IndyFrisco wrote:
What is the sam hell
Call it even, then...I've never heard
that expression before, either(and yes, I realize that "is" was a typo, and you meant "in.")
It's "what in the Sam Hill."
It's a U&L thing,
of course.
Sam Hill was a pioneer in many fields, most notably highway building. He owned a large spread overlooking the Columbia River Gorge(the 8th Wonder of the World). He named the hill that most of the property was on after his wife, Mary. That area is still known as Maryhill today, which is towards the eastern end of the Gorge, not far from Goldendale, WA.
On Maryhill, Sam Hill built a replica of Stonehenge, amongst other goofy stuff. After its construction, people familiar with the area would go past, and the standard exclaimation to his odd buidings became "what in the Sam Hill?"
So, there you have it.
Of course, I post this because I have no freaking idea what "I'll kiss his lunch" means, but it sounds pretty freaking gay.