Wednesday 24 November 2010

What Does 'Bah, Humbug!' Mean?

"Bah, humbug!" You've all read Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol or seen Ebenezer Scrooge in one of his film incarnations, such as that of British character actor Alastair Sim in the definitive 1951 movie adaptation. And you've probably wondered what Scrooge meant by the familiar refrain "Humbug!"

Its exact origin is unknown, but ... [Read more at Hub Pages: What Does 'Bah, Humbug!' Mean?]

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