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December 11, 2008
In non-Blago news...
Santa's Reindeer - Light Sculpture, originally uploaded by Anindo Ghosh [Exhibition in Delhi, 22 August].
Is there no decency left in the world? Apparently there is none in Geneva, Illinois. Why, a family can't even put out simple Christmas decorations without somebody making a sick joke out of it.
A Geneva family reported that someone keeps entering its back yard to rearrange its animated lighted reindeer into graphic positions.
The latest incident at the East Mallory Drive residence took place about 9 p.m. Saturday, and now the reindeer will no longer operate. It was the third such incident.
Way to go, pranksters. You killed Christmas.
Speaking of killing Christmas, I almost did it one year. Hallmark came out with this commemorative Starship Enterprise ornament, and it lit up if you plugged it into a Christmas light socket on the tree.
We had those old lights that had bigger bulbs and sockets than the ones they sell now, but I tried to plug the ornament into the tree anyway. Not understanding simple electronics at that point, I shorted out the tree. It scared the hell out of the dog, and ruined that strand of Christmas lights. My little brother claims I ruined Christmas because of this, but I will assume that was mere puffery.
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Posted at December 11, 2008 08:25 PM