{"id":17348,"date":"2020-08-05T12:42:28","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T12:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merikebi.warrenmyers.com\/?p=17348"},"modified":"2020-08-05T12:42:28","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T12:42:28","slug":"howtobuildatent-megbasham-the-x-mas-thing-was-big-when-i-was-a-kid-in-the-80s-and-had-been-when-my-mom-was-a-kid-in-the-50s-60s-because-the-x-or-x-was-a-traditional-shortening-fo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merikebi.warrenmyers.com\/?p=17348","title":{"rendered":"@HowToBuildATent @megbasham The “x-mas” thing was big when I was a kid in the 80s – and had been when my mom was a kid in the 50s & 60s: because the “X” (or “X-“) was a traditional shortening for “Christ” (eg “X-ians”) The ichthus (https:\/\/t.co\/Oz1xSBFBkn) would’ve made more sense"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The "x-mas" thing was big when I was a kid in the 80s – and had been when my mom was a kid in the 50s & 60s: because the "X" (or "X-") was a traditional shortening for "Christ" (eg "X-ians")<\/p>\n

The ichthus (https:\/\/t.co\/Oz1xSBFBkn<\/a>) would've made more sense<\/p>\n

— Warren Myers ?? (@warrenmyers) August 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n