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Ｃ:。ミ (
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09:16 am
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do u like bun buns?
no more
carrots :(
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(Anonymous)
2013-09-01 11:53 pm (UTC)
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they dont call it xtmas is my point
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(Anonymous)
2013-09-01 11:54 pm (UTC)
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the greek abbreviation is actually Xt, lol
replacing Christ with the abbreviation Xt (from Ancient Greek Χ (Ch, the letter chi), the first letter of Χριστός (Christós, “Christ”) + t, the last letter of "Christ").
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(Anonymous)
2013-09-01 11:56 pm (UTC)
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then why dont we call it xtmas
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(Anonymous)
2013-09-01 11:57 pm (UTC)
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i think that Xt gradually morphed into just X but i could be misremembering
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(Anonymous) 2013-09-01 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)replacing Christ with the abbreviation Xt (from Ancient Greek Χ (Ch, the letter chi), the first letter of Χριστός (Christós, “Christ”) + t, the last letter of "Christ").
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(Anonymous) 2013-09-01 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)