http://www.southflorida.com/events/sfl-scaredsanta,0,2245506.photogallery?index=1
the sheer terror on their faces is priceless.
LOL…
It’s amazing the things we’ll do to make sure our kids are as screwed up as we are!!
That is one of my all-time favorite sites. Thank you.
I saw it a few years ago and was trying to (re)find the link last week, but then thought against googling “scared + children + Santa” or “Christmas frightened children” at the office in case i’m being monitored.
http://www.southflorida.com/...photogallery?index=1
the sheer terror on their faces is priceless.
Those santas are all pretty creepy. #7 is drunk as a skunk. So is #9 and 24.
Ha ha! Excellent.
My 5yo son and I saw Santa at the Hardware Store the other day (Santa was getting ready for the parade). Jacob was the only kid in the store and had Santa all to himself. He WOULDN’T talk to Santa and did the “hide behind daddy’s legs thing”. I urged him to talk to Santa and jacob told me “I sent the letter” (they wrote a letter in kindergarten class).
Anyway, on the way home I asked Jacob what he requested from Santa for Christmas … he said “a REAL light saber, not another fake one”.
Jacob meet Disappointment. Disappointment, meet my son Jacob. =)
santa #5 belongs in a horror film!
Funny. #28 was the best looking Santa! I can’t believe I scrolled through all 69 pictures…
I really can’t believe that you think terrified children is funny.
you’re such a nerd. give me a break!
Was this A) More Hilarious B) The Same C) Less Hilarious than the neighbor’s kid who hurt himself wiping out on rollerskates?
D) get a life.
Oh stop it. Allow me to translate for the humor-impaired: What’s funny here is the fact that parents do this to their children.
After seeing this thread yesterday, I took notice of the “Kids with Santa” pictures we have at home. We’re going on 4 years running now. And although my two aren’t screaming in terror, if you look real close, you can see the candy they’re sucking on. We’ve had to bribe them to stay put on dear ol’ Santa’s lap.
It made me wonder, WHY? Why do parents insist on this nonsense?
You spend everyday going, “come here…hold my hand…stay close…don’t go to far…etc.” Then one day, in a crowded mall, in front of gawking strangers, under hot lights with bad x-mas music blaring, you march your child right up to some creepy old fat guy in a red suit, plop him/her on his lap, turn…and walk away. So silly…
And don’t get me wrong, next year we’ll march them right back again. Before then actually - as the Easter Bunny’s right around the corner. We’re total suckers for it.
In fact if we find ourselves in a mall today, and there’s an Asian guy in a flight suit, sitting in a pilots seat set in a faux-kamikaze Zero motif, we’ll march right up there, plop 'em down, turn and walk away. Smile for the camera and say, konichiwa! You can be sure we’d have our Skittles, too!!
Sorry, I will work on my definition of hiilarious. The other post I was referring to was:
http://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.cgi?post=1084299;search_string=screaming%20kid;#1084299
From kittycat:
"we live on a hill, and one day i was working outside on the patio and here comes this kid. he’s rolling wildly out of control, and SPLAT! he falls face down and just lays there motionless. after a few moments he got up and rolled away holding his side and screaming.
to be honest, it was absolutely hilarious."
"we live on a hill, and one day i was working outside on the patio and here comes this kid. he’s rolling wildly out of control, and SPLAT! he falls face down and just lays there motionless. after a few moments he got up and rolled away holding his side and screaming.
to be honest, it was absolutely hilarious."
That is pretty funny.
I’m actually chuckling…right now…
There I go again…
Great, then you guys will split a side over this one:
No…see, you’re just not getting it.
There’s a “thing” some people have…a sort of “sixth sense.” We’re probably born with it. It enables us to intuitively know when an occurence or situation is humorous, and when it steps over the line. Now the difficult part is, this line is always on the move…constantly shifting, depending on the circumstances.
Some people have that ability. You my friend, do not. It’s o.k, there’s lots of folk like you.
Take my wife for example…
Well, the child in that case really didn’t do it to herself. And a death is just a wee bit different than some kidding doing a face plant in roller skates.
We have some bratty kids around where I live who destroy our lawn/property and have no sense of respect for others. Whenever they hurt themselves in a comical fashion, I usually have a small smile on my face.
Karma.
Nicely put. I’m sure 99% of kids have a pretty good idea of who Santa is before they get plopped on his lap. I would guess that when the moment arrives to see him, they get a little wigged out by all the commotion surrounding the situation. Kind of like triathletes and IM… you get to the race start and think uh-oh, what have I gotten myself into???