Becky Sue, goddess of rec.gardens, hit the spitoon and done told me that animaux said in ...
On 29 Aug 2003 00:26:17 GMT, gekko opined:


"gawd" is a dialectical pronounciation of the word "God", which is
often used as an expletive to indicate an emotional response ranging
anywhere from awe to disgust. In this specific case, its intent was
to indicate incredulity.

Oh, so in other words, you had nothing to add or debate, so you used some silly
words. I see.

Nothing to add? How can anyone add anything worth reading to
that mishmash of high-toned incomprehension you composed?



"whoosh" (note correct spelling) is an onomatopoeic word. In this
case, it is being used to suggest the sound of a rushing passage of
air as though something went whisking over your head.

HTH.

HAND.

Yeah, over my head. More like, out of the radar of the living.

You really ought not diminish yourself so. I'm sure you're a
fine gardner, for example.


--
gekko

So I said, 'shouldn't that be 'hello, world wide web!' -- punchline that proves software engineers should be banned from telling jokes, much less making them up.