“I once went to Kohl’s on Christmas Eve” (joke)

Kohl’s is an American department store retail chain. It is usually extremely busy on Christmas Eve.
 
“Working at Kohl’s on Christmas Eve two years ago was seriously the worst thing I’ve ever done” was posted on X/Twitter by Natalie Moore on Decembev 24, 2012. “One does not simply ‘run into Kohl’s’ on Christmas Eve…” was posted on X/Twitter by @mcgee_april on December 24, 2013. “Not sure that making a ‘quick stop’ at kohl’s on Christmas Eve was my best idea. #traffic #crazies #hohoho” was posted on X/Twitter by Meagan Sage LaMarca on December 24, 2014.
 
This joke about battle stories was posted on X/Twitter by Uncle Duke on December 21, 2015, and again by Uncle Duke on Bluesky on December 24, 2024:
 
Grandpa: “I was at Normandy.”
Dad: “I was at the Battle of Khe Sanh.”
Me: “I once went to Kohl’s on Christmas Eve.”
Everyone: *gasps*

 
   
Wikipedia: Kohl’s
Kohl’s (stylized in all caps) is an American department store retail chain, operated by Kohl’s Corporation. It currently has 1,165 locations, operating stores in every U.S. state except Hawaii.
     
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Alaina Buzas
@alainabuzas
why am I in Kohl’s? on Christmas Eve? what am I being punished for? http://instagr.am/p/bMx45/
11:29 AM · Dec 24, 2011
 
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Natalie Moore
@nattylight287
Working at Kohl’s on Christmas Eve two years ago was seriously the worst thing I’ve ever done.
1:35 AM · Dec 24, 2012
 
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Heidi Shields
@heidishieldss
Kohls on christmas eve is torture. I hate my life.
3:09 PM · Dec 24, 2012
 
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april victoria
@mcgee_april
One does not simply “run into Kohl’s” on Christmas Eve…
12:05 PM · Dec 24, 2013 from Frisco, TX
 
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Alex Thornhill
@AThorn7
My dad is nuts, sending us to Kohl’s on Christmas Eve.
12:14 PM · Dec 24, 2013
 
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Meagan Sage LaMarca
@megsage724
Not sure that making a “quick stop” at kohl’s on Christmas Eve was my best idea. #traffic #crazies #hohoho
1:30 PM · Dec 24, 2014
 
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Uncle Duke
@UncleDuke1969
Grandpa: “I was at Normandy.”
Dad: “I was at the Battle of Khe Sanh.”
Me: “I once went to Kohl’s on Christmas Eve.”
Everyone: *gasps*
7:30 PM · Dec 21, 2015
 
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Uncle Duke
@UncleDuke1969
Grandpa: I was at Normandy.
Dad: I was at the Battle of Khe Sanh.
Me: I once went to Kohl’s on Christmas Eve.
Everyone: *gasps*
4:27 PM · Dec 24, 2022
 
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Joe Meatloaf Strickland
@JoeStricklandAU
Grandpa: “I was at Normandy.”
Dad: “I was in Desert Storm.”
Me: “I once went to Kohl’s on Christmas Eve.”
3:23 PM · Dec 24, 2023
 
Bluesky
Uncle Duke
‪@uncleduke1969.bsky.social‬
Grandpa: I was at Normandy.
Dad: I was at the Battle of Khe Sanh.
Me: I once went to Kohl’s on Christmas Eve.
Everyone: *gasps*
December 24, 2024 at 5:44 PM