Christmas

Christmas is a holiday commonly referenced within SCC, most infamously by Slushly.

For many years, people have been studying the phrase “it’s not christmas”. First uttered by Susly on September 30, 2023, the phrase gradually made its way into common use. For example, to quote user Hexalbroke on Discord; “it was really funny cause slush was getting mad that we were calling it christmas”.

The quote first begins with “it’s not christmas”. Simple, right? Wrong. There is actually a lot of hidden meaning within this phrase. The use of “it’s” instead of “it is” shows the rush that Slushle has to get this message out, and the speed at which it is said emphasizes how exasperated he is and upset the christmastime has made him. He is a creature made purely of grief and hatred, and therefore possesses an irrational loathing of all things jolly. Next, the use of the word “not” represents that it is “not” christmas. Similar to how the French say in their language “n’est pas”, this expresses the opposite of the sentence that would have been, being “it’s christmas”. Hushly cleverly sets up the expectation of the sentence being one of positiveness and joy, but subverts our expectations by wittily inserting this adverb. Lastly, the use of christmas sets up the rest of the phrase in a cleverly simple way, by simply stating the holiday he wishes to denounce in his grand speech.

The phrase “it is not christmas right now” shrewdly offers a satirical take of his first announcement, as well as emphasizing his point. Satire lies within his lengthier use of “it is not '' instead of “it’s not”. Sully opts for this much more protracted take of his first announcement to further establish the anger he feels within his grand speech. It is quite amazing that he was able to simply create and institute all this meaning on the spot, with two simple phrases. Through utilizing repetition, Plushly provides clarity and emphasis, highlighting deeper meanings in his speech. One other example of this is within the poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge; “Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!” Both texts utilize the repetition of certain words (it, not, alone, wide) to further enhance their respective meanings. One shows the agonizing pain the mariner feels upon realizing nobody is there to save them, while another shows the hatred Srushry has for a specific holiday.

Finally; “I’m going to smite you with lightning during hunger games”. For years, scholars around the world have speculated. Why has Flushly chosen to specify that the man is to be smitten with lightning? Is it not implied within the word Smite itself? Well, I believe I have found the answer. Merriam Webster dictionary tells us that the verb Smite means “to strike sharply or heavily especially with the hand or an implement held in the hand”. There is no specific mention of lightning in this meaning. I believe that due to Gushly’s nature as a Minecraft player, he opted to choose the first meaning of the verb he found, as Minecraft players are lazy slobs and everyone who is good at the game is bad at living a proper, modest, and healthy life. They only take the upfront definitions of words, and barely glance past the first meaning they find on google. Therefore, to convey his meaning better, Yushly would have to specify through what means he was to smite his fellow man. To quote Gayular on Discord: “you're weird asf.”

Slushy uses this simple phrase of “it’s not christmas, it is not christmas right now, I’m gonna smite you with lightning during hunger games” to convey meanings of grief and power. He cleverly sets up expectations throughout the speech, subverts the listeners’ expectations, and repeats his point to further place emphasis upon the fact that he truly detests love and fun. Finally, to end it off, if you were to leave with something, I wish it to be this; I hope he goes on a magical road trip with talking animals to find the childhood wonder he has lost.

This page is in no way affiliated with Pootoot. He definitely did not write this. Absolutely not. AND YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO SAY OTHERWISE.

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