Welcome to the land of danger and intrigue, where individuals are legion and non-conformity is the norm. Join me as I explore the many facets of humanity and meet the scum of the earth and its angels incarnate.
Welcome to the land of danger and intrigue, where individuals are legion and non-conformity is the norm. Join me as I explore the many facets of humanity and meet the scum of the earth and its angels incarnate.
That said, on to the review!
Don't believe me? Well, The Tormont Webster's Illustrated Encyclopedic Dictionary has the following definition for "scrooge": A meanspirited, miserly person; a skin flint. [After Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly character in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens]. How's that for proof? If you called someone a "scrooge" I'm fairly certain that person will know exactly what you mean. I'd say that most people know what the word means even though they never read the book!
Need I summarize the story? Well, one Christmas Eve seven years after the death of his partner, Ebenezer Scrooge receives a visit from said partner warning him to mend his ways or spend eternity bearing heavy chains weighted down with cashboxes, ledgers, padlocks, and keys. Desperate for assistance, Scrooge accepts Jacob Marley's assurances that he can yet change, with the assistance of three spirits: the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come. I am not going to go on. If you don't know the ending yet, then I don't know where you've been for the past century and a half.
If there's one book you buy and read this Christmas, make sure it's A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. I won't necessarily recommend reading it to your children, but perhaps you could have people taking turns reading it at a Christmas party. If Charles Dickens can read it all in one night aloud, then you and your guests should have no problem whatsoever. Someone might end up with a sore throat at the end, but it is still something worth trying, yes?
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