Probably not. This doesn't make you a bad person.
That being said... I've stumbled upon a bible passage -- yes -- a bible passage (indirectly, on Wikipedia) which may unlock the mysterious origins of one of our most commonly used phrases.
This is not the type of phrase I would expect to find in the bible -- of course, I'm not a biblical scholar. My knowledge of the text is minimal at best. I base my conjecture purely on the context in which the phrase is used (and spelled) today, which in spirit seems to be the polar opposite of the sanctitity attributed to the bible.
Can you imagine a nice family taking turns reading passages to each other after dinner when this one comes up? How would it be explained to the kids?
"My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years." The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown
After reading the passage, the phrase seems ... somehow... more acceptable. I would guess the kids would have some questions. That little deviant, punk Bobby would probably already know about it. But he's 11 years old, and hangs out with those terrible Anderson twins.
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