Friday, January 15, 2010

Worst/Best Christmas gift ever?

Welcome back friends, it's been a while. Come in, take those shoes off, have a seat. Can I offer you some cocoa? Good, now shut up and listen.

As most of you know I hate Christmas. Not the religious aspects, just the commercial. Having worked in retail for far too long, Christmas became the bane of my existence. Crying children, pushy shoppers hitting each other with shopping bags, jockeying for parking spots at the free clinic...does it get any worse? I think not.

However, something changed my opinion this year. That's right, a complete 180. 'Why' you ask? It was the strangest gift I have ever seen, dropped off in bulk to my company by an affiliate. I present to you:
STAR TREK CHRISTMAS BUNNY.


nothing says Christ's birthday like this cuddly fellow


Let's take a minute to examine this, shall we? How about a list of things that make little to no sense? Yeah, let's do that...
  1. It's a bunny- Aren't bunnies for Easter? Why have I been eating their marshmallow effigies in April if they're good for any holiday?
  2. Star Trek theme in general- Santa would definitely be a helmsman, right? All that flying experience and all. Gold uniforms are for engineering too, just saying.
  3. The Phaser- Ok, this part makes sense. There should definitely be weapons present with all Christmas gifts.
  4. Tribbles- That's right, they know how to roll old school. Not sure why he has one on his groin, but to each his own.
What's the weirdest gift you've ever received? Feel free to share. Oh, and welcome back.