Dec 22, 2010
Against Xmas: 10 words and phrases to get back at that usurping X
Are you offended by the term “Xmas”? Well, we need to stand up and FIGHT! Linguistically speaking.
Let’s give that lousy X a taste of its own medicine, shall we?
- Christ chromosome
- Christ-bar theory
- Solve for Christ
- Christ-husband
- Christ-factor
- Generation Christ
- Christ-Men
- Mac OS Christ
- Christ-Files
- Christ marks the spot
Any other suggestions?
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Christacy
P90Christ
christ ray
That was definitely a runner-up on my list.
I’ll add to that Christ-ray vision.
X has been a common substitute for Christ since at least the 16th century.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/xmas
Grrr. Those vile early moderns!
Early moderns? This was even being done back in the 12th century!
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Xmas
Don’t tell them! It’ll spoil our fun!
Christ Files.
The Christerminator
The plague has even affected theology: Creation Christ nihilo!
Deus Christ Machina…
I didn’t even think to go the Latin route. Well done.
Christcellent idea!
I hope everyone has a merry Christmas…I was listening to ChristM radio this morning and between Christzibit songs I heard an interview with a guy who said the most popular devices this Christmas are the Christbox 360 and the Droid Christ. Who knew? All I asked for was tickets to next year’s Christ Games and The Autobiography of Malcolm Christ. I got my wife a gift card to Armani Christchange. She’s gonna love it! Merry Christmas everyone!
Winner.
sounds better than getting her a Christercise machine.
I’m delighted to have welcomed Christfinity (minus the dots on the i’s) as a rebranded corporate overlord this year.
How about ChristChristChrist shops?
… or my favorite beer “Dos Christo?”
People, taking the Lord’s name in vain is in-Christ-cusable.
Though this was a joke, now I got myself thinking. :)
Is using Christ’s title lightly in the way we’re doing here a form of breaking the third commandment – diluting his “name” so to speak? Hmmmm…
interesting
Diluting his name… like homeopathichrist?
Of course in that case we’d be magnifying his name by diluting it.
Well, at least that’s what the quacks would claim! ;)
Actually, “Christ” simply refers to Jesus being the “annointed” one… so it’s not actually his name so much as his title in the first place, so I find it rather funny that people get so up-in-arms about it.
Also, people, especially bible pounders, forget that God, meaning the god of Abraham, doesn’t actually have a *name* in the ancient mesopotamian sense. “Not using the Lord’s name in vain” is really a reference to not making oaths in vain. I mean, as a god, I’d probably get pretty annoyed if people kept calling upon my name to validate that yes, Kelly is a shitty driver and no, Baby, I didn’t mean to call you fat. Basically, the third commandment is really about not making promises you cannot keep and not saying something is true if it’s not, strictly speaking, true.
Paul Huxley beat me to it. The best I can think of now is “RR Christ-ing” or “Ped Christ-ing.”
Christ-calibur
I think you should make ‘usurping’ the next learn-a-word.
I wouldn’t mind if people just started saying “For X’s Sake!”
“My kids play Christ-Box 360.” -Stephen Colbert
“I don’t always drink beer, but when I do, I prefer Dos Christos. Stay thirsty my friends” -the most interesting man in the world.
What’s the equivalent of Facebook “like” on someone’s blog responses? Because I want that. Right here.
^ this
By the way, I saw a picture of the stars in the sky that I think is “22 Words” worthy. It blew my mind. http://community.livejournal.com/ru_foto/45905036.html
Look at the photo again, Alex. Those are not stars, but snowflakes. The person on the liftchair is shining a light upward to illuminate them.
Still a Christellent pic.
Oh my word! This is REEEEEALLY funny! and you aren’t exaggerating :P:
My favorite movie is Christanadu.
Just wondering if I can get the christ-wife to call me her christ-husband…
Unfortunately, #9 is a little too real. In college, my wife worked at a Christian camp for youth during the summer. One year, the theme was, yes, “The X-Files” and was played out to be the “Christ Files.” I’m very disappointed that she took part in that.
Christ marks the spot!
Are you actually being serious? This lunacy about “crossing out christ” has got to stop. Do your research- the X has nothing to do with removing Christ
Are you actually being serious? So you’re Christ?
Just to make sure I’ve got this right:
If you hit your thumb with a hammer and yell out Christ’s name in frustration or anger, or as a euphemism for a curse, that’s disrespecting the Name above all Names and therefore blasphemy.
If you use his name as a punchline, that’s cool.
I want to make sure I’ve got the distinction down.
@Jason anspach
Oh for X’s sake