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[-] MimicJar@lemmy.world 82 points 3 months ago

You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch.

So likely his name, possibly only his last name.

[-] konalt@lemmy.world 32 points 3 months ago

Maybe that's meant in a derogatory way though

[-] MimicJar@lemmy.world 42 points 3 months ago

The entire song is derogatory. If you sing, "You're a butthole, Mr. Stinky", then you haven't identified who you're singing about, unless someone is actually named Mr. Stinky.

[-] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 22 points 3 months ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Edmunds

Raymond Edmunds (born 12 March 1944 at Queen Victoria Hospital, Melbourne, Australia), also known as the Donvale Rapist and Mr. Stinky

[-] MimicJar@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Well I'll give you that one. I guess it's possible the Grinch, having lived nearby for a while, earned that as his nickname or also know as. Still not his job or ethnicity.

[-] nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 months ago

does this imply that the song wasn't actually talking about the Grinch and he just projected onto it?

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 3 months ago

Full name Chauncey Tiffany Grinch.

[-] bstix@feddit.dk 8 points 3 months ago

Yes, his first name is Ethan.

[-] DandomRude@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago
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