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Homeowner Hangs Bound, Blindfolded Santa From Tree
Internet Broadcast System ^ | 12/7/05 | Staff

Posted on 12/07/2005 10:53:52 AM PST by Millee

In one South Florida community, a man's holiday decorations are causing holiday fear for local children instead of creating holiday cheer.

Residents called police and complained to the city that a house in Miami Beach had a life-sized, blindfolded Santa Claus doll hanging from a tree with its hands tied.

Some residents were furious and said their naughty neighbor put jolly old St. Nick in a position that is not too merry. But even police officers couldn't save a Santa who was bound, gagged and hanging for the holidays.

The owner of the house said it's freedom of speech. But his neighbors think it's the start of a creepy Christmas.

"It's not healthy. I mean, if somebody has something against Santa Claus or something, maybe express it in some other way," resident Lori Vega said.

Parents are afraid the decoration will cause a nightmare before Christmas for their children.

"I'm not sure what his reasoning is, but a lot of little kids are upset by it," one parent said.

The owner of the house said the Santa Claus was an artistic expression.

Some residents said the damage is already done.

"He might be the Grinch. He might be friendly with the Grinch," resident Joanie Stein said. Stein, who has lived on the block for years, said the dangling Santa sickens him. "It's a beautiful neighborhood and I think it's just weird. I've never seen anything like this here."

The homeowner said the hanged Santa Claus would be down by Wednesday.


TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: antichristmas; christmasdecorations; hanging; santa
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The holidays just bring out the best in some people. What a freak.



1 posted on 12/07/2005 10:53:52 AM PST by Millee
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To: PaulaB; Dashing Dasher; Jersey Republican Biker Chick; najida; teenyelliott; grellis; ...

humbug ping..


2 posted on 12/07/2005 10:54:29 AM PST by Millee ("Life is just one damned thing after another" - Elbert Hubbard)
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To: Millee

They'll probably be 'roasting his chestnuts' next week.


3 posted on 12/07/2005 10:56:01 AM PST by YouPosting2Me
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To: Millee

4 posted on 12/07/2005 10:56:31 AM PST by Peepster (If guns kill people, than spoons make Michael Moore fat!!)
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To: Millee

homeowner's sense of humor escapes me.


5 posted on 12/07/2005 10:56:37 AM PST by peacebaby (I'm not overwhelmed! I'm just the right amount of whelmed.)
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To: Millee

Lee Majors stars in... "The Night The Reindeer Died!"


6 posted on 12/07/2005 10:57:09 AM PST by YouPosting2Me
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To: Millee; Owl_Eagle; Sam's Army; Lazamataz; Darksheare; pissant; Dashing Dasher; najida; ...

My my, now that's a new one.


7 posted on 12/07/2005 10:57:22 AM PST by Jersey Republican Biker Chick (Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.)
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To: Millee

Wouldn't a beheading have been more fitting for the holidays?


8 posted on 12/07/2005 10:57:30 AM PST by Always Right
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To: Millee

Are they sure it's not just a member of ZZ Top fed up with the world.


9 posted on 12/07/2005 10:58:18 AM PST by YouPosting2Me
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To: Millee

Santa Claus is evil. Jesus is the reason for the season.


10 posted on 12/07/2005 10:58:55 AM PST by Clemenza (I am here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and I'm all out of bubblegum!)
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To: Clemenza

The second sentence of your post isn't stupid, but the first is.


11 posted on 12/07/2005 11:01:54 AM PST by Fierce Allegiance (I will prevail. I miss my best friend.)
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"...a man's HOLIDAY decorations are causing HOLIDAY fear for local children instead of creating HOLIDAY cheer."

Geez, someone buy this reporter a theasurus.

12 posted on 12/07/2005 11:05:50 AM PST by Sam's Army ("Terrorism is a matter for the police" MurryMom 11/28/05)
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To: Clemenza
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13 posted on 12/07/2005 11:05:51 AM PST by Old Seadog (Inside every old person is a young person saying "WTF happened?".)
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To: Clemenza

.....surely you jest....


14 posted on 12/07/2005 11:06:30 AM PST by auto power
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To: Fierce Allegiance

Am I wrong in thinking that some mythological character named Santa Claus (who bears ZERO resemblence to the real St. Nicholas) has become second only to Christ for HIS holiday? It is NOT sacriligious to be Anti-Claus, although this gentleman used VERY poor taste to make his point.


15 posted on 12/07/2005 11:10:59 AM PST by Clemenza (I am here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and I'm all out of bubblegum!)
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To: Millee

But we all laugh at the prospect of Grandma getting leveled by a reindeer. Christmas brings out the worst taste in people.


16 posted on 12/07/2005 11:11:29 AM PST by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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To: Clemenza

Keep trying.


17 posted on 12/07/2005 11:13:11 AM PST by Fierce Allegiance (I will prevail. I miss my best friend.)
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To: Sam's Army
You know what, that is nothing. We got drunk, hog tied a guy naked with Christmas lights decorating his manhood and left him outside once.

Those were the good old days.

18 posted on 12/07/2005 11:14:46 AM PST by Jersey Republican Biker Chick (Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.)
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To: Fierce Allegiance

I can't put up my tree or lights this year. But this is as far as my blues will go.


19 posted on 12/07/2005 11:17:14 AM PST by Deguello (When she told me she liked pick-ups, I thought she meant trucks.)
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To: Deguello
I can't put up my tree or lights this year.

Why is that?

20 posted on 12/07/2005 11:19:06 AM PST by Fierce Allegiance (I will prevail. I miss my best friend.)
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