[proud American in Canada]

Thank you for your replies... this excerpt from Gary Aldrich's book is unbelievable (I'm glad he got pictures!):


"Some of the ornaments were ... crack pipes hung on a string. Some ..were constructed out of various drug paraphernalia, like syringes, heroin spoons, or roach clips ... colorful devices sometimes adorned with bird feathers and used to hole marijuana joints. ... Three French hens were French-kissing in a menage`a trois ..."

"I went over to one of the tables I hadn't looked at yet. What's this? Of course. Two turtle doves ... joined in the act of bird fornication. ... I picked up another ornament that was supposed to illustrate five golden rings. ... [one of the volunteers] was glad to explain [that] the golden rings I was holding were sex toys known as 'cock rings' ...".

Another mystery ornament was the gingerbread man. How did he fit into The Twelve Days of Christmas? Then I got it. There were five small golden rings I hadn't seen at first: one in his ear, one in his nose, one through his nipple, one through his belly button, and, of course, the ever-popular cock ring."

"Here was another five golden rings ornament - five gold-wrapped condoms. ... There were other condom ornaments, some still in the wrapper, some not. Two sets had been blown into balloons and tied to small trees. ..."

"When we were through, the first lady's tree had all the beauty and majesty of a landfill.""