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BlackCloud
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posted December 23, 2007 17:48     Profile for BlackCloud   Email BlackCloud     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
This just became a controversy here in Bremerton where I live. I don't know the guy personally, but I guess this has outraged our christian, conservative, santa-loving types!

BREMERTON

Santa's keeping watch over a West Bremerton neighborhood in a way that has some offended and everyone else at least a bit curious about the motive.

In the front yard of a house on the 300 block of Olympic Avenue stands a crucifix about 15-feet tall, bearing Santa Claus in place of Jesus.

Jake Tally of Bremerton walked by the display Friday and chuckled, but didn't pretend to understand the message.

"I don't really know what to think. I know it's about God but Santa has nothing to do with it," he said.

Nearby neighbors were mixed with their reviews Friday. One woman said she was offended. Another said she feared how children might respond. One man said he thought perhaps the homeowner was displaying a message about the commercialization of Christmas.

Art Conrad, who owns the home and put up the display, said the commercialization angle is the number one impetus for the display, but he's also making a statement about political correctness. That he finds Santa on a cross a hilarious juxtaposition fits in the list of motives, too.

He got the idea a few years ago when he read a story about Japanese merchants mistakenly mixing up symbols in preparing for Christmas, putting Santa on the cross.

A visit to the Snopes urban legend Web site casts doubt on the origins of the Japan story. "As parody it's believable; as an honest mistake we find it unlikely," wrote the Snopes author. The article does mention that an artist once displayed a similar image in New York City as a statement about Christmas commercialism.

True or not, Conrad thought the story was funny and decided that one day he'd have to put up a similar display. He created it by stuffing a Santa suit and borrowing the head off a motion-activated Santa that dances and sings Christmas carols.

The headless dancing Santa now carries a knife and sings and dances on Conrad's front porch.

Conrad photographed the crucified Santa and created his own Christmas cards, one with the message, "Santa died for your MasterCard."

"Santa has been perverted from who he started out to be," Conrad said. "Now he's the person being used by corporations to get us to buy more stuff."

Conrad said the second message comes from his belief that people are so afraid of being politically incorrect that they won't do anything because of what other people might think or what the American Civil Liberties Union might do.

Conrad said he's had several people a day stop and take photos. If anyone's offended, no one has let on, he said. He declined to discuss his own thoughts on God, but said he showed a picture of the crucified Santa to a Christian coworker. She told him she wasn't offended because she knows Christ is no longer on the cross.

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schroeder
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posted December 23, 2007 18:10     Profile for schroeder   Email schroeder     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Conrad is #1 on my hero list now!!!!
Fuckin' brilliant. I love it.

I'll be curious to see what this guy will do with the nativity scene!!!

Merry Xmas to all you VVF folks out there. No matter how you celebrate it, if you celebrate it, or are just into the giving and receiving of gifts (like me), may you all have a safe, happy, and fun holiday season.

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Mind Running Slow
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posted December 23, 2007 22:32     Profile for Mind Running Slow   Email Mind Running Slow     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
JESUS SAVES.....


(an EXTRA 25% TOMMOROW ONLY!!!)


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Head Villain
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posted December 24, 2007 08:57     Profile for Head Villain   Email Head Villain     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Hahahahahaa great!
Have a good Xmas everyone, hope you all get loads of nice presents & food.

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Luna
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posted December 24, 2007 14:30     Profile for Luna   Email Luna     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Ho Ho Ho!

Prolly a good thing 'Ol Saint Nick wasn't on an upside down cross. Now that would be a statement.

Well, happy holidays everyone.

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X-D
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posted December 24, 2007 18:33     Profile for X-D   Email X-D     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
This looks like as good of a happy holiday thread if any here on the almighty VVF! So... Happy fucking holidays you Chaosmöngers!

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Skul
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posted December 25, 2007 01:18     Profile for Skul   Email Skul     Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Joyeux Noël à tous!

... and that santa story was hilarious.


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BlackCloud
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posted December 25, 2007 04:25     Profile for BlackCloud   Email BlackCloud     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
YES! Happy Holidays to everyone here!!! and...I'm also sick of the PC-bull!

HAIL SATAN!!! (and mice)... and Mmmmmm..eee...nnnnn!

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AngelRat
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posted December 25, 2007 06:35     Profile for AngelRat   Email AngelRat     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Happy Holidazedandconfused to y'all.

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Väinämöinen
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posted December 25, 2007 08:50     Profile for Väinämöinen   Email Väinämöinen     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Happy holidays to all my fellow VVF feckers! Santa had to walk (the reindeer don't fly here) because of the foul mediterranean weather so I didn't get many presents, but at least the ones he brought were good. He did manage to drag a ton of stuff for our kids somehow, though...hahaha.

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Hatröss
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posted December 25, 2007 11:26     Profile for Hatröss   Email Hatröss     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Ho, ho, ho !!!
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hypergrrl
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posted December 25, 2007 11:43     Profile for hypergrrl   Email hypergrrl     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
What-the-fuck-ever Holidays everyone!

....and I mean that from the bottom of my heart


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Juan87
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posted December 25, 2007 18:23     Profile for Juan87   Email Juan87     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Happy Holidays everybody!!!

Eat, drink, and be moshy


...Or is that drink, mosh, and eat something??

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hypergrrl
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posted December 25, 2007 20:04     Profile for hypergrrl   Email hypergrrl     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by newclear infusion:
Happy Holidays everybody!!!

Eat, drink, and be moshy


...Or is that drink, mosh, and eat something??


Naw, I think it's Eat, drink, and be gassy!


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shargraves
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posted December 29, 2007 13:01     Profile for shargraves   Email shargraves     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
JESUS SAVES!!!

.. And Gerrard scores from the deflection!

Happy festivities all!

Steve the scouser

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Steven Hargraves
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Juan87
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posted January 01, 2008 19:09     Profile for Juan87   Email Juan87     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by hypergrrl:
Naw, I think it's Eat, drink, and be gassy!

I'm basically gassy, gassy, and more gassy

Happy new year!!!

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Mezcalhead
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posted January 02, 2008 14:52     Profile for Mezcalhead   Email Mezcalhead     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
I think the dude has way too much time on his hands. Wow.
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