Sjmarf to Today I LearnedEnglish • 4 months agoTIL that the “S” in “Harry S. Truman” isn’t an abbreviation. His middle name was just “S”.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square93fedilinkarrow-up1570arrow-down17
arrow-up1563arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the “S” in “Harry S. Truman” isn’t an abbreviation. His middle name was just “S”.en.wikipedia.orgSjmarf to Today I LearnedEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square93fedilink
minus-square@GrammarPolicelinkEnglish26•4 months agoThat also reminds me of this one public speaker back in 30 A.D. Jesus H Christ. Apparently the H is just an H. Who woulda thought.
minus-squareFlying SquidlinkEnglish43•4 months agoI thought H stood for Harold. As in, “our father, who art in heaven, Harold be thy name…”
minus-squareFlying SquidlinkEnglish3•4 months agoNever heard of them, sorry. I got that from an old Straight Dope article.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish9•4 months agoPretty sure it’s Jesus H Roosevelt Christ
minus-square@SkunkWorkzlinkEnglish2•4 months agoYou forgot his baptismal name. It’s Jesus H Roosevelt Mary Christ
That also reminds me of this one public speaker back in 30 A.D. Jesus H Christ. Apparently the H is just an H. Who woulda thought.
I thought H stood for Harold. As in, “our father, who art in heaven, Harold be thy name…”
Lano and Woodley fan by any chance?
Never heard of them, sorry. I got that from an old Straight Dope article.
Pretty sure it’s Jesus H Roosevelt Christ
You forgot his baptismal name. It’s Jesus H Roosevelt Mary Christ