Hell's bells?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="hell">hell</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bells">bells</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span>: “<span word="Hell">Hell</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bells">bells</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="again">again</span>!”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Apparently">Apparently</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="stupid">stupid</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="undesirable">undesirable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="umpteenth">umpteenth</span>) <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="exasperated">exasperated</span> <span word="reply">reply</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="speaks">speaks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="astonishment">astonishment</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="disbelief">disbelief</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="both">both</span> – <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anger">anger</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="annoyance">annoyance</span>.</p><p><span word="Definitely">Definitely</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anger">anger</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="annoyance">annoyance</span>, <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="invoke">invoke</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="hell">hell</span>” <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="cordially">cordially</span>, <span word="calmly">calmly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="composedly">composedly</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="say">say</span> “<span word="Hell">Hell</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bell">bell</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="again">again</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> “<span word="Hell">Hell</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="again">again</span>!” <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="hell">hell</span> <span word="evokes">evokes</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eternal">eternal</span> <span word="flames">flames</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="inmates">inmates</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="hell">hell</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bells">bells</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bells">bells</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hell">hell</span>. <span word="Supposedly">Supposedly</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hell">hell</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="rings">rings</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="bell">bell</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="announcing">announcing</span> “<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="coming">coming</span>.” <span word="Hearing">Hearing</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="say">say</span> “<span word="Mighty">Mighty</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="us">us</span>” <span word="or">or</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="similarly">similarly</span> <span word="welcoming">welcoming</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span>, <span word="followed">followed</span>, <span word="undoubtedly">undoubtedly</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="odious">odious</span> <span word="chorus">chorus</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="laughter">laughter</span>, <span word="wailing">wailing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gnashing">gnashing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="use">use</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="hell">hell</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bells">bells</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="literally">literally</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="than">than</span> “<span word="For">For</span> <span word="God">God</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sake">sake</span>” <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="Heavens">Heavens</span>” <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span>” <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="similarly">similarly</span> <span word="mild">mild</span> <span word="exclamations">exclamations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="and">and</span>/<span word="or">or</span> <span word="annoyance">annoyance</span>.</p>
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