Jesus H. Christ

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Anyone have any idea what the "H" stands for? Have idly pondered this for many years,and toyed with the possibility of it being "Hell". I love Apu in The Simpsons when he curses "Shiva H. Vishnu!"

― Julie Wilson, Friday, 25 February 2005 11:18 (twenty years ago)

yes?

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 25 February 2005 11:19 (twenty years ago)

Oh shit I know this!! Damn brane always letting me down

― the other kate (ffs!) (papa november), Friday, 25 February 2005 11:20 (twenty years ago)

oh wait, i thought you were just saying hello.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 25 February 2005 11:20 (twenty years ago)

hstencil, ha ha xpost bang on cue

― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 25 February 2005 11:20 (twenty years ago)

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_033

― the other kate (ffs!) (papa november), Friday, 25 February 2005 11:20 (twenty years ago)

Hipster

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 25 February 2005 11:20 (twenty years ago)

(1) It stands for "Haploid." This is an old bio major joke, referring to the unique (not to say immaculate) circumstances of Christ's conception. Having no biological father, J.C. was shortchanged in the chromosome department to the tune of one half. Ingenious, I'll admit, but whimsy has no place in a serious investigation such as this.
(2) It recalls the H in the IHS logo emblazoned on much Christian paraphernalia. IHS dates from the earliest years of Christianity, being an abbreviation of "Jesus" in classical Greek characters. The Greek pronunciation is "Iesous," with the E sound being represented by the character eta, which looks like an H. When the symbol passed to Christian Romans, for whom an H was an H, the unaccountable character eventually became accepted as Jesus's middle initial.

(3) Finally, a reader makes the claim that the H derives from the taunting Latin inscription INRH that was supposedly tacked on the cross by Roman soldiers: Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Hebrei (Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Hebrews). Trouble is, the inscription is usually given as INRI: Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum (J.C., King of the Jews).

I'd go with the last suggestion personally.

― the other kate (ffs!) (papa november), Friday, 25 February 2005 11:21 (twenty years ago)

comedy is about timing.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 25 February 2005 11:22 (twenty years ago)

Jesus Hstencil Christ?

― Julie Wilson, Friday, 25 February 2005 11:26 (twenty years ago)

Your timing's all out Julie

― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 25 February 2005 11:26 (twenty years ago)

dadaismus otm.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 25 February 2005 11:27 (twenty years ago)

*belch* ....darn

― Julie Wilson, Friday, 25 February 2005 11:30 (twenty years ago)

Jesus Hellion Christ

― latebloomer: The Heavy Metal Velveeta Faction (latebloomer), Friday, 25 February 2005 11:52 (twenty years ago)

I always thought it stood for Holy

― Colonel Poo (Colonel Poo), Friday, 25 February 2005 12:45 (twenty years ago)

Head, Heart Hands and Health... Jesus was a ~~carpenter~~ farmer

― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 25 February 2005 12:49 (twenty years ago)

I thought it was Harold or Herald.

― Star Hustler, Saturday, 26 February 2005 06:15 (twenty years ago)

it doesn't stand for "historical", jc is a fiction.

― Sébastien Chikara (Sébastien Chikara), Saturday, 26 February 2005 06:22 (twenty years ago)

It's Jesus Holy Christ, Jesus Christ.

― jim wentworth (wench), Saturday, 26 February 2005 06:25 (twenty years ago)

http://www.twnonline.org/Archive_TWN/031016/South%20Park%20MR%20GARRISON%20AND%20MR%20SLAVE.jpg

― Matt Chesnut, Saturday, 26 February 2005 06:30 (twenty years ago)

Heavy

― The Argunaut (sexyDancer), Saturday, 26 February 2005 15:22 (twenty years ago)

Jesus was the first punk rocker, and the "H" stands for "hardcore."

― J (Jay), Saturday, 26 February 2005 17:19 (twenty years ago)

Hah i always thought it was 'holy' when i was a kid. Havent thought about it since then tho...

― Adam Bruneau (oliver8bit), Saturday, 26 February 2005 17:21 (twenty years ago)

Jesus was the first punk rocker, and the "H" stands for "hardcore."

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― j.lu (j.lu), Saturday, 26 February 2005 17:38 (twenty years ago)

he was soooo straight edge. lame. (well, besides all that wine he gulped)

― t0dd swiss, Saturday, 26 February 2005 18:07 (twenty years ago)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_H._Christ

― Girolamo Savonarola, Saturday, 26 February 2005 18:21 (twenty years ago)

i've heard it stands for Hitler

― LaToya JaXoN (JasonD), Saturday, 26 February 2005 22:12 (twenty years ago)

Hypercolour

No hang on sorry, that was Joseph.

― moley (moley), Saturday, 26 February 2005 22:31 (twenty years ago)

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