about him too?” / “Have we heard about him?” echoed Belle. “Jesus H. Christ!” She took a quick puff at her cigarette before removing it to make an excited gesture with it. “Have we heard about anything else?”
1970, Ted Lewis, “Sunday”, in Jack’s Return Home, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday and Company, Inc., →LCCN, →OCLC, page 206:I try and call out but no words come. There is a movement at the edge of the vat. Out of the corner of my eye I can see a hand touching the smashed remains of the whiskey bottle. I manage to move my arm, and a piece of brick makes a small splash in the water by my side. Con’s face appears at the rim. For a while he just stares down into the vat. / “Jesus Christ,” he says softly. “Jesus H. Christ.” He looks at the wound again and thoughts pass through his mind. Suddenly he stands up and brushes his coat down. He turns away from me and has a closer look at Eric. / “Jesus H. Christ,” he says again.
- 1980 June, Dan Aykroyd and John Landis, The Blues Brothers, Universal Pictures
- Jake: Yes! Yes! Jesus H. tap-dancing Christ, I have seen the light!
- 1985, Andrew Bergman, Fletch, Universal Pictures
- Stanton Boyd: Jesus H. Christ on a popsicle stick. First of all... Alan Stanwyk does not own one single share of stock.
- 1985 Clu Gulager Return of the Living Dead
- Burt Wilson: We're gonna find a phone and call the cops...Jesus H. Christ!
- 1999 March 23, Our Dumb Century, The Onion, Three Rivers Press:
- I am talking to you from the goddamned fucking moon. Jesus H. Christ in a chicken basket.
- 2003, Marie D Blair, Tiara of Thorns
- “Isn’t that what Jesus H. Christ wore before they nailed him to the cross?” questioned Bobby. “I read about that in vacation Bible school when I was a kid.”
- 2004, James McManus, Positively Fifth Street
- “I’m gonna get outta their way,” he mutters, then snorts without mirth. “All I had were jacks.” We believe him, of course. What are jacks, after all, once Beelzebub and Jesus H. Christ get involved?
- 2004, Marsha Moyer, The Last of the Honky-tonk Angels.
- “Jesus H. Christ on the cross,” he said. He caught my reflected gaze and held it. “How long have you known about this?”
- 2004, Andrew Klavan, Dynamite Road
- “Jesus H. Christ,” he said aloud. “Jesus H. Christ.”
- 2004, Ted Bell, Hawke
- He ran down the narrow stairway that led to the kitchen, Rita still hollering upstairs. Jesus H. Christ, this spy shit was tough on a marriage.