Thank You for Hell
There are some things we know about Hell and some things other folks would like us to believe about Hell.
We use Hell in our language as though we have been to Hell and back, as though we know all about it.
But what we really know is that it serves a purpose in our language when other words just will not do.
Some Examples:
Mad as Hell
A living Hell
Go to Hell
Aw Hell, Matilda…
Hell of a lot
To Hell with it
Hell hath no fury like…
Hell’s Bells
Hell on Earth
Going to Hell in a hand basket
Hells Kitchen
Hell, Michigan and Hell, Norway
Who the Hell took my…
What in Hell’s name…?
Farmer in the Hell (oh wait, that ain’t right)
Hell’s Angels
From the gates of Hell
Hot as Hell
Hell O Kitty
Where the Hell is Waldo
Like a bat outta Hell
Highway to Hell
Hell Hole
What the Hell happened to Baby Jane
Raising Hell
Give ‘em Hell
Hell money ( from China —and I don’t think this is a coincidence, considering our national economics these days)
The only thing I know for sure about this mysterious place that provides cult leaders with a tool to scare the bejeezus out of average folks is…
In Hell, there are no cupcakes.
~ by leakelley on April 24, 2008.
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LEA KELLEY SAYING THANK YOU FOR... 
Remember that, due to the lake of molten sulfur, in Hell no one can smell you fart.
“Hell is for Children” Pat Benatar.
I don’t know what she was thinking when she sang that one, but “Come Hell or High Water” has always been my answer when asked if I will buy a pink shirt!!!