To be fair, "merry" is also the name of one of J.R.R. Tolkien's hobbits, as well as being the diminutive form of the name "Meredith". The former is not a drunk, but (probably) some people with the latter name are.
And no-one who is sober and abstinent from liquor is going to get "merry" that way, so we should be able to say that to them, right?
Totally. And Merry the hobbit is also a good excuse to say "Merry Xmas" because you're wishing them a life just like Merry. Well, minus all that orc stuff!
To be fair, "merry" is also the name of one of J.R.R. Tolkien's hobbits, as well as being the diminutive form of the name "Meredith". The former is not a drunk, but (probably) some people with the latter name are.
And no-one who is sober and abstinent from liquor is going to get "merry" that way, so we should be able to say that to them, right?
Totally. And Merry the hobbit is also a good excuse to say "Merry Xmas" because you're wishing them a life just like Merry. Well, minus all that orc stuff!
And furthermore, Merry the hobbit is proof that the Lord of the Rings is a Christmas novel. The Ringwraithes do ride giant turkeys right?