Anyone else have one of these?

So, my husband, who is a youth pastor, received this as a Christmas gift last night from our youth group...where the heck do you put this?!

(I'll post actual pictures of him with it when we get them loaded)

The original--the one used in the movie "The Christmas Story," based on the writings of Jean Shepherd--is downtown in the Indiana State Museum. They have t displayed in a living room tableau, just like the movie. Lucky13, don't you want to do like they do in Hollywood?

The original--the one used in the movie "The Christmas Story," based on the writings of Jean Shepherd--is downtown in the Indiana State Museum. They have t displayed in a living room tableau, just like the movie. Lucky13, don't you want to do like they do in Hollywood?

our living room window opens up to our backyard, which looks out onto lots and lots of trees, no houses.
I'm safe

ITS FRIGGING AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

our living room window opens up to our backyard, which looks out onto lots and lots of trees, no houses.
I'm safe

So, my husband, who is a youth pastor, received this as a Christmas gift last night from our youth group...where the heck do you put this?!

(I'll post actual pictures of him with it when we get them loaded)

Hey, the eyes in your tar look related to a pod.

Hey, the eyes in your tar look related to a pod.

yep, little pea #3, Thanksgiving self-portrait

You have sweet eyes in your tar!

So, my husband, who is a youth pastor, received this as a Christmas gift last night from our youth group...where the heck do you put this?!

(I'll post actual pictures of him with it when we get them loaded)

Well, it is a Major Award! Placement is crucial. Beauty and grandeur such as this was created to be shared and envied.

Maybe I can work it into the children's Christmas program at church

So, my husband, who is a youth pastor, received this as a Christmas gift last night from our youth group...where the heck do you put this?!

(I'll post actual pictures of him with it when we get them loaded)

This is so funny. My husband and I watch this movie over and over again during Christmas. They usually have a Christmas marathon of A Christmas Story starting Christmas Eve night and extending over into Christmas Day. Our favorite Christmas movie. :clap_1:

:clap_1: ...I am green with envy!

My knees used to look good like the one on the lamp!

we have one of those in the basement and we turn it on when we are watching movies. we giggle about it like we have good sense .....

I actually have sold a few of those.... I never thought I would see another. You soooo lucky;-) .

I went home from work yesterday a little apprehensive about where he placed it, but so far, it is perched on a table in the basement. We'll see if it stays there. It actually is really cool, though. His response to the kids when he first opened it was, "I'm going to get fired for this!"

Have to laugh because we are giving one of those to my BIL for Xmas as a gift. MAN-go came home with a huge crate in a van last week, and he painting F-R-A-G-I-L-E-E on it. :funn:

Did you get the large one or the smaller table top version?

The large one is rather costly for a goof gift, so we bought a large mannequin leg on E-Bay, and MAN-go is making a lamp out of it because he has the accessories.

So yesterday, the mailman pulls up, and I forgot that I ordered it, and he hands me this HUGE box. At first I thought it was my SoWal ornament.
Then I remembered the leg was coming. I opened the box and the leg was kinda a shade of grey. Not what I was expecting. I am hoping the fishnet stockings hide the color enough. He's going to put the crate on my BIL's doorstep on Xmas Eve. I will take pics.

Have to laugh because we are giving one of those to my BIL for Xmas as a gift. MAN-go came home with a huge crate in a van last week, and he painting F-R-A-G-I-L-E-E on it. :funn:

Did you get the large one or the smaller table top version?

The large one is rather costly for a goof gift, so we bought a large mannequin leg on E-Bay, and MAN-go is making a lamp out of it because he has the accessories.

So yesterday, the mailman pulls up, and I forgot that I ordered it, and he hands me this HUGE box. At first I thought it was my SoWal ornament.
Then I remembered the leg was coming. I opened the box and the leg was kinda a shade of grey. Not what I was expecting. I am hoping the fishnet stockings hide the color enough. He's going to put the crate on my BIL's doorstep on Xmas Eve. I will take pics.

:rofl: Please do post pics! What a great idea! :clap_1:

Have to laugh because we are giving one of those to my BIL for Xmas as a gift. MAN-go came home with a huge crate in a van last week, and he painting F-R-A-G-I-L-E-E on it. :funn:

Did you get the large one or the smaller table top version?

The large one is rather costly for a goof gift, so we bought a large mannequin leg on E-Bay, and MAN-go is making a lamp out of it because he has the accessories.

So yesterday, the mailman pulls up, and I forgot that I ordered it, and he hands me this HUGE box. At first I thought it was my SoWal ornament.
Then I remembered the leg was coming. I opened the box and the leg was kinda a shade of grey. Not what I was expecting. I am hoping the fishnet stockings hide the color enough. He's going to put the crate on my BIL's doorstep on Xmas Eve. I will take pics.

Oh no, we have the BIG one! It's just sitting on the table right now. The calf lights up, the top lights up, or you can have just the calf lit. Ours also came in a huge box with FRAGILE on it.

The kids had someone go outside and knock on the door so Sabian had to answer it, like in the movie. They were really proud of themselves, and rightly so--he loves it!

Oh no, we have the BIG one! It's just sitting on the table right now. The calf lights up, the top lights up, or you can have just the calf lit. Ours also came in a huge box with FRAGILE on it.

The kids had someone go outside and knock on the door so Sabian had to answer it, like in the movie. They were really proud of themselves, and rightly so--he loves it!

Watch out that he doesn't try and stick his tounge on the flagpole outside the elementary school!

Watch out that he doesn't try and stick his tounge on the flagpole outside the elementary school!

Funny you should mention that. Once someone at church found out they were giving us the lamp, she gave us matching t-shirts:

Funny you should mention that. Once someone at church found out they were giving us the lamp, she gave us matching t-shirts:

:clap_1::clap_1::clap_1::clap_1: I it! You need to hve your Christmas card pics made with the shirts on!

:clap_1::clap_1::clap_1::clap_1: I it! You need to hve your Christmas card pics made with the shirts on!

Mr. Lucky would love that, but I think it's too late...

The official pictures.

:clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1: Veery nice!!!!

I love this thread!!!!

I love this thread!!!!

Hey Allifunn, regarding your 'tar--

Friday night we had some of the college students over to hang out, play games, etc, and Rudolph was on, so we watched. Have you watched it as an adult? We laughed so hard! Now that we have Tivo, we were able to rewind and relive all of the most bizarre moments. I still love it, but it is pretty funny to watch as an adult.

Hint: if you do watch it, look out for the Eskimos during the big storm

The official pictures.