Stupidest Nativity scene you've seen this year?

[Archae]

Veggie tales Nativity, anyone? :eyes:

[styersc]

1. I love a good creche, but any Nativity Scene before T'giving Day

is not well recieved by me.

[Iggo]

2. Yep. I was gonna go with "any". You beat me to it. (n/t)

[GreenPartyVoter]

8. Ditto

[conscious evolution]

3. I have not seen any yet

But someone here on DU had a great idea for one-Replacing Mary with a second Joseph.LOL! That should freak out the fundies.

[bookworm65t]

4. any set w/ Mary kneeling next to Jesus

When I was a kid, I could never figure that out. I knew that childbirth was a tiring and painful process, but why the hell is she on her knees?? :wtf:

In reality, Mary should be laying in the hay taking a well-deserved nap.

[Dangerously Amused]

14. I wondered why Mary and Joseph are - always - on the opposite sides of the cradle.

It's like they're in a fight and not speaking, or something. When I was a kid I would rearrange it to put them next to each other. Mom would always rip the family apart and separate them again. :)

[Bertha Venation]

5. Aw, that's cute for little kids.

Besides, we need to perpetuate our national opium, don't we?

[BlueJazz]

6. Baby Jesus looks like a Carrot in a small, white wasp nest.

Weird

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. Sorry. I love the Veggie Tales. (Although I wouldn't buy the creche.)

[emilyg]

18. So do I. Watch with my

6 yr. old grandson.

[Brother Buzz]

9. Everything but the kitchen sink and Baby Jesus

[DemBones DemBones]

13. Baby Jesus doesn't arrive until midnight Christmas Eve.

That's what Catholics do. Also the wise men aren't supposed to get to the creche until January 6.

Of course those people probably don't have a Baby Jesus but it looks like they have everything else!

[Brother Buzz]

16. The wise men came and went.....

I took the photo in June. I came home late from work and started laughing at the surrealistic heap of junk piled in the driveway across the street from my house. A snow sled in California? It was getting late and I was losing the light, so I ran for the camera and snapped the shot. Baby Jesus never did make his appearance.

[DemBones DemBones]

17. Oh, a nativity scene in June? Now that IS rushing the season.

So were they throwing all that out? Or did the pile stay there until Christmas?

[Brother Buzz]

20. That pile remained there through the summer.

It grew and shrank from day to day, but my interest in the pile ended when Mary and Joseph, and the wise men disappeared in the middle of the night. The magic was gone and the owner hired someone to haul away the remaining crap.

[jmm]

10. Here's a site full of interesting Nativity scenes-

http://www.goingjesus.com/cavalcade.shtml




I swear I live in the capital of tacky Christmas decorations. Except for the house that's decorated all year long none have decorated for Christmas yet although the house that always sets up a giant glowing Nativity looks like they're getting ready to do it soon.

[skygazer]

15. I own this one!

I love it. I love the duck's little blank expressions and the way the sheep duck looks like a British judge. They're all so happy and cheerful. Who doesn't love rubber duckies?

[DemBones DemBones]

19. Weird stuff. I was amused by this commentary:

"This one would just be another ho-hum nativity on top of a shrubbery if it didn't have Thomas Kinkade's name attached to it. But the addition of the Kinkade brand of bland makes it snark-worthy. I despise his art. I do not like him painting boats, I do not like him painting goats. I do not like insipid cottages here or there, I do not like them anywhere."

I have a Nativity collection and wouldn't want any of those. But if I were forced to choose one, I'd go for the really tacky one with the aliens. I could display it with my coaster from Roswell, New Mexico, that says "UFOs are real. The Air Force doesn't exist."

[murielm99]

22. I actually own the nativity bake set.

My mother gave it to me for Christmas quite a few years ago. I have never used it, because I can't quite bear the idea of an edible Holy Family.

We have another gift from her that is a family joke. We do use this one every Christmas. It is a giant, and I do mean giant, ceramic relish tray in
the shape of a Christmas tree. It is very tacky. It has this star thing near the bottom that is a dip holder. Everyone who has ever seen it laughs. When my grown children are snarky to me, I threaten to leave it to them in my will.

My mother's presents are the stuff of legends.

[Bertha Venation]

25. "can't quite bear the idea of an edible Holy Family" ---

:rofl:

[sarge43]

23. Thank you for posting this

Shit like this makes one proud of our species.

Husband thought it might be cool to use the nativity timer on a holiday time bomb -- keeping in the spirit of season.

[murielm99]

30. Actually, I thought it might be a countdown device to the rapture.

[sarge43]

31. Hub's only comment, "Jesus." n/t

[GoCubsGo]

24. Come South, young woman!

The South corners the market in tacky Nativity scenes. There are lots of people here who feel the need to erect a cross at the head of the creche. Not sure why it's so important to remind the poor Baby Jesus of his fate.

[Odin2005]

11. I think it's CUTE!

The 2 wise men on the left must have come from India, LOL!

[bookworm65t]

29. come from India but made in China!

lol :rofl:

[AwakeAtLast]

12. I win for CREEPIEST!

Don't say you were not warned:

http://www.diagonal-view.com/v/286/human-hair-nativity-scene.html

[murielm99]

21. Yick

Some of those people could have had head lice.

[sinkingfeeling]

27. I kinda liked the reindeer or moose.

[grasswire]

26. Playmobil has one this year!

I was stunned to see it at the store, and plan to buy one tomorrow when the sale starts. Crazy!

[sinkingfeeling]

28. Here's a site with bear and moose nativity sets if Sarah Palin is on your Xmas list.

http://www.amerheritage.com/salespages/bigsky/bigskycarver-nativity.htm