humbug is characterized as worrying about what people think the thoughts are that you have
hence 4th of July humbug speeches
The signers of the Declaration of Independence had a lot on their minds, the least of which was our need, 230 years later, for a good midsummer holiday.
``I must give him his due. He has considerably cretinized me.'' Lautréamont
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