Grand Avenue by Mike Thompson for December 12, 2012
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Transcript:
Bah, humbug! What does that expression even mean? I dunno. But people seem to say it this time of year. Why do people say something that makes no sense? Blows my mind Cracks me up
Use the dictionary: an attitude or spirit of pretense and deception.In Dickens, Scrooge used the term to refer to a false and commercial festival, co-opting the spirit of the season. The word “humbug” describes deceitful efforts to fool people by pretending to a fake loftiness or false sincerity.Sort of like Republicans.