HumBug

[Turtleshell]

what the hell is humbug?? where did the word come from?

[spazman]

What the hell is this thread doing here????

[Turtleshell]

because its christmas and i want to see who knows!!

[Howard]

General Discussion is for these threads

[Ferral]

Moved by me from from Hardware and Overclocking

[Ravens Nest]

Humbug! is the word Ebenezer Scrooge uses when anyone talks about christmas, it comes from the book 'A Christmas carol' by charles dickens.
Here's the book in it's entirety if you get the chance you should read it
http://www.literature.org/authors/di...ristmas-carol/

I think the word 'Humbug!' means he does not believe in it

My favourite saying from it is
"every idiot who goes about with 'Merry Christmas' on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. He should!"

[Punky]

a humbug is one of them black n white stripey mint thingies isnt it? or a saying grumpy old scrooges (and Knox) say around christmas to avoid getting into any festivities.