WOTS? (Word of the season) -- Thanksganukah

Thu Nov 21 15:38:49 UTC 2013

I've seen lots of occurrences of a competing blend:

thanksgivukkah

Gets About 3,200,000 results

and has a great Facebook page with a photoshopped American Gothic with a Chasid as the male half of the couple: https://www.facebook.com/Thanksgivukkah

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> From an email message today:

> "This year it's Thanksganukah. We should all celebrate with latkes."

> From the simultaneity of the Puritan and Jewish festivals.

> I have not researched earliest appearance. Probably before
> Halloween, just like Christmas advertising.

> Joel

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