Your Ugliest Christmas Decoration...or just post a pic of your tree - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

mixedmedia · 12-17-2006, 01:41 PM

This ornament has been a part of each and every Christmas for as long as I can remember. Yet I have been told over and over...husbands, kids, friends, what have you...that it is the ugliest decoration they have ever seen and that I should get rid of it. I say: Fuck ya'll, man, this little guy ain't goin' nowhere. Just kidding, I don't really say that - I just think it.

So we decorated our tree last night and it got me to thinking about whether anyone else out there had a favorite Christmas decoration that they just couldn't get rid of...no matter how horrid it is.

Stab in the dark here.....but here's the picture

Here's a picture of my tree, too...thought maybe if you don't have an ugly decoration you can just post a picture of your tree, instead. The elf, by the way, this year is perched on the shoulders of our Santa tree-topper. Hitchin' a ride this year.

My daughter's idea...and a damn good one, too.

If this should be in another forum, please move it...I wasn't sure where I should put it.

ShaniFaye · 12-17-2006, 01:48 PM

I dont have any ugly ones lol so here is my tree and mantle complete with our stockings made from our wedding tartan (so is our christmas tree skirt), including one for our furbaby

mixedmedia · 12-17-2006, 01:55 PM

Nice, ShaniFaye!

We have matching walls.

Mister Coaster · 12-17-2006, 03:55 PM

Oh man, I wish I still lived near my mom. She has these GOD AWUFUL ones from when she was a child. They are ugly as sin, and twice as evil, and they get trotted out each and every year for her tree. Maybe I can have her send me a pic.

paddyjoe · 12-17-2006, 06:45 PM

Shani, that is one sweet piece of art up over your mantle..........

ShaniFaye · 12-17-2006, 07:04 PM

yes it is isnt it hehehe it was one of the first things we hung up when we moved in hehehehe

everbody who sees it loves it

Sage · 12-17-2006, 07:24 PM

I think my parents have that elf, MM.

*Nikki* · 12-17-2006, 08:17 PM

Shani I love that the kitty has her own stocking

mixedmedia · 12-17-2006, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sage

I think my parents have that elf, MM.

His long lost brother?

This is like one of the happy endings on Unsolved Mysteries.

warrrreagl · 12-18-2006, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by mixedmedia

that it is the ugliest decoration they have ever seen and that I should get rid of it.

I recognize that elf. Almost 10 years ago I assistant directed a play where one of the actresses was terrified of a leftover Christmas elf at the theater that was the twin brother of yours. Therefore, we made DAMN sure that we hid that elf onstage in a different place each night to try and scare her into breaking character.

Average_Joe · 12-18-2006, 07:24 AM

Here's a classic:

My wife used to have an old Santa doll that her Grandmother used to have as a child. It was given to her as a gift and she cherished it to no end. Sometime before we got married and she lived at home, she had the Santa doll out as a decoration one Christmas and it tragically fell behind a radiator. When they discovered it (probably from the odor of burning plastic), the poor Santa's plastic face had melted. Still, my wife cherished this doll, and still put it out with all the other decorations every Christmas. I would tease her to no end about it....the doll was just not fit for public display. I finally convinced her to throw it away after our kids seemed scared of it.

12-17-2006, 01:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
mixedmedia has all her shots. Location: Florida	Your Ugliest Christmas Decoration...or just post a pic of your tree This ornament has been a part of each and every Christmas for as long as I can remember. Yet I have been told over and over...husbands, kids, friends, what have you...that it is the ugliest decoration they have ever seen and that I should get rid of it. I say: Fuck ya'll, man, this little guy ain't goin' nowhere. Just kidding, I don't really say that - I just think it. So we decorated our tree last night and it got me to thinking about whether anyone else out there had a favorite Christmas decoration that they just couldn't get rid of...no matter how horrid it is. Stab in the dark here.....but here's the picture Here's a picture of my tree, too...thought maybe if you don't have an ugly decoration you can just post a picture of your tree, instead. The elf, by the way, this year is perched on the shoulders of our Santa tree-topper. Hitchin' a ride this year. My daughter's idea...and a damn good one, too. If this should be in another forum, please move it...I wasn't sure where I should put it. __________________ Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

12-17-2006, 01:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
ShaniFaye Submit to me, you know you want to Location: Lilburn, Ga	I dont have any ugly ones lol so here is my tree and mantle complete with our stockings made from our wedding tartan (so is our christmas tree skirt), including one for our furbaby __________________ *I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!*

12-17-2006, 01:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
mixedmedia has all her shots. Location: Florida	Nice, ShaniFaye! We have matching walls. __________________ Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

12-17-2006, 03:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mister Coaster Big & Brassy Location: The "Canyon"	Oh man, I wish I still lived near my mom. She has these GOD AWUFUL ones from when she was a child. They are ugly as sin, and twice as evil, and they get trotted out each and every year for her tree. Maybe I can have her send me a pic. __________________ If you have any poo... fling it NOW!

12-17-2006, 07:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
ShaniFaye Submit to me, you know you want to Location: Lilburn, Ga	yes it is isnt it hehehe it was one of the first things we hung up when we moved in hehehehe everbody who sees it loves it __________________ *I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!*

12-17-2006, 06:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
paddyjoe through charlatans phone Location: Northcoast	Shani, that is one sweet piece of art up over your mantle..........

12-17-2006, 07:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
Sage hoarding all the big girl panties since 2005 Location: North side	I think my parents have that elf, MM. __________________ Sage knows our mythic history, King Arthur's and Sir Caradoc's She answers hard acrostics, has a pretty taste for paradox She quotes in elegiacs all the crimes of Heliogabalus In conics she can floor peculiarities parabolous -C'hi

12-17-2006, 08:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
Nikki ~~~~~~~ Location: Charleston, SC	Shani I love that the kitty has her own stocking

12-18-2006, 07:24 AM	#11 (permalink)
Average_Joe Psycho Location: Under the Radar	Here's a classic: My wife used to have an old Santa doll that her Grandmother used to have as a child. It was given to her as a gift and she cherished it to no end. Sometime before we got married and she lived at home, she had the Santa doll out as a decoration one Christmas and it tragically fell behind a radiator. When they discovered it (probably from the odor of burning plastic), the poor Santa's plastic face had melted. Still, my wife cherished this doll, and still put it out with all the other decorations every Christmas. I would tease her to no end about it....the doll was just not fit for public display. I finally convinced her to throw it away after our kids seemed scared of it.