I wonder how much crazy hate mail I'll get from that title ...
Of course, I do not mean that literally. Or rather, I intend it literally about the alarming inflatable, illuminated nativity that popped up on one lawn here in town. Now, I find the whole inflatable trend pretty idiotic -- geez, and we complain about energy prices?!?! -- but a three-times larger than life glowing holy family? Come on, people! Thankfully, baby Jesus wasn't in a snow globe, but I still find it incredibly tacky and just a wee bit too irreverent.
Although it provided much humor on an extremely windy evening last week as the whole stable whipped about in a frenzy, nearly crashing into the nearby inflatable snowman and Santa.
But seriously, people. Leave the all-out stuff to official town decorations. I plan to take Abigail to McAdenville, and that will be loads of wonderful tackiness, but we don't need it on your average residential street!
Of course, I've always been biased toward white lights of the non-blinking variety. And I'm not totally against manger scenes in the front yard; someone in my mom's neighborhood had a lovely white, cut-out silhouette of the inspiring scene, gently lit and only about 3 feet tall. There are better ways to spread the spirit of the season!
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8 comments:
I am officially defending all out tackiness. Give me a trailer outlined in blinking lights with "X-Mas" on the roof, complete with Santa and his reindeer... ahh, the sweet sights of the Christmas season...bonus points if the lights are blue!
Why am I not surprised the woman with the white plastic tree is defending tackiness? :)
Ooops! That last comment was made by Ayzair using hubby's desktop. He would never talk about a. like that!
I'm laughing at a, since did anyone mention that our entire downtown is blue right now? You would love it! If only they blinked ...
I'm very protacky decorations. Not for myself, mind you, but in looking at decorations. Last year, I was visiting Hilton Head and there's just nothing like seeing a house with pink flamingos all over it with Santa hats on. If you are going to go looking at house decorations, the tackier the better.
--Shana
Hey, don't knock it till you tried it, H. :) You never know; your inner tacky goddess might just be waiting to emerge from a long dormant sleep... (her pink wig at the ready!)
Holy-glowing baby jesus on a light trip!
you must send that one into the collection of creepy nativity scenes. Go to:
www.goingjesus.com/cavalcade.shtml and be sure to visit page 3 as it has me giggling at 11:45pm and I'm way too tired....
rambling speech: THANK YOU FOR POSTING THAT LINK! Sigh. Too funny.
I loved the smores nativity...and geez, what's with all those creepy snowman nativities? Weird!
I must agree with a. I seriously need a WTFWJD? coffee mug!
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