Christmas lights and decorations

Zozobras wrote:

I guess Mr. and Mrs. Burger were lucky the nuisance Xms lights shined into their living room and not into their bedrooms...that might have caused an all out war.

Lol. One would think so. But only if one had not met Mrs. Burger. Suffice to say, she would make Selma Bouvier seem like the world's greatest wife. That North Star light shone directly at the screen of Mr. Burger's prized Admiral console television. This North Star problem was serious stuff. :wink:

I could not wait so put them all up

amcevil wrote:
For a real laugh look up the tree they put up in Reading, PA. :lol:

fml I was born and raised in reading pa. Moved two states away 27 years ago, haven't been back in six years. I'm sorry to say this is pretty typical...

annettemarc wrote:

Zozobras wrote:

I guess Mr. and Mrs. Burger were lucky the nuisance Xms lights shined into their living room and not into their bedrooms...that might have caused an all out war.

Lol. One would think so. But only if one had not met Mrs. Burger. Suffice to say, she would make Selma Bouvier seem like the world's greatest wife. That North Star light shone directly at the screen of Mr. Burger's prized Admiral console television. This North Star problem was serious stuff. :wink:

I'm so glad that I came back and checked this thread - this story was fabulous! :lol:

annettemarc wrote:

When i was a kid, a man in our town, Mr. Burger, lived across the street from the Chaplins -- who had a home such as you described. The Chaplins' nativity set on the front lawn included a home-made, massive North Star, which blinked on and off throughout the entire night, straight into the Burger's living room window.

After a number of years of gentle hints to the Chaplin's, and increasing frustration, Mr. Burger finally put a big, blinking "Bah, Humbug" sign on his roof, and left it on all night, hoping they'd get the message. They did not. Each year, Mr. Burger made his sign bigger and brighter, and different blinking patterns. No response. So for the rest of my childhood, we had the dueling-Christmas-lights.

My parents found the Bah Humbug sign to be scandalous. A classic example of "Wont somebody think of the children!". But that sign is one of my best childhood memories. :).

LOL! You really should write this stuff down in a book, Annette! I love this!

I put my Springfield lights up tonight (except for my farm.) I dragged out my decos from all the places they were hiding.

I haven't put any IRL decos up other than putting the Elf on the Shelf out.

I saw someone's Springfield that had a Santa & sleigh that flew across the screen. I would love to have that!

I wasn't here last Christmas so I am soooooo looking forward to obtaining decorations.