Christmas Crap

[JonathonWally]

The only reason I'd buy one of those "Rappin' Santas" or other singing holiday toys is to give them to people who have wronged me in some way, and then I'd call them and ask them to play it for me (because I find it high-larious!) so I know they still have it up as a decoration, torturing them daily.

Sometimes I'll get everyone the same thing, like one of those, so they know who it's from and can shake their first in frustration.

Ya, I'm an pain in the ass like that.

 

[Trekker4747]

As much I may find certain types of Christmas decoration tacky, I still love em all. Anything that gets kids into the spirit and makes them feel good. Afterall, most of decorating for the holidays when you go that far is for the kids anyway.

Funny, I got into the spirit easily enough when I was a kid with just some garland, wreaths, and my parents' tacky as hell early 80s all-gold ornamented and lit Christmas tree.

I didn't need a mechanical rapping Santa or Christmas tree, inflatable snow globes, singing/dancing tree toppers or any of that nonsense. It was easy enough to get in the Christmas spirit just driving around looking at the, far simpler comparatively speaking, house decorations around town or the classic lights on the downtown Plaza.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

The only reason I'd buy one of those "Rappin' Santas" or other singing holiday toys is to give them to people who have wronged me in some way, and then I'd call them and ask them to play it for me (because I find it high-larious!) so I know they still have it up as a decoration, torturing them daily.

I heard that's how they finally stopped Hitler.

Actually, it was getting Rick Roll'd that was the final straw for der Führer:
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=-r9dzc0duUw&feature=related

The only reason I'd buy one of those "Rappin' Santas" or other singing holiday toys is to give them to people who have wronged me in some way, and then I'd call them and ask them to play it for me (because I find it high-larious!) so I know they still have it up as a decoration, torturing them daily.

Sometimes I'll get everyone the same thing, like one of those, so they know who it's from and can shake their first in frustration.

Ya, I'm an pain in the ass like that.

You bought a Billy Bass for everyone one year, didn't you?

Funny, I got into the spirit easily enough when I was a kid with just some garland, wreaths, and my parents' tacky as hell early 80s all-gold ornamented and lit Christmas tree.

I didn't need a mechanical rapping Santa or Christmas tree, inflatable snow globes, singing/dancing tree toppers or any of that nonsense. It was easy enough to get in the Christmas spirit just driving around looking at the, far simpler comparatively speaking, house decorations around town or the classic lights on the downtown Plaza.

Well golly-gee Beav, that's just swell.

 

[ALF]

The weirdest thing I actually have seen in someone's yard this year has been a plywood cactus outlined with lights.

Dude, (and I am being totally serious here) that sounds AWESOME!

 

[Kestra]

As much I may find certain types of Christmas decoration tacky, I still love em all. Anything that gets kids into the spirit and makes them feel good. Afterall, most of decorating for the holidays when you go that far is for the kids anyway.

I like them all too. I think it's fun to see what people come up with and the inflatable snowglobes are just plain funny. Then again, I come from a family where decorating is always over-the-top (not Christmas, but other holidays).

 

[DanTheGrey]

The only thing resembling a decoration in this house is a tree shaped tea light candle holder. Basically without kids in the picture anywhere in the family it's pretty damn basic around here to be honest.

And for the most part I'm not fond of most decorations, as it was so eloquently put on a BBC radio show "making your place look like a radioactive pound shop"

 

[JAG]

I have 2 of the inflatables. One is a polar bear with a candy cane, and the other is a penguin in a Santa hat. They are really cute and are small, (only 3 feet tall). My daughter loves them and that is enough for me.

 

[Spot's Meow]

I saw another one of the giant snowglobes today...inside a McDonalds! I turned around and saw it in the middle of the room and thought, "seriously?!"

 

[tharpdevenport]

Two words: Christmas cactus



'cause nothing screams Christmas more than prickly green plants indigenous to barren, arid deserts.

 

[Finn]

I've seen christmas lights lying on the ground forming images in the suburbs of Phoenix, something one would never see in the northern states since a couple inches of snow would simply bury those lights...

 

[Gary Mitchell]

As much I may find certain types of Christmas decoration tacky, I still love em all. Anything that gets kids into the spirit and makes them feel good. Afterall, most of decorating for the holidays when you go that far is for the kids anyway.

Funny, I got into the spirit easily enough when I was a kid with just some garland, wreaths, and my parents' tacky as hell early 80s all-gold ornamented and lit Christmas tree.

I didn't need a mechanical rapping Santa or Christmas tree, inflatable snow globes, singing/dancing tree toppers or any of that nonsense. It was easy enough to get in the Christmas spirit just driving around looking at the, far simpler comparatively speaking, house decorations around town or the classic lights on the downtown Plaza.

But if those things had been around when you were a little kid you would've loved them. Nobody needs those things.

 

[Searider Falcon]

The weirdest thing I actually have seen in someone's yard this year has been a plywood cactus outlined with lights.

Dude, (and I am being totally serious here) that sounds AWESOME!

I drove past it tonight and realized it has sunglasses and a cowboy hat, too.

I have 2 of the inflatables. One is a polar bear with a candy cane, and the other is a penguin in a Santa hat. They are really cute and are small, (only 3 feet tall). My daughter loves them and that is enough for me.

I know I've been pretty vocal in expressing my distaste for the inflatables, but I can totally understand that and do know that's partly why some people decorate with them. I'm sure they are pretty nifty to a lot of small children.

I'm still inclined to cringe when I see a yard so full of them that I have to wonder how they can even navigate their way from the front door to their car and back, though, lol.

I've seen christmas lights lying on the ground forming images in the suburbs of Phoenix, something one would never see in the northern states since a couple inches of snow would simply bury those lights...

That reminds me, someone down the street from me actually strung lights across their front lawn so that the entire yard is covered in lights. They actually are pretty lucky that what little snow we've seen hasn't been enough to cover it.

 

[RJDiogenes]

Somebody should fill a few of these with helium and send them sailing off into the sky.

 

[JAG]

I'm still inclined to cringe when I see a yard so full of them that I have to wonder how they can even navigate their way from the front door to their car and back, though, lol.

I agree completely! I have always been a less is more type of guy myself. We have some lights around the window and the inflatables. That's it (well we have a bow on the mailbox too)

 

[RoJoHen]

A little pet peeve of mine:

I really dislike the Christmas light webbing that people just kind of drape over their trees and bushes. If you're gonna hang lights, use a string. The webs looks odd.