At the place where I work there is a life-sized Santa Statue...this is the single FREAKIEST thing I have ever seen....You know how Santa is usually portrayed as kind and sweet and adorable? Not this one! This guy has big blue eyes that follow you when you walk by AND his "eye area" (I don't know what else to call it) sticks out -- so its almost bigger than his nose...It kind of looks like an "alien Santa" or a sinister character out of "Lord of the Rings"...or "Star Wars"...
Everyone in the office is scared of this statue...We had him in a back corner, but someone unthinkingly moved him out where people could see him...he was freaking out workers sitting behind desks because of his Big, Unwinking eyes glaring at them, so we moved him next to the front door...trouble is, Ol' Santa started freaking people out as they walked in the building...(How to lose potential customers, lesson 1)...
I suggested turning him towards the wall, but someone pointed out that that might just make Santa mad (and none of us want THAT to happen)...
Every day one of us gets the job of checking to make sure that Santa hasn't moved on his own...I mean seriously, has "Child's Play" ever had a Christmas version? Freaky!
Over the loudspeaker, we have Christmas music playing..."Santa Claus is Coming to Town" came on once and we heard the lyrics, "You Better Watch Out, You Better Not Cry...Better Not Pout...I'm Telling You Why...Santa Claus is Coming to Town!!!"
I turned to the receptionist and said, "Wow, in this office, that sounds like a threat..."
-- Especially the part where the song says, "He knows when you are sleeping...He knows when you're awake..."
Scary...
I'll keep you posted...
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