Talk:Bah humbug

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Bah humbug
Merge? More like it was swallowed up, i came here looking for the term, and the ebenezer scrooge contain no reference nor explanation for it. Well done! 213.238.215.84 17:46, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Could never be more than a substub, and anything it might say in the future could as well be merged into the Ebenezer Scrooge article. -- Dominus 14:20, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, as said by the submitter, it can't really be anything else and do we need an article about this anyway? Inter 14:45, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * STRONG KEEP as this is one phrase that has truly entered the public consciousness and is both well used and instantly recognisable to just about everyone. As an exact phrase on Google it gets 260,000 results, making it possibly one of the most well-known things to be put on VfD ever.  The phrase and its meanings have clearly gone well beyond the original use by Scrooge, and this article could be expanded to reflect that.  Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd  14:54, Jan 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep it has transcended i's original use.--Jirate 15:45, 2005 Jan 14 (UTC)
 * Keep but improve as it's an explanation of a phrase that's a bit more than a dictionary definition but it needs to be rewritten for npov. Redlentil 16:00, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge with Ebenezer Scrooge and edit for POV.--InShaneee 16:34, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and cleanup. The phrase is notable enough to have its own page, but the current description is very uninformative. Carrp 16:42, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect, but I'm not sure where to. A Christmas Carol and Ebenezer Scrooge are almost duplicates in content. Given the high profile of the topic, perhaps pages needing attention is appropriate here. Current contents of this article are embarrassingly POV. Andrewa 17:48, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep but rewrite. Worthy of an article, but needs major work. I've never heard of the context re:commercialization of Christmas. 23skidoo 18:49, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge/redirect to Ebenezer Scrooge. The whole point of the phrase is to recall the character. Gazpacho 21:25, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect. I can't see there being that much to write about about the saying, that it would detract from either the A Christmas Carol or Ebenezer Scrooge (a definite merge candidate there) articles.Sc147 21:29, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect. I can see the argument for it being worthy of its own article, but it would be far better served as a section of Ebenezer Scrooge and a redirect.  The encyclopedic value would certainly be increased there.  Smoddy | Talk 21:57, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect—same reasons as Smoddy's above. Stombs 01:36, Jan 15, 2005 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep, needs definite cleanup and expansion. Megan1967 02:24, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete: Wikipedia is not a dictionary. -Carl 02:34, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect for reasons listed above. --Idont Havaname 03:10, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect to Ebenezer Scrooge. This has no potential to grow. JoaoRicardo 05:22, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep or merge/redirect. Samaritan 08:39, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect to Ebenezer Scrooge. The phrase is famous enough to be worth an entry, particularly since the various Wikipedia search facilities are not that great, but I don't believe the topic has any potential for expansion. What's there now says all that can be said. Dpbsmith (talk) 01:47, 16 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect BlankVerse 07:42, 16 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect to Ebenezer Scrooge. The phrase is common enough that I can see how someone might be searching for its origins and/or meaning. Psychonaut 18:00, 16 Jan 2005 (UTC)

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