A green knitted glove holding a small red stocking on a pale blue snowdrift with paper snowflakes.

Original artwork, not a still

Paul Steadman

Lenora, what are you still doing here? Shouldn’t you be in Whoville stealing Christmas?

— The Crew  ·  1995

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The greeting turns straight into an insult by suggesting Lenora belongs in Whoville stealing Christmas. Rather than simply asking her to leave, the speaker casts her as someone who spoils a celebration. The exaggerated alternative gives the dismissal its comic bite.

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