FUNKY CHOIR BOYS. This is a relatively recent tradition, actually. We inherited 4 choir boys from my husband's parents when they moved. Naturally, I found them charming and started putting them up in our windowsills when I did the rest of the Christmas decorating. I had them facing inward, but mysteriously, I kept finding them turned around. The story came out: others found them creepy and when I wasn't in the room, someone would turn them to face outward so we didn't have to look at their faces. I mean, really! Look at these cherubic faces and ask yourself how anyone could find them creepy. A tradition was born.
I continue to put these out on our windowsills every year when I do our Christmas decorating. For the rest of the season, silent and anonymous stalkers turn them around when I'm out of the room. And when they're not around, I turn them back again. The key thing is not to get caught in the act. No one really talks about it either - it's an unspoken vigilance. Long may they sing.
The worst part is, even if you turn them outward, you can still see the reflection of their sinister little faces in the window. *shudder*
ReplyDeleteso you're the one! :-)
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ReplyDeleteActually, the real reason we turn them facing outward is because, like gargoyles, they scare away demons!
ReplyDeleteHaha Brad, thinks they look like Chuckie. He has offered to post a picture for comparison.
ReplyDeleteChuckie? By all means, post a picture! Do you remember these choir boys being in your home, Karen?
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