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Grown man insists on calling it Christmas Eve Eve (newsthump.com)
submitted 3 days ago by ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to c/theonion@midwest.social
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[–] digger@lemmy.ca 58 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I work for a church. Internally, the staff refer to the December 23rd service as "Christmas Adam" because Adam came before Eve. They think it's hilarious... and I put up with it.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 27 points 3 days ago

That is legitimately clever

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 19 points 3 days ago (2 children)

What about christmas Lilith?

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

She arrives if and when she pleases

[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 8 points 3 days ago

They got rid of it. Some even claim Christmas Lilith never existed in the first place.

[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

~~Boxing Day~~

Christmas Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve

[–] Kingofclubs615@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

I'm impressed you took the time to write out all the eves that's commitment.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago

We did Chistmas Eve Eve, because my wife has to get up at 5:30 AM on Christmas eve and work until noon before we drive 120 miles to see famlly...

[–] snekerpimp@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It Christmas Ayve, then Christmas Eve, then Christmas ive, ove, and uuve.

[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 1 points 3 days ago

🎶I like to eve eve eve

Christmas and New Year's Day🎵

[–] rhacer@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

And on this Christmas Eve Eve, just what the fuck is wrong with that?

[–] syklemil@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Or as we call it in Norwegian:

  • Teensy tiny Christmas Eve
  • Little Christmas Eve
  • Christmas Eve. Or just Christmas!
  • The first Christmas-day, or recovery day
[–] Taalen@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

In Finnish we just legit have a word for eve's eve (aatonaatto), although it's usually only used at Christmas.

[–] Antium@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Tibb's Eve is what we call it here.

[–] Z4XC@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Always love seeing Newfoundland pop up on Lemmy.

[–] vithigar@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago

I see Newfoundland, I upvote.

[–] iconherder@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

I feel personally attacked

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 5 points 3 days ago

Article is savage. Oof

[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Around here we call it Festivus.

[–] Chuymatt@beehaw.org 3 points 3 days ago

Meh. Let people have their joy.

[–] konalt@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

newsthump has no jolly spirit confirmed?

[–] makyo@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

As we all know, the proper term for it is Christmas Christmas Eve