# Then Santa Claus Showed Up With Chocolate Cake

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 17, 2004, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/then-santa-claus-showed-up-with-chocolate-cake/245576 "2004-05-17T12:07:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/then-santa-claus-showed-up-with-chocolate-cake/245576/161 "2004-05-25T13:26:26Z")

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> [@Tupug Anachi](#):
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> **Swampy** , I’m confused. From what I can deduct (and I did ask Merriam) _brawny_ and _burly_ mean pretty much the same thing. Could you please enlighten me of the difference from your perspective?? Thanks, Sweetie. 🙂

**Kallessa** and I have sorta come up with our own definitions. For me a burly man is a strong hairy man perhaps with a “bear” type belly. By hairy, I mean all over hairy, btw. A brawny man is more of a bodybuilder type, without a lot of hair. That make sense?

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**Author:** ![Tupug\_Anachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/then-santa-claus-showed-up-with-chocolate-cake/245576/162 "2004-05-25T15:15:08Z")

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> [@swampbear](#):
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> **Kallessa** and I have sorta come up with our own definitions. For me a burly man is a strong hairy man perhaps with a “bear” type belly. By hairy, I mean all over hairy, btw. A brawny man is more of a bodybuilder type, without a lot of hair. That make sense?

Ah, I seeeee!!! Burly equals hairy belly. Brawny equals nekid six pack and pecs. 😃

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**Author:** ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/then-santa-claus-showed-up-with-chocolate-cake/245576/163 "2004-05-25T15:50:26Z")

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First of all, is it “naughty” if you’re married? Second, I don’t wanna have any type of relations with somebody that has to be chained in order to be naughty with me. Me and **swampy** are gonna be “huggin’ and snugglin’ while watching movies” kind of married and that’s all right with me.

Finally, by bodybuilder type, we’re talkin’ reasonable here. No Mr. Universes, more like the muscles you’d expect on a buff construction guy (before he gets the beer belly–I think its a rule that construction workers eventually get a beer belly) or a working cowboy. Mmmmmm . . .a working cowboy. Huh, oh yeah, and a little bit of hair isn’t bad, but ideally he won’t need his back shaved.  
You know, in reality, none of this matters. If he’s a sweetie, I’m gonna love him, but you know, the cosmos may be listening and feeling generous, right?

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