I had never heard this word before a week or two ago, and now I’m seeing it in memes, discussions, etc. Why is a resin becoming more prevalent online?
TabbsTheBat (they/them) - 1day
I can't say I saw any memes with it, but I assume christmas. Myrrh was one of the gifts given to Jesus during his birth
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thermal_shock - 1day
During? Or after lol
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TabbsTheBat (they/them) - 23hr
Do I get to use the "not my first language" excuse? x3
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CannedYeet @lemmy.world - 1day
Someone's running a pump and dump scheme on Myrrh. Once that bubble pops they just transition to Frankincense like it never happened.
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sopularity_fax @sopuli.xyz - 1day
Thas how they GITYA
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thermal_shock - 1day
GTAVII?
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sopularity_fax @sopuli.xyz - 24hr
Git ya
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captainlezbian @lemmy.world - 1day
Because according to legend wise men brought a resin involved in embalming the wealthy to an impoverished infant in a neighborhood in what is now Palestine
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IronBird @lemmy.world - 1day
lol, i love how stupid this shit sounds when you actually spell it out plainly
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captainlezbian @lemmy.world - 1day
It's supposed to be strange. The magi are mystic wizened men (magi are zoroastrian priests) come to give a poor child gifts fit for a prince, specifically ones related to death. Because they saw his birth in the stars. It's a weird story, but it's supposed to be weird. It's about reinforcing that Jesus was destined from birth to die a king. Also it should be noted that king of kings is a title used by both Jesus and Iranian emperors.
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surewhynotlem @lemmy.world - 1day
Every year we leave out a sacrifice for the god of charity and the eight beasts who drag him across the sky.
And by that I mean cookies and milk and carrots for Santa and his reindeer.
It's all in the phrasing.
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FuglyDuck - 1day
After following a star nobody else could see from (probably) Persia.
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caseyweederman - 15hr
It was used more broadly than for embalming, that's just what we know it as now, since the other uses got pushed out in the years since.
It's still a pretty silly idea that some out-of-touch old dude brought a high-end febreeze to a baby.
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GreyEyedGhost - 1hr
Wikipedia lists about 5 other uses, some of which would probably still be relevant today if we didn't have cheaper ways to make perfume. Silly wise men, giving expensive, light, easily liquidated assets to people they believed were going to be fugitives. As well as some much heavier, but very easily liquidated assets. Poorest choices imaginable.
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konalt - 1day
I think it was a Wordle answer recently. Not having any vowels probably tripped people up.
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Snot Flickerman - 1day
Y is a vowel?
EDIT: I love how all these responses have instances of y being a vowel.
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crank0271 @lemmy.world - 1day
Occasionally
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PapaStevesy @lemmy.world - 1day
Like in the word "myrrh"
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nocturne - 1day
That is a myth.
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Battle_Masker - 1day
Only sometimes
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caseyweederman - 15hr
Sometymes
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Suck_on_my_Presence @lemmy.world - 1day
This was gonna be my answer too. That one was tough
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Stern - 20hr
December 19th. Got a lot of folks really mad, for obvious reasons.
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TryingSomethingNew - 1day
Specifically: the three wise men brought gifts to baby Jesus: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. So it’s tied to Christmas.
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Psythik @lemmy.world - 21hr
Confirmation bias. I'm not seeing this word anywhere except in your post.
If you're dropping by again, do pop in. But don't worry too much about the myrrh next time. All right?
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solrize @lemmy.ml - 1day
It's mentioned in a well known Christmas carol that is often heard at this time of year. I'm not into it myself. Its bitter perfume breathes a life of gathering gloom. Too emo for me.
jaycifer in nostupidquestions @lemmy.world
What’s up with Myrrh being more prevalent?
I had never heard this word before a week or two ago, and now I’m seeing it in memes, discussions, etc. Why is a resin becoming more prevalent online?
I can't say I saw any memes with it, but I assume christmas. Myrrh was one of the gifts given to Jesus during his birth
During? Or after lol
Do I get to use the "not my first language" excuse? x3
Someone's running a pump and dump scheme on Myrrh. Once that bubble pops they just transition to Frankincense like it never happened.
Thas how they GITYA
GTAVII?
Git ya
Because according to legend wise men brought a resin involved in embalming the wealthy to an impoverished infant in a neighborhood in what is now Palestine
lol, i love how stupid this shit sounds when you actually spell it out plainly
It's supposed to be strange. The magi are mystic wizened men (magi are zoroastrian priests) come to give a poor child gifts fit for a prince, specifically ones related to death. Because they saw his birth in the stars. It's a weird story, but it's supposed to be weird. It's about reinforcing that Jesus was destined from birth to die a king. Also it should be noted that king of kings is a title used by both Jesus and Iranian emperors.
Every year we leave out a sacrifice for the god of charity and the eight beasts who drag him across the sky.
And by that I mean cookies and milk and carrots for Santa and his reindeer.
It's all in the phrasing.
After following a star nobody else could see from (probably) Persia.
It was used more broadly than for embalming, that's just what we know it as now, since the other uses got pushed out in the years since.
It's still a pretty silly idea that some out-of-touch old dude brought a high-end febreeze to a baby.
Wikipedia lists about 5 other uses, some of which would probably still be relevant today if we didn't have cheaper ways to make perfume. Silly wise men, giving expensive, light, easily liquidated assets to people they believed were going to be fugitives. As well as some much heavier, but very easily liquidated assets. Poorest choices imaginable.
I think it was a Wordle answer recently. Not having any vowels probably tripped people up.
Y is a vowel?
EDIT: I love how all these responses have instances of y being a vowel.
Occasionally
Like in the word "myrrh"
That is a myth.
Only sometimes
Sometymes
This was gonna be my answer too. That one was tough
December 19th. Got a lot of folks really mad, for obvious reasons.
Specifically: the three wise men brought gifts to baby Jesus: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. So it’s tied to Christmas.
Confirmation bias. I'm not seeing this word anywhere except in your post.
https://piefed.social/post/1603812
Wordle bro
If you're dropping by again, do pop in. But don't worry too much about the myrrh next time. All right?
It's mentioned in a well known Christmas carol that is often heard at this time of year. I'm not into it myself. Its bitter perfume breathes a life of gathering gloom. Too emo for me.
Lyrics: https://library.timelesstruths.org/music/We_Three_Kings_of_Orient_Are/