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{{wiktionary|Gordon Bennett}}
{{wiktionary|Gordon Bennett}}
'''"Gordon Bennett!"''' was an exclamation of shock, alarm or disbelief of which [[Ace]] was particularly fond. One typical usage occurred when she had assumed that a [[Happiness Patrol]] member's gun was fake, only to watch it powerfully discharged in front of her. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol]]'')  
'''"Gordon Bennett!"''' was an exclamation of shock, alarm or disbelief of which [[Ace]] was particularly fond. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'', ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]'', ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'', ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)|Timewyrm: Genesys]]'', ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)|Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'', ''[[Heritage (novel)|Heritage]]'', ''[[Atom Bomb Blues (novel)|Atom Bomb Blues]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Life of Crime (audio story)|A Life of Crime]]'', ''[[The Blood Furnace (audio story)|The Blood Furnace]]'') One typical usage occurred when she had assumed that a [[Happiness Patrol]] member's gun was fake, only to watch it powerfully discharged in front of her. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]'')
 
:''The phrase's exact etymology was unknown, and it was unclear if it referred to any particular person named "Gordon Bennett".''


[[Category:Jargon, slang and colloquialisms]]
[[Category:Jargon, slang and colloquialisms]]

Latest revision as of 17:25, 3 September 2020

"Gordon Bennett!" was an exclamation of shock, alarm or disbelief of which Ace was particularly fond. (TV: Dragonfire, The Happiness Patrol, The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, Battlefield; PROSE: Timewyrm: Genesys, Timewyrm: Apocalypse, Heritage, Atom Bomb Blues; AUDIO: A Life of Crime, The Blood Furnace) One typical usage occurred when she had assumed that a Happiness Patrol member's gun was fake, only to watch it powerfully discharged in front of her. (TV: The Happiness Patrol)