[porphyrogene]

The joke was popularized by an American TV show. It’s become one of those things people know they can trot out for easy upvotes, likes, etc. Most Christmas movies are family-oriented but Die Hard is an action movie so saying it’s one’s favorite Christmas movie is meant to demonstrate the distinctiveness of one’s personality. It’s like how people made jokes about sporks and “le earth”. Maybe in a few years it’ll come full circle and big data will help us to determine if sporks are closer to spoons or forks.

[dgellow]

> It’s like how people made jokes about [...] “le earth”

What is that?

[kbrosnan]

A corruption of "but i am le tired." A line from a flash video from a site called Albino Blacksheep. Called 'THE END OF ZE WORLD' by Jason Windsor in 2003. ABS was known for flash videos/animations (occasional theft of content from other creators) and attracting a juvenile/college audience

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=84Ud3V9NPw8

[breck]

Which show? I ask because it’s been a joke at my house for 25 years.

[LukeShu]

Several discussions of Die Hard being a Christmas movie happen in the show Brooklyn Nine-Nine, as Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg) is obsessed with the movie.