Originally Posted by
E_2_Right-Force
Gordon Bennett.......!! Used by my mother as a mild form of cursing during a spell of exasperation.
Anyone else heard that one - who was this fabled Gordon Bennett?
Even the OED has heard of that one:
Etymology: Probably < the name of James Gordon Bennett Jr. (1841–1918), U.S. publisher, editor, and sponsor of sporting events, perhaps as a euphemistic substitution for gorblimey
That's the same man that is indirectly responsible for British Racing Green...see Wiki...