Holy Joe
Example Sentences
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His father, a fiery Methodist known as "Holy Joe," used to tell him: "When I take a thing to prayer, I always succeed."
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Jimmy" Walker had to pay 5¾% for money, "Holy Joe McKee got it for 5¼%.
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"Holy Joe" McKee, grave, handsome, scholarly, was born & bred in the sprawling Bronx north of the Harlem River.
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Holy Joe was a complete bear, even in his dealings with heaven.
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Well, my fancy man, Holy Joe you may be, stiff you are, but you'll be a sailor before this passage ends, or I'm not Angus Swope!
From The Blood Ship by Springer, Norman