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I am Officially Evil

December 23, 2004

Nothing, and I do mean nothing, puts me in the holiday spirit like kids bein’ scared of Santa. But none of the kids in that gallery have anything on our own Super Eggplant Mariko, sold down the river last year by her Insane Brother (sold down the same river this year by me). If you didn’t see her last year, see her this year HERE.

(Maybe she’ll exact her revenge in candy….)

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  1. molly says

    December 23, 2004 at 3:27 am

    That is mean, but still hilariously funny!

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  2. Julie says

    December 23, 2004 at 5:01 am

    Thanks for providing a laugh early in the morning to both me and to my six year old daughter. Obviously her short-term memory is just that, short term, as she thinks it’s hilarious to see pictures of kids quaking with fear, when only a few short years ago she was one of them. Merry Christmas to you.

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  3. heather says

    December 23, 2004 at 6:40 am

    hehe…poor mariko!
    I did see the pics…and man some of those Santas were one step above winos. hehe!
    merry xmas rachael and lala!

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  4. Steph says

    December 23, 2004 at 6:55 am

    Those pictures are so sad. The kids are showing sheer terror.
    Odd how we tell kids to be wary of strangers and then force them to sit on one’s lap for a photo for us.
    But I admit the one of Mariko is kinda funny.

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  5. Steph says

    December 23, 2004 at 6:56 am

    One more thing. Some of those Santas are kinda creepy looking.

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  6. maryse says

    December 23, 2004 at 7:33 am

    we have a family photo of me perched precariously on the knee of santa (i was a little too old and big at the age of 8 to be sitting on some old guy’s knee) with my brother who at 3 was squirming and screaming his head off. good times…
    hey have a merry christmas happy new year happy kwanzaa whatever kind of season day thing celebration whatever.

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  7. Norma says

    December 23, 2004 at 8:18 am

    Yes. Evil.

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  8. Renee says

    December 23, 2004 at 9:45 am

    Too great. Just what I needed on an icy day to bring back some joy of the season. Now to cue up the Henry Rollins’ narration of “The Night Before Christmas” . . .

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  9. Stella says

    December 23, 2004 at 10:03 am

    Poor baby Mariko! That’s pure terror. But I think she got over it by now. ๐Ÿ™‚ As for the others, there are some creepyass Santas in those pictures! I’d be scared, too.
    Time to put on the Elvis Christmas CD.

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  10. Mariko says

    December 23, 2004 at 11:45 am

    I guess this means I don’t have to post the photo! What does it mean that I ended up marrying a big white guy?
    I was equally terrified of the Cinnamon Bear.

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  11. Elabeth says

    December 23, 2004 at 1:01 pm

    LOL I saw the kids afraid of Santa somewhere else this morning and posted a link on my Livejournal. Man, being a Santa must be one of the worst jobs…

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  12. Iris says

    December 23, 2004 at 4:12 pm

    Older children always delight in the terror of their younger siblings. I’m the youngest of six- I should know.
    My 5 year old found the Santa pix as funny as I did. Evil is in the genes, I guess.

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  13. Bethany says

    December 23, 2004 at 4:35 pm

    I’m with Steph. That first Santa is totally creepy; does he only have one eye?

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  14. Bonnie says

    December 23, 2004 at 6:19 pm

    I love it when kids are scared of Santa too. Can’t wait for Easter and the mall bunny.

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  15. Becky says

    December 24, 2004 at 12:14 am

    Priceless!!!
    Happy holidays to you, Rachael.
    xo,
    Becky

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