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For Petes Sake!?

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Who is Pete?

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  1. No idea. But you gotta admit it's catchy. Better than "For Xavier's sake!"


  2. erm???

    i think life, going out with,

    nope i forgot who he is................well he mustn't be that important.

  3. Who cares!

  4. St. Peter, most probably.

    FOR PETE'S SAKE - The phrase is simply a polite version of a common and profane expression involving the name of Christ. We'd surmise that the original 'Pete' was St. Peter." From "Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins" by William and Mary Morris. Substituting less offensive words - like Godfrey Daniel for the other GD - is called a minced oath.

  5. who's pete?

    someone i should know about??
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