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Title: Funny or slangy synonyms for God?
Post by: Vidya on March 13, 2020, 01:18:54 PM

My atheist hero refers to God variously as:

the Choreographer Upstairs
the Prime Mover
Sky Daddy
the flying spaghetti monster
everyone’s imaginary friend

someone in TOP suggested CEO of the universe and I love that and will use it.

In what other amusing or snarky ways could he refer to God? Thanks.
Title: Re: Funny or slangy synonyms for God?
Post by: TimothyEllis on March 13, 2020, 01:27:46 PM
Not sure about funny/snarky...

But I use Divine instead of the G word. Others use Cosmos.

But in some sense, 'higher' also applies, although I use that more for deities, angels, and other higher beings. But the Big-G is technically a higher as well.
Title: Re: Funny or slangy synonyms for God?
Post by: LilyBLily on March 13, 2020, 01:56:44 PM
I've heard "the big guy." Maybe initial caps.
Title: Re: Funny or slangy synonyms for God?
Post by: TimothyEllis on March 13, 2020, 02:05:17 PM
I've heard "the big guy." Maybe initial caps.

Or 'the guy upstairs'.

There is also "She who must be obeyed".
Title: Re: Funny or slangy synonyms for God?
Post by: JRTomlin on March 13, 2020, 02:43:57 PM
I have some friends who refer to God as the Sky Fairy or Magical Sky Daddy (rather than just Sky Daddy). I have also seen Galactic Curtain Twitcher.
Title: Re: Funny or slangy synonyms for God?
Post by: Jeff Tanyard on March 13, 2020, 03:45:51 PM
There is also "She who must be obeyed".


I've only ever seen that when referring to one's wife.  If a literary character referred to God in that way, I'd assume it was an editing error.
Title: Re: Funny or slangy synonyms for God?
Post by: TimothyEllis on March 13, 2020, 03:57:47 PM
There is also "She who must be obeyed".


I've only ever seen that when referring to one's wife.  If a literary character referred to God in that way, I'd assume it was an editing error.

Depends on if someone has already mentioned they think god is a woman.
Title: Re: Funny or slangy synonyms for God?
Post by: Vidya on March 13, 2020, 11:45:49 PM
Thanks, everyone. JR, I love Galactic Curtain Twitcher and will definitely use that.
Title: Re: Funny or slangy synonyms for God?
Post by: Al Stevens on March 14, 2020, 12:15:57 AM
George Carlin: "The Invisible Man."
Title: Re: Funny or slangy synonyms for God?
Post by: Gerri Attrick on March 14, 2020, 04:58:10 AM
I often think of God as The Big Hand. Just when I think I know where I'm going, and how I'm going to get there, the Big Hand reaches down through the clouds and sets me on a different road altogether.
Title: Re: Funny or slangy synonyms for God?
Post by: okey dokey on May 09, 2020, 08:03:23 AM
My mom always refers to her as Ms
Title: Re: Funny or slangy synonyms for God?
Post by: Eric Thomson on May 09, 2020, 08:21:35 AM
The Big Giant Head





Yeah Bill Shatner
 :banana:
Title: Re: Funny or slangy synonyms for God?
Post by: T. M. Bilderback on May 09, 2020, 01:53:29 PM
According to Supernatural:  "Chuck"
Title: Re: Funny or slangy synonyms for God?
Post by: Maggie Ann on May 09, 2020, 10:59:59 PM
I've heard "the big guy." Maybe initial caps.

Or 'the guy upstairs'.

There is also "She who must be obeyed".

"She who must be obeyed" is a reference to Rumpole's wife in the Rumpole of the Bailey series.
Title: Re: Funny or slangy synonyms for God?
Post by: TimothyEllis on May 09, 2020, 11:06:08 PM
I've heard "the big guy." Maybe initial caps.

Or 'the guy upstairs'.

There is also "She who must be obeyed".

"She who must be obeyed" is a reference to Rumpole's wife in the Rumpole of the Bailey series.

Also Keeping Up Appearances.
Title: Re: Funny or slangy synonyms for God?
Post by: JackT on May 10, 2020, 10:06:28 PM
"She who must be obeyed" is a reference to Rumpole's wife in the Rumpole of the Bailey series.

And that of course was a reference to the immortal Ayesha (she-who-must-be-obeyed) in the novel She by H. Rider Haggard (as played by Ursula Andress in the movie!)

Another good one is "the nailed god" (from the Last Kingdom series by Bernard Cornwell).
Title: Re: Funny or slangy synonyms for God?
Post by: Maggie Ann on May 11, 2020, 12:32:03 PM
I always referred to Dumbledore as the master puppeteer.