Hallmark Cards is the oldest and largest manufacturer of greeting cards in the United States. Hallmark has nothing to do with the Gospel of Mark (one of four New Testament gospels, along with Matthew, Luke and John), but there are jokes.
“the existence of Hallmark implies the existence of Hallmatthew, Hallluke, and Halljohn” was posted on Twitter by lukes aeterna 🏛️🌿 on November 8, 2021.
Similar jokes include “Checkmarks imply the existence of checkmatthews, checklukes and checkjohns” and “Primark implies the existence of Primatthew, Priluke and Prijohn.”
Wikipedia: Hallmark Cards
Hallmark Cards, Inc. is a private, family-owned American company based in Kansas City, Missouri. Founded in 1910 by Joyce Hall, Hallmark is the oldest and largest manufacturer of greeting cards in the United States. In 1985, the company was awarded the National Medal of Arts.
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Roselle Caraway
@rosellecaraway
I saw a post about harmless lies parents tell kids and someone wrote about how their mom said their dad helped name #Hallmark but the original name was Hallmatthew. That sounds like something my dad would have done! 😂
12:43 AM · Jul 20, 2019·Tweetbot for Mac
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lukes aeterna 🏛️🌿
@TheChoirLoft
the existence of Hallmark implies the existence of Hallmatthew, Hallluke, and Halljohn
8:39 AM · Nov 8, 2021·Twitter Web App
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Fr. Paul ❤️🔥
@BackwardsFeet
Replying to @TheChoirLoft
Scholars say Hallmark came first but we all know they just make abbreviated versions of prior Hallmatthew cards
8:42 AM · Nov 8, 2021·Twitter Web App
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