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MongoTheMad 9 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Tell HN: Merry Christmas

Why is it that one can have a Happy holiday, birthday, thanksgiving, halloween, etc., but only have a Merry Christmas??

LorenDB 9 months ago | [–]

John Lennon disagrees: "And so Happy Christmas...." https://genius.com/John-lennon-and-yoko-ono-happy-xmas-war-i...

scoofy 9 months ago | [–]

My head cannon is that “merry” is a euphemism for alcohol, which is often more necess… err… prevalent when it’s cold and you’re around extended family.

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