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Shoots!

Pea Shoots

By Heidi Lewis “Shoot!” was likely what Annie Oakley said if she missed a shot. Cursing and shootin’ went hand-in-hand in the old west. She may have muttered “shucks” or “jeepers,” which were also considered pretty bad in 1910. The gravity of the ersatz swear words may have changed over the years, but profanity expert [...]

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