I could have titled this post "Merry Christmas"... or... "White Christmas"... but I decided against the former because "Merry" is such a strange word and so rarely used... it brings to mind "The Merry Widow"... which in turn brings to mind the word "Lustige"... and then of course, it looks and sounds so much like the English word "Lusty" that I just had to look it up... and... well wouldn't you know it, dictionary.com provides us with this for etymology:
bef. 900; ME luste, OE lust; c. D, G lust pleasure, desire; akin to ON lyst desire; see list 4
Didn't even need to take the OED out of the case for that one. Can you imagine people going around saying "Lusty Christmas"?
And as for "White Christmas"... I decided not to use that phrase because I just can't shake the double entendre in my head. White Christmas? Why yes it is... quite white indeed... and not because of the snow, either... but that's enough about that.
My Christmas plans are very conservative... all I need to do is get out of bed by noon, check the surf report, and go out for a surf if it promises to be good. I have been observing other people's Christmas plans unfolding, and am quite happy to not have to participate in anything of the sort.
Relax, it's almost over.
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