Inflatable Nativity Redux
Sorry folks, but it's the Holidays and I just HAD to put this up again!
The top of this party catalogue ad posits this gem:
“Let them experience the real reason for Christmas”
But what’s the “real reason”?
Figure it out in this oh-so-realistic portrayal where:
But what’s the “real reason”?
Figure it out in this oh-so-realistic portrayal where:
1. Mary didn’t have all her teeth and was apparently 8 months pregnant
immediately after giving birth (unless she too is inflatable).
2. The inflatable manager could double as Moses’ little reed basket on the Nile...or be the centerpiece of a floating nativity scene in the pool.
3. One of the Three Kings had a sex change.
4. Shiny brown beards were all the rage back then in the Eastern Mediterranean.
5. The first Christmas showcased the beauty of polyester.
6. Even I thought this display was tasteless. The inflatable manger really got to me.
The catalogue also has larger sizes of costumes for adults. The manger, however, is a “one size fits all.”
How many storefront churches bought this stuff? Probably hundreds. And how many in-your-face Religious Right churches have boycotted it? Probably zero. They never did try to remove that glow-in-the-dark plastic Jesus from people’s cars, so why should they protest a tacky setup like this? After all, this is not an attack on Christianity.
Or is it?
immediately after giving birth (unless she too is inflatable).
2. The inflatable manager could double as Moses’ little reed basket on the Nile...or be the centerpiece of a floating nativity scene in the pool.
3. One of the Three Kings had a sex change.
4. Shiny brown beards were all the rage back then in the Eastern Mediterranean.
5. The first Christmas showcased the beauty of polyester.
6. Even I thought this display was tasteless. The inflatable manger really got to me.
The catalogue also has larger sizes of costumes for adults. The manger, however, is a “one size fits all.”
How many storefront churches bought this stuff? Probably hundreds. And how many in-your-face Religious Right churches have boycotted it? Probably zero. They never did try to remove that glow-in-the-dark plastic Jesus from people’s cars, so why should they protest a tacky setup like this? After all, this is not an attack on Christianity.
Or is it?
Hmmm. How deliciously subversive!
Addendum: How many of you actually saw something like this? Come on, fess up!
And to all of you DIDN'T look like this - for this or any other Christmas,
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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