This story about a Christmas decorating escapade is pretty fun, as told by the creative genius herself:
"First, the cops advised me that it would cause traffic accidents, as they almost wrecked when they drove by.
"Second, a 55-year-old lady grabbed the 75-pound ladder and almost killed herself putting it against my house. She didn't realize the display was fake until she climbed to the top. (She was not happy). By the way, she was one of many people who attempted to do that. My yard couldn't take it either. I have more than a few tire tracks where people literally drove up into my yard."
Ashton Kutcher-style punking aside, I find it kind of heartwarming (in this day of relative apathy and indifference) that a number of people actually stopped and took an interest in helping the supposed victim. I guess you could call this a testament to the Christmas spirit being alive and well!
15 comments:
That is great! I have to send this to my husband.
Thanks for the smile.
So hillarious! That made my day, and its only 10 am!!!
I love this! We don't have outlets outside so setting up lights is next to impossible. This is the perfect decorative excuse to not have lights! So doing this... and hoping the police don't ask me to take mine down.
And I love how many people tried to help. So sweet.
I love it! Made me laugh.
Hilarious. I better NOT send it to my husband.
I was not expecting that to be fake at all! I think it's totally funny!
I can't believe how real it looks! Very creative.
OMGosh! This is too funny. I will have to use your idea next Halloween but then again it won't be as show stopping as it was for you because I live at the end of a cul de sac. Good stuff. hope you don't mind if I journey along with you.
May
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I totally fell for it! funny.
So insanely funny, it looks so real too.
Wow...you had me fooled. That is hysterical!!!!
Just wandered in one day - and so glad I did. This is great! Some people are just way more artistic than I when it comes to holiday decorating:)
Kristin
oh, that is really funny.
nice to see people with good humor out there, as well as good samaritans!
I laughed out loud!! I am glad some people would stop to help were I to be in a perdictiment.
Great story.
PS - your tree is lovely. We went to fake when we couldn't light up the tree for Christmas eve because of the fire hazard. Nothing like trying to find a tree on the 24th.
Wow! Did that ever look real. It took me a while to realize that it was fake. Someone really got a great idea there. Too bad it had to be taken down after just two days.
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