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Post by mummifiedstalin on Dec 10, 2012 23:21:00 GMT -5
I think I solved the dead bird mystery. If I'm right, it relates to an old Celtic ritual that's still practiced in parts of Ireland and coastal Europe. It's often referrEd to as the Wren Boys or the Wren Dance. I haven't found a good explanation of WHY, but here's the WHAT: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wren_DayAnd the Santa as a woman in costume looks very possible. That almost makes it weirder. Here's The Chieftain's doing a version of the wren song: Awesome. I remember reading about this when I was trying to figure out the card, but I never actually looked it up. Thanks! |
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Post by mummifiedstalin on Dec 12, 2012 15:32:48 GMT -5
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Post by nondescript spice on Dec 12, 2012 16:56:47 GMT -5
wtf?? what is going on there^?
thaaaank you for posting more of these pics. i love this weird ass crap. my boss likes me to find cutesy dog pictures to put on her computer desktop and that first one with the dog and gun is going on her 'puter tomorrow, first thing.
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Post by mummifiedstalin on Dec 12, 2012 17:26:03 GMT -5
I posted a few more on the previous page, too.
And I just don't get the harlequin one. And it bothers me. I'm almost obsessed.
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Post by mummifiedstalin on Dec 13, 2012 17:52:56 GMT -5
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Post by mrsphyllistorgo on Dec 23, 2012 13:43:22 GMT -5
The owls kiling fairies just became my desktop wallpaper.
Love the shoe. Nothing says "I just quit trying and hate you" like a card with a shoe on it. There isn't even a puppy in a Santa hat tucked inside!
The three little puppies chasing the mouse and bat (?!) is my new favorite piece of randomness for the coming year.
And I unironically love the two roosters playing the piano and singing. It just says "Blow the wind and snow so chill/ but let it whistle as it will/ We'll keep our Christmas merry still!"
And a Happy Holiday to everyone! [hands out smashed butterflies and gutted fairies]
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Post by nondescript spice on Dec 23, 2012 20:06:35 GMT -5
those were awesome. and chilling. the shoe is my favorite. wtf? merry christmas. here's my granddad's old shoe. just one. we'll save the other one for your birthday. next to that, the roosters playing piano. ...just too delightfully weird.
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Post by angilasman on Dec 24, 2012 11:10:48 GMT -5
As someone who considers The Ghost of Jacob Marley and The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come as beloved Christmas figures on par with Santa Claus I find Christmas and the spooky/weird inextricably tied.
"There'll be scary ghost stories and tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago..."
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Post by Frameous on Dec 17, 2013 21:06:28 GMT -5
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Post by nondescript spice on Dec 17, 2013 22:07:59 GMT -5
i love this thread.
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Post by mrsphyllistorgo on Dec 22, 2013 13:39:02 GMT -5
I come back to this thread every year! Joyeux Noel, everybody!
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Post by nondescript spice on Dec 13, 2014 23:59:11 GMT -5
BUMP!
it wouldn't be christmas without the freakshow that is this thread.
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Post by Satchmo on Dec 14, 2014 19:27:28 GMT -5
I read through this thread while listening to this:
It hasn't done much to lighten the mood.
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Post by Afgncaap5 on Dec 20, 2014 14:04:19 GMT -5
Ahh, the memories of this thread... I need to add some pictures of dead wren Christmas cards that I found next year. Sadly, no time this time around.
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