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Although tinker's curse is attested in 1824, which was thought to be earlier than tinker's dam, [5] "tinkers damn" is attested in 1823. [7] An alternative derivation is that a tinker's curse or cuss was considered of little significance, possibly because tinkers (who worked with their hands near hot metal) were reputed to swear (curse) habitually.
One can damn or be damned but one cannot "give a damn". The phrase simply means that Rhett does not care (one iota), nor does he "give a dam". I don't dispute the Clark Gable followed his script and uttered the words "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn, I simply dispute the accuracy of the script based on the novel and the meaning of the phrase.
Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman and Roger S.H. Schulman: Won Best Original Music: Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell: Nominated Best Sound: Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Wylie Stateman, and Lon Bender: Best Visual Effects: Ken Bielenberg 2005: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit: Best British Film: Claire Jennings, David ...
The Johnstown Flood, sometimes referred to locally as Great Flood of 1889, occurred on Friday, May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam, located on the south fork of the Little Conemaugh River, 14 miles (23 km) upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. The dam ruptured after several days of ...
Curse of Timur. The Curse of Timur or the Curse of Tamerlane (Russian: Проклятие Тамерлана) is the rumor that the tomb of Timur is cursed such that whoever disturbs it will face a calamity. A popular version of the story of the curse holds that when Soviet anthropologists opened the tomb in June 1941, [ a] they found an ...
Hence curse phrases like "God damn it to hell", which can be shortened to just "damn". To swear an oath in a highly religious society often involved invoking a sacred entity or event; this act has evolved into profanity. [2] For example, "I swear to God" can be used as an intensifier or to express strong emotion in a potentially offensive way.
Curse of Ham. Noah damning Ham, a 19th-century painting by Ivan Stepanovitch Ksenofontov. In the Book of Genesis, the curse of Ham is described as a curse which was imposed upon Ham 's son Canaan by the patriarch Noah. It occurs in the context of Noah's drunkenness and it is provoked by a shameful act that was perpetrated by Noah's son Ham, who ...
William Henry Harrison, nicknamed Old Tippecanoe, died just a month after taking office in 1841.His death is the first attributed to the Curse of Tippecanoe. The Curse of Tippecanoe (also known as Tecumseh's Curse, the 20-year Curse [1] or the Zero Curse [2]) is an urban legend [3] about the deaths in office of presidents of the United States who were elected in years divisible by 20.