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December 30, 2025
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Captain Nemo did not get any Christmas presents this year. He was on Santa’s Nautilus”

In the Jules Verne science fiction adventure novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1872 in English), Captain Nemo is the designer and captain of Nautilus. The name "Nautilus"…

November 17, 2024
Food/DrinkHolidays/Events/Parades

“Cherry cordials are the candy corn of Christmas”

Various foods have been called "the candy corn of Christmas." That is to say, like candy corn, it's a food mainly eaten on the holiday (as with candy corn and Halloween) and at no…

November 6, 2024
Food/DrinkHolidays/Events/Parades

“Chex mix is the candy corn of Christmas”

Various foods have been called "the candy corn of Christmas." That is to say, like candy corn, it's a food mainly eaten on the holiday (as with candy corn and Halloween) and at no…

December 20, 2024
Buildings/Housing/ParksHolidays/Events/Parades

“Christmas decor isn’t meant to be sleek and minimalist, it is supposed to look like joy threw up in your house”

Many people believe that Christmas colors should be bright, but perhaps they are too bright. This was posted on X/Twitter by stoned cold fox (@roastmalone_) on November 13, 2023 -- the tweet is now…

December 11, 2021
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Christmas feels more like a deadline than a holiday”

"Christmas is more of a deadline than a holiday" (or "Christmas feels more like a deadline than a holiday") is a saying that has been printed on many images. For people buying…

May 18, 2018
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Christmas is a competition between who gives up first: Your feet or your wallet”

"Christmas is a competition between who gives up first: Your feet or your wallet" is a Christmas saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on Twitter on April…

December 18, 2016
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone”

"Chirstmas is doing a little something extra for someone" is a popular Christmas saying that has been printed on many images. American cartoonist Charles M. Schulz (1922-2000) wrote the…

November 29, 2020
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Christmas is just Thanksgiving with gifts”

Christmas (a December holiday) is often compared to Thanksgiving (a November holiday). "Christmas is just Thanksgiving with gifts/presents" is a common saying. "In my fam Christmas…

November 30, 2020
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Christmas is just Thanksgiving with presents”

Christmas (a December holiday) is often compared to Thanksgiving (a November holiday). "Christmas is just Thanksgiving with gifts/presents" is a common saying. "In my fam Christmas…

December 11, 2021
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Christmas is more of a deadline than a holiday”

"Christmas is more of a deadline than a holiday" (or "Christmas feels more like a deadline than a holiday") is a saying that has been printed on many images. For people buying…

December 21, 2016
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Christmas is not as much about opening presents, as opening our hearts”

"Christmas is not as much about opening presents, as opening our hearts" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been cited in print since at least 2007, when it…

December 11, 2016
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Christmas is the season when you buy this year’s gifts with next year’s money”

"Christmas is the season when you buy this year's gifts with next year's money" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been cited in print…

October 18, 2024
Banking/Finance/InsuranceFood/DrinkHolidays/Events/Parades

“Christmas Rules: 1. Do not go into debt trying to show people how much you love them…”

Three jocular "Christmas Rules" (sometimes titled "Thanksgiving Rules" or "Holiday Rules") have been printed on many images. These "Holiday Rules" were…

December 22, 2016
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful”

Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993) spent 52 years at Marble Collegiate Church and was one of New York City's most famous preachers. Peale wrote in a newspaper column published on December 21,…

December 22, 2016
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Christmas: The time of year when everyone gets Santamental”

"Santamental" (Santa Claus + sentimental) is a popular portmanteau term used at Christmas. "Mr. Santamental Claus" was published in a November 1938 advertisement in the Los…

December 21, 2024
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Claustrophobia is so stupid. Let Santa get married”

"Claustrophobia" (a fear of confined spaces) has nothing to do with a fear (phobia) of Santa Claus, but there are jokes. "claustrophobia is bullshit just let santa get married…

November 22, 2017
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Count your blessings instead of your crosses” (Thanksgiving poem)

A popular Thanksgiving (or church) poem of unknown authorship has been cited in print since at least 1969: Count your blessings instead of your crosses; Count your gains instead of your losses.…

February 5, 2016
Holidays/Events/Parades

“Couples have Valentine’s Day. Singles have Palm Sunday”

A not-safe-for-work joke is told about Valentine's Day. "If Valentines Day is for lovers... what day is for single men... Palm Sunday" was posted on the newsgroup rec.humor on…

October 8, 2024
Food/DrinkHolidays/Events/Parades

“Cranberries are traditionally served at Thanksgiving to commemorate those pilgrims who suffered urinary tract infections”

Cranberries are traditionally served on Thanksgiving. Cranberries can also help fight urinary tract infections. "#Cranberries are antibacterial that can helps in preventing #ulcer and #urinary…

November 25, 2025
Food/DrinkHolidays/Events/Parades

“Cranberries without vodka? Must be Thanksgiving”

Cranberry is a traditional Thanksgiving meal side dish. Vodka usually is not associated with Thanksgiving, but there are cranberry vodka and Thanksgiving jokes. "Cranberries without #vodka ?…

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