Darned

"It's what you'd call a darned good offer," explained Armstrong: ❋ Lester [Illustrator] Ralph (1893)

He went on to say he would be "darned" if US Bancorp were to become part of of the "collateral damage" from the government's "sloppy attempt at nationalizing the [banking] industry." ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's kind of darned if you do and darned if you don't, though. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Remember when I darned "My So-Called Life" and put it on my 'darned' list. ❋ Teresa (2007)

'E came along' ere only the other day, 'e did, and' e says to me, 'e says,' darned 'f I can see why a station-master should beat a professional gardener at' is own game, '' e says, 'but you do. ❋ Unknown (1906)

One was a new structure and the other two were old barns which had been "darned" here and there with new material, and their yawed sides were propped with joists. ❋ Holman Day (1900)

Martin could not help frowning for a moment, as if he were disposed to insinuate that the gentleman had unconsciously 'darned' himself. ❋ Charles Dickens (1841)

And yet, over the years, I've come to regard contract negotiation stories, and the pursuit of them, as a Faustian Bargain, where I'm "darned" if I do and "darned" if I don't. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I say 'darned' because men don't need it as much as we sometimes do. ❋ Unknown (2010)

So when I put "darned" into a post, and it didn't show up, I thought THAT word was in their stupid filter. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A Yankee would say 'darned' though, confound the fellows, they seem to learn to fight and swear in equal degrees. " ❋ Edward Payson Roe (1863)

Since you see only that “those darned, persnickety wingnuts” are evil personified, you are blind to the obvious (to others) weaknesses of the left. ❋ Unknown (2010)

You know — those pesky FOUNDERS, who wrote that darned Constitution. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Rolly: Merry Christmas from NJ where it is snowing like crazy and I just spent an hour out in the snow and wind looking for my darned dog. ❋ Unknown (2009)

At bottom of the shawl you let us know that you are a pretty darned good shot with ❋ Unknown (2010)

Sorry — it was that darned dog of mine again, I swear! ❋ Unknown (2010)

(Someone [steals] yo girl) “Oh Darn Darn! [I hope] no one steals [my girl] again!” ❋ Ilovenumbers161772 (2018)

[Gall] [darn] it ❋ Shib (2002)

*A giant flaming [comet] speeds towards the archvillian of some cartoon, obviously going to kill or [severly] injure him* [Villian]: Oh Darn It! ❋ Personmann (2005)

Guy afraid to say damn: [DARN] IT! Other guy: What? Guy afraid to say damn: Another [darn] [PHP] error Other guy: [It's okay] to say damn... ❋ Dimitri Shostakovich (2007)

whilst [darning] my socks i [darn well] [pricked] my finger ❋ Anonymous (2003)

[Darn] it, I just killed my wife and two children crashing into a tree. I'm such a Darn fool! [I'll be damned] to hell, [DARN] it! ❋ Liquid K9 (2004)

[6 year old] boy: Dammit! I hate my life! I hate my damn school! I hate my damn parents! I hate my damn brother! I hate that we're damn poor! I just wanna kill myself, damnit! Mom: (gasp) You can't say damn! That's a bad word! Say darn instead. 6 year old boy: That sounds stupid! I wanna say damn! Mom: If you say damn anymore, God is going to send you to hell when you die! 6 year old boy: [Oh, okay], I'll say [darnit] instead. ❋ LiberatorFromOurselves (2009)

Chester Qualsneck was upset to find out shortly after drinking his [5 hour energy] that the bottle had been lying in a [birdbath], utterly forgotten for the last year and a half. His outburst of anger toward his laughing "friends" indicated that he would have much preferred a warning rather than the loathsome [darning]. ❋ Furious_George (2011)

[What the darn] is that? Dude, [I have to go] take a huge [darn]. ❋ TheDoodstah (2008)

[God] [DARN] it! ❋ IBOAi (2003)