For+Pete's+Sake!

Who the heck is Pete?????

When we say "for Pete's sake!" or "for the love of Pete!" when we are frsutrated, we are being respectful of our Christian friends and their belief in the Bible.



In the past it was considered not just disrespectful, but even //blasphemous// to take the Lord's name in vain with expressions such as "for Christ's sake" or for "for the love of God". By replacing the Lord's name with Pete, we are being respectful to God and to those around us. But who is Pete? Most likely it refers to St. Peter from the Catholic faith.

Definition: http://www.pride-unlimited.com/probono/idioms1.html Photo: http://www.tldm.org/News13/PrimacyOfPeter.htm  http://splinterny.blogspot.com/2010/06/frustrated.html