“In honor of Charles Dickens, I will also be poor this Christmas”

“In honor of Charles Dickens, I will also be poor this Christmas” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The English writer Charles Dickens (1812-1870), author of A Christmas Carol, often wrote about poor characters. Several forms of this saying were posted on X/Twitter by Doth (@DothTheDoth), but this account is no longer available.
 
“In honor of Charles Dickens I am also going to be poor this Christmas— Doth (@DothTheDoth) December 20, 2018” was posted on The Poke on December 21, 2018. “In honor of Charles Dickens I will also be cold and poor this christmas. @DothTheDoth” was posted on Facebook by Ronaldo Aquino on December 16, 2023. “In honor of Charles Dickens I will also be poor this Christmas @DothTheDoth” was posted on Facebook by Ronaldo Aquino on November 30, 2024.
   
     
Wikipedia: Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens (/ˈdɪkɪnz/; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and journalist. He created some of literature’s best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.
   
Wikipedia: A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. It recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. In the process, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man.
     
The Poke
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In honor of Charles Dickens I am also going to be poor this Christmas
— Doth (@DothTheDoth) December 20, 2018
 
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Humza “Undisputed Comedy Ironic Genius” Khan
@Crew_Darey
in honor of Charles Dickens I am gonna be poor this christmas
2:15 PM · Dec 21, 2018 from City Center District, Dallas
 
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Just Plain Creepy 🇨🇦 (JPC)
@fuzzypantaloons
In honor of Charles Dickens I am also going to be poor this Christmas
8:22 AM · Dec 24, 2018
 
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Swedish Canary 🇺🇸🇸🇪
@SwedishCanary
In honor of Charles Dickens I am also going to be poor this Christmas.
9:32 AM · Nov 27, 2021
 
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halldóra sandra
@Leaddyma
In honor of Charles Dickens I will also be poor this Christmas
7:59 PM · Dec 6, 2023
 
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Ronaldo Aquino is feeling amused.
December 16, 2023 at 10:05 PM ·
In honor of Charles Dickens I will also be cold and poor this christmas.
@DothTheDoth
 
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Charles Culver
December 17, 2023 at 9:14 PM ·
In honor of Charles Dickens I will also be cold and poor this christmas.
       
Facebook
Ronaldo Aquino is feeling amused.
November 30, 2024 at 4:27 PM ·
In honor of Charles Dickens I will also be poor this Christmas
@DothTheDoth
 
Bluesky
Fenmura
@fenmura.bsky.social
[Tweet by doththedoth:
In honor of Charles Dickens I will also be poor this Christmas
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6:13 PM · Dec 24, 2024
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Bluesky
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[In honor of Charles Dickens I will also be poor this Christmas
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2:35 PM · Dec 24, 2025