Christmas In Our Hood

Christmas has landed.

My neighbor around the block  does this every year the day after Thanksgiving. There are so many that half of it is in a borrowed part of his next door neighbor's yard.

In addition to the Santas and penguins and stuff, there are 8, count 'em 8, manger scenes and not a single baby Jebus among them. One has a manger but it is empty. One has everyone gazing adoringly at the grass. Several have a variety of farm animals -- sheep, donkeys, shrunken camels (I mean seriously; who has seen a camel the size of a large dog?) -- at the focus. The group on the roof next to the Santa with the one cylinder sleigh is missing a Mary and has Joseph and the three wise guys looking down benevolently on the whole menagerie. And there is one that appears to be made out of fourth graders, which is just creepy.

This blow molded plastic light bulb religion was tacky back when it was new in the 60's and age has not improved it.

May be an image of 2 people and outdoors

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Well, baby Jebus appeared as some of you predicted. In fact, he's all over the place, like he was shot out of a shotgun. Oddly, he is consistently the only one not illuminated from within. Isn't Baby Jebus usually 40 watts? The fourth graders in the lower left corner even have one, which amps up the creep factor considerably. And one is clearly a Baby Something Else from the dollar store since he is lying slap on the grass with no semblamce of mangerness, and is half the height of Joseph. Cuckoo Baby Jebus, laid there by the religion next door? The rest are wholly integrated with their mangers, Radiation Jebuses, victims of a horrible Japanese monster movie accident.
Baby Jesus is hanging in there, all 8 of him. Well, if you recall, 7 of him plus one Brood Parasite Jesus. On the other hand, assorted Santas, Elves, penguins, Holy Families and Wise Guys are still passed out from New Years. A few of them had such a good time their lights went out.
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