yuumi2891103
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Um, yeah... no real explanation really, not for the catfish anyway. Americans - more often rural types - can be very creative with their interjections.
One famous example is "Yosemite Sam" from the Warner Brothers cartoons, who expressed surprise or irritation with "Great Horny Toads!" (referring to Horned lizard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).
Another example would be Hermes Conrad, the Jamaican accountant from the show "Futurama," who would utter a number of different interjections, usually rhyming: "Sweet gorilla of Manila!", "Sweet yeti of the Serengeti!", or "Sweet three-toed sloth of ice planet Hoth!"
Hey ! Thanks for the detailed explanation:thumbsup I've learned a lot. :lol