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Dag blasted... is that a word or did I make it up entirely?

To be honest, I'm looking for substitutions for god d-mned that would be common in a small, Mayberry-esque town. Something that isn't cussing per se, but could be used as an exclamation... hope that makes sense!
 

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Here is a list I found on a website:

* Begorrah = By God
* Bejabbers = By Jesus
* Bleeding heck = Bloody Hell
* Blimey = Blind me
* Blinking heck = Bloody Hell
* Bloody = By Our Lady
* By George = By God
* By golly = By God's body
* By gosh = By God
* By gum = By God
* By Jove = By God
* Cheese n' Rice = Jesus Christ
* Chrissakes = For Christ's sake
* Christmas = Christ
* Cor blimey = God blind me
* Crikey = Christ
* Criminy = Christ
* Cripes = Christ
* Crivvens = Christ defend us
* Dad gum = God d--n
* Dagnammit = Damnation, God d--n it
* Dagnabbit = Damnation, God d--n it
* Dang = Damn
* Dangnabbit = Damnation, God d--n it
* Dangnation = Damnation
* Darn = Damn
* Darnation = Damnation
* Doggone = God d--n or Dog on it
* Drat = God rot it
* Egad = A God
* For crying out loud = For Christ's sake
* Gadzooks = God's hooks (referring to the nails in Jesus on the cross)
* Gat Dangit = God d--n it
* G.D. (pronounced "jee dee") = God d--n
* Gee = Jesus or Jerusalem
* Gee whizz = Jesus
* Gee willikers = Jesus or Jerusalem
* Gorblimey = God blind me
* Good grief = Good God
* Goodness gracious = Good God
* Gosh = God
* Gosh darned = God d--ned
* Heck = Hell
* Jason Crisp = Jesus Christ
* Jebus = Jesus
* Jeepers Creepers = Jesus Christ
* Jeez = Jesus
* Jeezy Creezy = Jesus Christ
* Jehoshaphat = Jesus
* Jesus wept = Jesus Christ
* Jiminy Christmas = Jesus Christ
* Jiminy Cricket = Jesus Christ
* Judas Priest = Jesus Christ
* Jumping Jehoshaphat = Jumping Jesus
* My goodness = My God
* Sacré bleu = "sacred blue" = Sang de Dieu ("God's blood")
* Sam Hill = Hell
* Suffering succotash = Suffering Saviour
* Tarnation = Damnation
* Yumping Yiminy = Jumping Jesus
* Zounds or 'Swounds = God's wounds
 

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It depends--what's the context? If another person is telling a sob story, "Well bless your heart!" is often heard.

However, if it's something personal, like a stubbed toe or getting divorce papers, this is the perfect opportunity for characterization. I've never heard two people use the same alternative cuss words (my favorite is "ack", which, for some reason, everyone gets a kick out of).
 
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