A Holiday Greeting: Mystery Solved!

Strong Iron Clad · **Joined:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:19 pm **Posts:** 98

Strong Bad was basically being the bad kid in Sunday School who purposely messed up the lyrics because he forgot them.

Ugozima · **Joined:** Sat Jan 24, 2009 2:42 am **Posts:** 273

Or it's just a parody.

Plus, TBC wouldn't force religion on people.

Strong Iron Clad · **Joined:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:19 pm **Posts:** 98

No, really, I have it figured out. Sorta. Please don't ask me how I know this. You wouldn't believe me if I told you.

Strong Iron Clad · **Joined:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:19 pm **Posts:** 98

I know they wouldn't force religion on people, of course, but they could have chosen *not* to explain the idea.

Ugozima · **Joined:** Sat Jan 24, 2009 2:42 am **Posts:** 273

Hmm, do you know TBC? Can you read their minds? Did you create one of the most popular internet series ever? Did you make a wrestleman? Did you do your homework?

I didn't think so.

PlaysetsandToysBuyer · **Posted:** Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:09 pm

I just generally try to forget that ever happened. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DisContinuity) . \It was made well before H*R really had a fanbase and before they toned down their content. (Thanks to this vid, I can't even introduce the webside to any of my youth group friends :((

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Homestaw Wunner · **Joined:** Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:27 pm **Posts:** 30

I never saw this one, so I looked it up on hrwiki, and I think I'm gonna have to agree with PlaysetsandToysBuyer. Wow.

The Wheelchair · **Posted:** Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:30 am

I personally don't see why people take offense at this song, unless of course they didn't pay any attention to what Strong Bad said and just got mad over the word stupid being used in it. This is what he says:
"O holy crap
And something, something, something
Ah, there was this guy
And he was probably born
They didn't know
If he was really stupid
But then they asked somebody
And they said he was stupid
He said, uh, that he was great
And ev'body believed him
That guy was GREEAAAAA— "
See, Strong Bad is saying that some people didn't know whether Jesus was stupid, so they asked someone else, who said he was stupid. But in the end, Jesus ended up being great. This is pretty much a truthful account of it all, since many people did find Jesus to be a bit high-and-mighty.

Strong Iron Clad · **Joined:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:19 pm **Posts:** 98

Yeah, I met TBC. I mentioned it in the "Introduce Yourself" topic. If you don't believe me, then that's fine.
I didn't expect anyone to believe me.

T3H_CH3K7_888 · **Joined:** Sat Feb 14, 2009 1:59 pm **Posts:** 147

The Wheelchair wrote:

I personally don't see why people take offense at this song, unless of course they didn't pay any attention to what Strong Bad said and just got mad over the word stupid being used in it. This is what he says:
"O holy crap
And something, something, something
Ah, there was this guy
And he was probably born
They didn't know
If he was really stupid
But then they asked somebody
And they said he was stupid
He said, uh, that he was great
And ev'body believed him
That guy was GREEAAAAA— "
See, Strong Bad is saying that some people didn't know whether Jesus was stupid, so they asked someone else, who said he was stupid. But in the end, Jesus ended up being great. This is pretty much a truthful account of it all, since many people did find Jesus to be a bit high-and-mighty.

Wow, you're right.

Strong Iron Clad · **Joined:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:19 pm **Posts:** 98

Anyway... What I said at the beginning of the topic is something I heard from Mike and Matt,
so I pretty much know what I'm talking about.

TheMac04 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:58 pm

You know, no matter how many times I watch this toon, I very distinctly hear the word "bored", not "born", changing the entire meaning of it altogether.

And by the way, aren't TBC Catholic? I remember reading that somewhere.

Charmy · **Joined:** Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:46 am **Posts:** 67

TheMac04 wrote:

You know, no matter how many times I watch this toon, I very distinctly hear the word "bored", not "born", changing the entire meaning of it altogether.

Same here, I always hear the D sound, not the N sound. Maybe he says Born'd? Like in the TGS way. I doubt it since it's so old though, but maybe.

Awexome · **Joined:** Fri May 18, 2007 11:44 pm **Posts:** 338

There is no clear reference to Jesus anywhere in the song. The controversy is that he happens to be parodying O Holy Night and that he apparently says "he was probably born". Otherwise, this should not cause any problems whatsoever.

EDIT: Why is the "disable BBCode" box always checked?

Bad Bad Guy · **Joined:** Fri Nov 16, 2007 2:31 am **Posts:** 836

Charmy wrote:

Maybe he says Born'd? Like in the TGS way. I doubt it since it's so old though, but maybe.

Teen Girl Squad wasn't created until two years after "A Holiday Greeting".

Charmy · **Joined:** Sat Apr 25, 2009 2:46 am **Posts:** 67

Bad Bad Guy wrote:

Charmy wrote:

Maybe he says Born'd? Like in the TGS way. I doubt it since it's so old though, but maybe.

Teen Girl Squad wasn't created until two years after "A Holiday Greeting".

I know that, but Strong Bad had to have gotten __'d from somewhere. But like I said before, I doubt it.

Heimstern Läufer · **Posted:** Wed May 27, 2009 4:06 am

Let's keep this discussion friendly and on-topic, please. I just had to delete some posts that were veering into the R&P territory, and we are most assuredly not reopening that forum. Also, please be very careful about how you criticize others, even others not on this forum, if indeed you must criticize at all. If we have more problems, I'll lock the topic.

BubbleRevolution · **Posted:** Wed May 27, 2009 9:45 pm

Whoops, sorry. I'll be more friendly.

I think it's just a parody and TBC aren't trying to offend anyone. I don't think anyone should take this too personally.

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