The Cavalcade of Bad Nativities (see below)* has inspired me to contribute my own favorite bit of Christmas wackiness.
I took these pictures last year at a house in town – not in my neighborhood, thankfully! – and they really don’t do full justice to a display that puts the “spectacle” in “spectacular.” My son posted them on his Flickr account (you can go there to see larger shots, and to check out his captions and editorial comments, which are totally worth it), but since they’re originally my shots anyway, I’m borrowing them back for this post.
And now, presenting what my sister calls “The House That Threw Up Christmas.” If you can figure out what most of these plywood and animatronic characters have to do with Christmas – well, tell me, because I am clueless. But I can’t wait to go back to see what these people have done with their display this year…and I’ve told Chris that he has to take his girlfriend to go and see it when they come out for the holiday. It’s not to be missed, I swear.
I suspect this neighborhood doesn’t have a homeowners’ association…
If you’re going to be in our neck of the woods, northwest of Los Angeles, let me know and I’ll give you the directions to find – or avoid – this place. Or just ask anyone on the street – chances are really good they’ll know all about it!
*Here are some more winners ~
posted Thursday 12/6:
Here are two fine examples of the Really Depressed Animal nativity genre.
Not exactly LOLCats, are they?
How completely appropriate. I just finished decorating our Christmas tree.
It is maybe not the Worst Tree Ever, but it is close. It is the tree that has convinced me to get a prelighted artificial tree next year. Really.
These photos were just the ticket—it could be so much worse!
Working Girl – Are we talking Charlie Brown’s tree here? That bad?
My mother-in-law says she’s getting a pre-lighted tree next year too. We don’t even have this year’s tree up yet – that’s a project for this weekend – so it’s too soon to talk about next year’s.
We’re planning to go back by that house this weekend too, so I may have new pictures soon…oh boy!
I have to confess that I have a collection of trolls (the little dolls with the hair) and I set up some of them as a nativity scene ever year! (Besides the “human” trolls, I have a cow troll, a bull troll, two horse trolls and an elephant so the manger scene works). (The rest are displayed all over my living room – there are about 150 altogether)! Yes, I’m crazy…
Mauigirl – Please, please post a picture of the troll nativity – that sounds awesome!
We’ve got a house in our town that does this. Hated by half the neighbors. They start getting ready in August!
Patois – But what do the other half of the neighbors think? 🙂
These people also do a Halloween display – which is, at least, appropriately horrific – so they don’t start on the Christmas one until after that, thank goodness…