Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area

This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.

Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.

Rules for General Chat

Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving

In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way

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Yesterdays General Chat

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– 5DWeBe 5 points 208 days ago +5 / -0

Since I like to spread Christmas Joy....(sarcasm) here’s a little back story on the phrase Bah Humbug. I still stand with Scrooge!!

The word “bah” has been used since the early 19th century as “an expression of contempt or disagreement.” But “humbug” was coined around 50 years earlier. (If you’re doing the math, “humbug” was 1750s slang, “bah” was from the 1810s, and Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in 1843.) “Humbug” originally meant “a hoax; a jesting or befooling trick,” and was commonly used around that time to describe a sham or other misleading event.

When Scrooge shouts, “Bah, humbug!,” you might think he holds feelings of hatred toward Christmas. While that could certainly be argued, his use of the word “humbug” in the mid-19th century suggests something far more specific. Scrooge is using “humbug” to imply that Christmas is a sham, where people are tricked into feeling cheerful and giving away their hard-earned money. He’s using “humbug” not to express disdain, but rather to warn others that Christmas is a well-fabricated lie where people embrace false joy.

Edited to add some Christmas Blues for your listening pleasure. I don’t care who you are, these sad songs can make you feel good.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mIOcxEsX2pE&list=PLX9NeEseBPZYA-MnlguVDXz1WjiKt1I0f&index=1&pp=iAQB8AUB

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