kwanza and the rule of threes

kwanza has benifited from the rule of threes.
it's a joke as old as time. the one where you say "merry christmas" and then "happy chanukah" with a despised tone. haha, hilarious. *sarcasm toned*
sure, the majority of the US is christian and lots of people who don't even consider themselves christian celebrate christmas. mentioning chanukah as a joke in relation to christmas is pretty hack and cliche. but even worse off than that is the third cousin to both of these holy days. kwanza. now i don't remember ever hearing about kwanza until i was around 10 years old. ellen claighorn did one of her equally tired queen shenequa monologues on the news and mentioned it as the overlooked "african christmas."
but now it seems every comedian, talk show host, wacky uncle, radio DJ, ad agency, and politician has seen fit to apply the rule of threes for this comedy gangbuster. since we all know the rule of threes, i will continue on. if it weren't for this rule of comedy, i don't feel that the general populace would even know it exists. of course, we mock what we don't understand and i'm sure every american's working knowledge of kwanza is very limited. for instance, i think i'm misspelling it every time i write it.
i'm glad it's gotten a little bit of face time cuz diversity is sweet. it's just lame that it's at the hand of people who are mocking it. and it's not just that they're mocking it. it's that they're mocking it again. year after year after year.

every december when it comes time to do the holiday hooters commercial for the radio.
"let's do a kwanza joke."
"oh, great idea, ad agency hack."
sometimes i wish i were at these brainstorming sessions. "yeah, while we're at it, let's do some of that tonya harding material we've been working on for fifteen years. ooh, and don't leave out that topical lindbergh baby joke. always gets 'em."
you can't treat comedy like you treat christmas music. "grandma got run over by a reindeer" is not funny anymore because we've heard it a thousand times. it may still be enjoyable to listen to because it's been a while. the same doesn't hold true for comedy. recall only works a few times. after that i want to kill you for not being original.

man, i'm saucy tonight . . .
b

ps - ad agency man is the name of my new superhero character.