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'Tis the Season rule (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by NoiseInTheVoid_444@lemmy.world to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[-] Transcendant@lemmy.world 53 points 9 months ago

My first thought after laughing at this was... "wtf even IS myyrh, anyway?"

a fragrant gum resin obtained from certain trees and used

Cheap fucking bastard gave the baby Jesus chewing gum.

[-] jjagaimo@lemmy.ca 45 points 9 months ago

Myrrh isn't really a chewing gum, moreso a resinous material which can be used as both a binder and a scent. It's often used in incense along with other resins and gums like copal. Other examples of gums include gum Arabic and xanthan gum

[-] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago

And frankincense, one of two other gifts of the magi. The third is unaromatic gold, of course. Here's some jewelry and a bunch of funeral scents kid, hope your step-dad got you a toy.

[-] Transcendant@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Stop ruining my jokes with additional info, damn it!

[-] Madison420@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago

It's used in incense and was worth as much or more than gold because it's hard to collect in mass.

[-] don@lemm.ee 10 points 9 months ago

Seems like calling Myrrh “chewing gum” would be akin to calling a factory-new Bugatti Chiron “a busted-ass jalopy”. Which, depending on whom you’re talking to, is exactly what the Bugatti might be, I reckon.