My brother-in-law is a huge fan of the movie "A Christmas Story". Those of you who have seen this movie (and who hasn't? They show it a million times each Christmas.) know all about the father's "major award". So my other brother-in-law and my niece decide to give a "gift" to the first brother-in-law as a Christmas present at our family party last night: Even the box was authentic (they tried to use a crate, but it wouldn't fit in the car): Anybody else have any amusing gift ideas or stories?
My family started a "tradition" about 15 years ago when my step dad bought a shirt for my step brother. Seems normal enough except that the shirt was some hideous disco shirt. It even had a tag with this on it: We all laughed hysterically and the next year someone wrapped it up and gave it to me. So from then on, someone gets that horrible shirt every year. This year I have it. I haven't decided who I'm giving it to yet.
They actually made it. My niece found the leg on the internet, and it went from there. The funniest part was my brother-in-law going to salvation army to find a shoe to fit the leg. The stocking is Victoria's Secret. The tassles were hand glued to the shade. The electrical parts were from an old lamp.
I love gag gifts. The fierce battle of the lamp on Cleveland Street is one of the greatest cinematic rumbles of all time!
No kidding! I already have the tackiest Christmas decorations on my street -- a leg lamp would complete my transformation into the neighborhood association's anti-christ.
great stuff Behad perhaps they should go into business please tell me nobody is making one for your brother
Nothing like having more lights on your house than Atlanta-Hartsfield Airport, which I do. Maybe I need to post a pic. I went through a ton of staples with my staple gun to get all those lights to stay on the roof! The lamp would be all I need, the glow of "electric sex in the window!" Classic.
"Only one thing in the world could have dragged me away from the soft glow of electric sex gleaming in the window." If there's a better line in movie history, I haven't heard it.
