Things I Love About Crimbo...

[Starbreaker]

This thread makes me really appreciate American terminology.

 

[WillsBabe]

Well back in the 80's I never heard the word "Crimbo" used to describe the Holiday Season in the UK, so it's use must have arisen since that time.

First time I heard it was the back end of the 80's from a boyfriend at the time who always called it Chrimbo. When anyone says "Chrimbo" I immediately think of him!

 

[RoJoHen]

This thread makes me really appreciate American terminology.

I'm right there with ya.

I learned what Crimbo was a few years ago on the BBS, but it still sounds fucking retarded.

 

[Ruaidhri]

So, gingerbread - cake or biscuit (cookie)?

Ah, gingerbread. The tomato of the baking world.

 

[DangerMouse]

This thread makes me really appreciate American terminology.

I'm right there with ya.

I learned what Crimbo was a few years ago on the BBS, but it still sounds fucking retarded.

Hmmm... how rude.

 

[Capn Flukie]

This thread makes me really appreciate American terminology.

I'm right there with ya.

I learned what Crimbo was a few years ago on the BBS, but it still sounds fucking retarded.

Hmmm... how rude.

Seriously.

 

[the 4th hanson bro]

Wikitionary sez: The OED cites the first printed usage to 1928. They credit John Lennon's 1963 usage in a Beatles' Fan Club Christmas single as the first recorded use of the variant form Crimble.

That's where I heard it first.

The Beatles, not 1928.

Thanks for the clarification, I was thinking it were the latter.

This thread makes me really appreciate American terminology.

I'm right there with ya.

I learned what Crimbo was a few years ago on the BBS, but it still sounds fucking retarded.

Not very much in the Crimbo spirit, is it?