| Author | Message | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1987 Registered: 5-2003 |
How was a typo responsible for a Christmas tradition? | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 68 Registered: 2-2009 |
Is this an old tradition? Last 50 years? 100? 500? 1000? | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 866 Registered: 5-2007 |
An actual typo (that is, a mistyping on some mechanical device)? or merely an error in transcription? or translation? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1988 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is this an old tradition? Last 50 years? 100? This. 500? 1000? An actual typo (that is, a mistyping on some mechanical device)? This. or merely an error in transcription? Or this. or translation? | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 868 Registered: 5-2007 |
this tradition - is it followed by a particular group of people? or by all those who celebrate Christmas? most of them? does it pertain to a particular country? continent? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1420 Registered: 7-2009 |
Did the typo change one noun into another noun? change a word into a different word of the same part of speech as the original? change a word into a different word that is a different part of speech? change the way a Christmas carol is sung? change the pronunciation of something? change history (so someone thinks something happened in a different manner or place than it actually happened?) | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 74 Registered: 2-2009 |
Was it because of one letter switched with another in a word? Deleted? Added? Duplicated? Was it changed into another existing word? (Like pork > port, for example.) | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 75 Registered: 2-2009 |
Does this have anything to do with the way people write "Xmas" instead of Christmas sometimes? | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 244 Registered: 11-2009 |
does the typo relate to a Christmas song? the title or the lyrics? to another form of Christmas text? a poem? does it relate to a Christmas activity? to a Christmas location? a Christmas participant? "Klaus" to "Claus," for example? (not exactly a typo, I know...) does it relate to some accoutrement of Christmas? to some traditional food or beverage? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1989 Registered: 5-2003 |
this tradition - is it followed by a particular group of people? Yes, for svv of group. or by all those who celebrate Christmas? most of them? does it pertain to a particular country? Yes. continent? Also this. Did the typo change one noun into another noun? change a word into a different word of the same part of speech as the original? change a word into a different word that is a different part of speech? change the way a Christmas carol is sung? change the pronunciation of something? change history (so someone thinks something happened in a different manner or place than it actually happened?) No to all. Was it because of one letter switched with another in a word? Deleted? Added? Duplicated? Was it changed into another existing word? (Like pork > port, for example.) No to all. Does this have anything to do with the way people write "Xmas" instead of Christmas sometimes? No. does the typo relate to a Christmas song? the title or the lyrics? to another form of Christmas text? a poem? No to all. does it relate to a Christmas activity? Yes. to a Christmas location? a Christmas participant? Like a character? No. "Klaus" to "Claus," for example? (not exactly a typo, I know...) does it relate to some accoutrement of Christmas? to some traditional food or beverage? No to all. | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 79 Registered: 2-2009 |
Is this a European country? North America? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1991 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is this a European country? North America? This. | ||
| Twilightseeker (Twilightseeker)
New member Username: Twilightseeker Post Number: 83 Registered: 2-2009 |
America? Mexico? Canada? Did it just happen in country X and influences other countries too, or do other countries not have this tradition at all? Could this have potentially happened in another country? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1992 Registered: 5-2003 |
America? Mexico? Canada? Occurred in the US, influences both the US and Canada. Did it just happen in country X and influences other countries too, or do other countries not have this tradition at all? Could this have potentially happened in another country? Yes. | ||
| Yojimbo (Yojimbo)
New member Username: Yojimbo Post Number: 250 Registered: 11-2009 |
Did the typo appear in print? for the masses? in a newspaper? a magazine? other circular? or periodical? was the typo on a handbill or other advertisement? can we have the [LTPF list of decades], please? location in US relevant? if so, [LTPF 50 states], if you would, please? does the relevant Christmas activity involve singing or songs? eating or drinking? gift-giving? receiving? wrapping packages? sending cards? hanging stockings? decorations at all? Christmas lights on the house? trees? numbers involved in the typo? multiple letters altered in the typo? was a word egregiously misspelled, and is now a new word? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 579 Registered: 6-2008 |
Mistletoe relevant? (I sure wonder where that one came from) Any kind of food or drink relevant? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1994 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did the typo appear in print? Yes. for the masses? Yes. in a newspaper? Unknown. Likely this. a magazine? other circular? Or this. or periodical? was the typo on a handbill or other advertisement? Or this. can we have the [LTPF list of decades], please? 1950s. location in US relevant? Yes. if so, [LTPF 50 states], if you would, please? Colorado. does the relevant Christmas activity involve singing or songs? eating or drinking? gift-giving? receiving? wrapping packages? sending cards? hanging stockings? decorations at all? Christmas lights on the house? trees? No to all. numbers involved in the typo? Yes. multiple letters altered in the typo? No. was a word egregiously misspelled, and is now a new word? No. Mistletoe relevant? No. (I sure wonder where that one came from) It's a Scandinavian custom and probably comes from something pagan. Any kind of food or drink relevant? No. | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 875 Registered: 5-2007 |
these relevant numbers - did they form a telephone number? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1995 Registered: 5-2003 |
these relevant numbers - did they form a telephone number? Yes. | ||
| Woubit (Woubit)
Moderator Username: Woubit Post Number: 877 Registered: 5-2007 |
In that case I will retire and leave the rest of the solution to others. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 1998 Registered: 5-2003 |
You know the story, huh? I reckon a number of us, at least in North America, are familiar with this tradition. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 881 Registered: 9-2009 |
Puzzle title relevant? Was it a phone number for people to call for a specific purpose? But they ended up somewhere else? Did the people at "somewhere else" play along/do something special? NORAD's tracking of Santa relevant? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2000 Registered: 5-2003 |
Puzzle title relevant? Just a touch. Was it a phone number for people to call for a specific purpose? Yes. But they ended up somewhere else? Yes. Did the people at "somewhere else" play along/do something special? Yes. NORAD's tracking of Santa relevant? Got it. ********** SPOILER *********** In 1955, a Colorado store posted a "Santa Hotline" with a typo -- the number actually pointed to the headquarters of Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD). The crew, though surprised, took it in stride. Today CONAD's successor, NORAD, provides tongue-in-cheek tracking info to anyone who calls in. | ||
| Tommyp (Tommyp)
New member Username: Tommyp Post Number: 1065 Registered: 3-2004 |
BTW, I believe the custom of hanging up mistletoe (as a protection) comes from the British druids, during the middle ages it was used through-out Europe for protection against witches. The "kissing tradition" and mistletoe comes from Greece. However, the arrow that Balder was shot with was made from mistletoe. |
