Talk:Gordon Bennett (expression)

The use of the phrase "Gordon Bennett" comes from an incident when Mr.Bennett flew his plane towards a barn. Onlookers gasped in disbelief as he flew through the barn. Some distortions of the story say that he performed a loop-to-loop through the barn as well. After he performed the stunt and came through unscratched onlookers cried "Gordon Bennett!" hence the exlamation was born. --Bobbyfletch85 02:27, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Citing references in text and a new secton
I'm new, and I confess that I'm a bit overwhelmed by the volume of information on how to participate. I want to start an external reference section on this page, and provide some entries, and reference them in the body. How do I do that?

The best reference is http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6226293.stm, which includes this, which I'd like to blockquote in the Origins section: "But there's one big hitch - there is no evidence to link the phrase 'Gordon Bennett' with either man. Indeed, the first time the expression appears in print in the Oxford English Dictionary is in 1967, a long time after their heyday."

Another, which according to the Beeb must be apocryphal: http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/articles/gordon-bennett.htm.

Advice? Or should I ask things like this on a different talk page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Debronkart (talk • contribs) 23:42, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Isn't the expression a minced version of "God in heaven"?--24.82.128.194 (talk) 18:47, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Brian blessed
To have no mention of this guy is awful... For under 30s or so (im 17, not really any idea out of have i got news for you) this is why he's famous. 81.129.58.188 (talk) 22:14, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

err... Not really sure why this page redirects to list of people called Gordon bennet when Gordon bennet is an expression of surprise, similar to a mild curse. As for the origins, i'm fairly sure that it comes from the character and the general expressions of dismay over his doings, but i'm not entirely certain where the name for this character comes from: in this, Bobbyfletch85 may be correct. I'll do the research and enter a page in for this later: unless anyone else wants to oblige? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.147.90.103 (talk) 20:08, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

And why is Brian blessed mentioned here? For saying Gordon Bennet? I think you'll find that's Flash Gordon, and the full quote is...

GORDON'S ALIVE!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.145.196.111 (talk) 20:11, 25 February 2010 (UTC)