Beerball Posted October 16, 2005 Posted October 16, 2005 to ask: How did the term "Holy Toledo" enter the popular vernacular? And while we're at it, who was the first Mularkey who was so full of **** that nobody believed him?
/dev/null Posted October 16, 2005 Posted October 16, 2005 who was the first Mularkey who was so full of **** that nobody believed him? 476891[/snapback] Don't know who started it, but I can think of one Mularkey who is true to his name
Just Jack Posted October 17, 2005 Posted October 17, 2005 Posted by ESC on July 21, 2000 In Reply to: Re: Holy Toledo posted by Barney on July 20, 2000 : : Does anyone know where the phrase "Holy Toledo" came from? : Don't know if it's relevant but Toledo steel was used in medieval swords - renowned for it's quality - which may have been used in wars against the Infidels. "holy Toledo! - This exclamation of surprise refers to Toledo, Spain, which became one of the great centers of Christian culture after its liberation from the Moors in 1085. Its thirteenth-century Gothic cathedral, one of the largest in Europe, is the seat of the Cardinal Archbishop of Spain." "Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins" by William and Mary Morris (HarperCollins, New York, 1977, 1988). from The Phrase Finder
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