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  • Israel is using American planes and bombs to kill civilians, but, if Lebanon or others strike back, oh Lordy, that is terrible.

    Think Progress » Israeli aircraft strike Beirut. 2006

  • I guess it's hard for them to get worked up about this practice when their Lordy is the poster-boy for atrocities and heinous crimes.

    Pharyngula 2009

  • "Inmate number 18330-424 at the Coleman Federal Detention Complex, aka Baron Black of Crossharbour or "Lordy", as he is apparently known to fellow inmates, is wearing one trouser leg rolled up, gangster-style."

    Conrad Black's 'Wardrobe Malfunction' - Or Is He Getting It Down With The Crips? 2008

  • "Inmate number 18330-424 at the Coleman Federal Detention Complex, aka Baron Black of Crossharbour or "Lordy", as he is apparently known to fellow inmates, is wearing one trouser leg rolled up, gangster-style."

    Archive 2008-08-01 2008

  • "Lordy," gasped a stenographer to her nearest neighbor, "but I'm sorry for poor young Mr. Ward -- did you see the old man's face?"

    Helen of the Old House Harold Bell Wright 1908

  • Well, you might begin by tryin 'not to say' Lordy 'quite so many times.

    Thankful's Inheritance Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

  • "Lordy," he said, "they look a set of qualifying prize-fighters gorged with sausage-meat, and then soaked in cocktails."

    Elizabeth Visits America Elinor Glyn 1903

  • Lord Black, dubbed "Lordy" by his fellow inmates, gave lectures for prisoners on a variety of topics, including post-revolutionary U.S. history and current events - a promotion from his initial task of washing dishes, the Daily Mail reported.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2010

  • "Lordy"I shouldn't have let myself blank out like that-"

    Burning Water Lackey, Mercedes 1989

  • "Lordy, " someone halfway down the line exclaimed, "I could fire this piece right off my nose.

    The Guns Of The South Turtledove, Harry 1960

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