I bought this creche from a an old Outer Podunk retail institution when it went out of business last year...the stylized design reminded me of my elderly neighbors when I was a kid, a kindly couple with what to me was an amazing house -- filled with a fascinating assortment of household kitsch including a ceramic black panther with green glass eyes up on the mantel and, at this time of year, an aluminum Christmas tree with a color wheel.Anyway, this Nativity set reminded me of them, and of that era, and I'm very slowly assembling it in my living room as Advent progresses.
But -- is it just me, or do you kind of expect Cindy Lou Who to come running out from behind this stable?
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I think cindy lou who probably is playing an angel this year.
Sorry, I didn't even recognize the stable... I see a troll with a pointy hat...could be I live too near Mt. Horeb WI (troll capital of the world).
oh my, I can't wait to see more...please keep updating the photo as you put it up :)
That's Whoville for sure!
Oh yeah. Definitely.
Someone should warn that cow about the Grinch. "And he even stole the Roast Beast!!"
I've never seen such an interesting stable! Definately Dr. Suess and I want to see the whole thing after Christmas!
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I am just impressed that you are setting it up through Advent. I have friends who did that and they found the three kings still attempting to make their way downstairs in an upstairs bedroom... IN MAY!
A Dr. Seuss version of the nativity has got to be better than the Lego version one of my brothers gave to our young sons (http://www.thebricktestament.com/the_gospels/jesus_is_born/mt01_18_lk01_26.html).
Besides a disturbingly graphic depiction of the slaughter of the innocents, there were such curiosities as the 5 o'clock shadow on the angel Gabriel (do angels need to shave? or is he going for the Clooney look?), the Holy Spirit's strange resemblance to a Pac Man ghost, and one of the wise men's resemblance to Darth Vadar... And why is Mary holding a hand mirror whenever Gabriel talks to her?
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