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'''"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]]'') 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]]'') | ||
:''The phrase's exact etymology was unknown, and it was unclear if it referred to any particular person named "Gordon Bennett".'' | :''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]] | ||
Revision as of 08:43, 22 September 2013
"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) 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)
- The phrase's exact etymology was unknown, and it was unclear if it referred to any particular person named "Gordon Bennett".
