Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Stealing Christmas


            My brother-in-law had a fondness for pranks. One Christmas he came up with a great one. He wrapped packages in a variety of sizes and "accidentally" dropped them here and there throughout the day in front of his father’s house, where we were celebrating the holiday. He also had a camcorder set up in one of the windows to catch what was bound to happen. Did I fail to mention there was nothing but paper (to give them a little weight) in these "gifts" that he wrapped? By the end of the day he had a great deal of footage of people walking by and, some discreetly, some at break-neck speeds, snagging these "gifts" off the front walk and undoubtedly hustling home to see what they had scored. I remember wishing that he had put a note in these "gifts" so when they were opened the recipient would know that it was a joke. There was only one sweet little old lady who came to the door to give him the gift that had been misplaced, everyone else took the spirit of Christmas and ran.

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