Speaker 1: Those old saints, phrases, idioms, you know those things your
family and friends said that usually came from out of nowhere,
and only sometimes they actually made sense. They had to
start somewhere, Who, what, where, why, when and how. Some
of those old saints are not only ancient, but still
carry a powerful punch today. I happen to live by
one of those old saints. Winning is a choice. The
goal of these episodes is to help preserve not only
a language, but lessons in life. My name is Arrow
for Pete's Sakes or for the love of Pete. It's
a form of expression that is used when frustrated, annoyed,
or you feel a sense of urgency. The name Pete
is a euphemism for God or Christ. The phrase for
Pete's Sake was created to put us in a place
of not using the Lord's name in Vain. I always
thought my mother had a side fred and didn't want
us to know who Pete was. But we always asked her, mom,
who is Pete? What is Pete? Some people believe it
was connected to Saint Pete. He was one of the
twelve apostles of Jesus and looked upon by so many
for being the first ever pope. Now, if you're not
into using Pete's name in vain, you can always say
for Heaven's sake, for crying out loud, or as my
grandmother would say, for goodness sakes. For Pete's sakes comes
from the early part of the nineteen hundreds. It's said
to have originated right here in the United States. Over
the years, the name Pete has been replaced by Mike, Mikey,
or Michael, once again connected to another saint. I do
wonder what would happen if we replace Pete and Michael's
name with our name. For Arrow's sake, Hm, I'm not
totally buying into that one. I'm gonna stick to Pete's sake,
something our parents would say.