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Had to share, from a facebook conversation  [laugh]

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7gYNb3GSh4M/SZ3Tq0WlaEI/AAAAAAAALRA/wPAK29k6di4/s400/1920s_krampus-snick1.jpg)


 [Dolph]

Dammit you beat me to it!!! I second  with my own pic

(http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk60/visceralreaction/Krampus.jpg)

Yeah, I thought it'd be appreciated here  ;D


on FB, I just keep getting PM'd about how I'm ruining a good christian holiday with that picture  [laugh]

Isn't the devil a rather intimate part of christianity?

borrowed it and derbyed it  [thumbsup]

you'd think...

Another reason to love the Alpes!

mitt

Do you think my 3 yo and 5 yo would benefit from a lesson about Krampus?  They don't seem to take much stock that Santa will give coal, but I think Krampus would have a little more persuasion.  They seem to be acting a little naughty lately!



mitt

(http://pushedbuttonsburning-in.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/krampus-4.jpg)

"You're kinda creepy Mister Krampus, but you did bring snacks."

Sometimes I feel a little more like Krampus this time of year. Does that make me bad? There is so much pressure to be all jolly and Santa-like. It's hard on a person. ;) Santa on one shoulder and Krampus on the other. Sort of a bi-polar holiday. :P [laugh]

This one's my favorite. "We're just going to sit here rocking for awhile and I am going to jingle these chains. And no you can't have an apple, those are for wife."  [laugh]

there is something distinctly teutonic and terroristic about Krampus...calls to mind Der Struwwelpeter

a German book of children's cautionary tales that can provoke night terrors in the young

my grandmother used to read us stories from it with glee

witness illustration from it:


(http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee91/visigoth9/tommy.jpg)

Ahhh, the good old days of corporal punishment. "Drop that cookie or loose the hand!" [laugh]

From Wikipedia -

Krampus is a mythical creature recognized in Alpine countries. According to legend, Krampus accompanies St. Nicholas (Santa Claus) during the Christmas season, warning and punishing bad children, in contrast to St. Nicholas, who gives gifts to good children. When the Krampus finds a particularly naughty child, it stuffs the child in its sack and carries the frightened child away to its lair, presumably to devour for its Christmas dinner.


 [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

Honey Baked spiral cut naughty child? [laugh] OK... I should avoid this thread. [bang] I feel the Grinch taking over. ;D

The build up to the end of the year is so overwhelming. My wife's family has like 8 December birthdays on top of the Xmas stuff and friend's Xmas parties, etc... It's a mind blow. Come on January 1st!!!! [thumbsup] [beer] Get it over with. [popcorn]

Me & My sister in December, my wife, her mom, brother, dad, and grandfather in January.  Yup.  I know what you're feeling.  Add to that I'm halfway between Christmas and New Years. 

JM

You know it brother! It's a month from hell. [laugh]

look what I found  ;D

http://www.cafepress.com/+krampus+ornaments (http://www.cafepress.com/+krampus+ornaments)

Those are awesome, I'm gonna order the first one in row three.

"Just keep rocking little child, while I lick your neck all creeper like...."

Order now for your holiday party:
http://www.zazzle.com/krampus_tshirt-235281138777945105 (http://www.zazzle.com/krampus_tshirt-235281138777945105)

Buying it for Howie?

Wikipedia totally niced that one up. The birch branches and chains are there for Krampus to scourge bad kits with - though some takes on it have the chains as manacles or cuffs representing control or dominion over Krampus by the church. You'll see illos where he's holding them, scourges, or they are manacles.

There's also Krampusnacht

(http://www.south-tirol.com/images/winter/krampusumzuege/krampus-umzug_cl.jpg)

Some friends of ours are starting up a micro brewery, and name their winter seasonal after Krampus; we just got our allotment yesterday:

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b-ldEfgJxvY/TvJEcDM4YwI/AAAAAAAAAeI/gc8gWKFytCM/s720/IMG_20111221_134027.jpg)

They announced it with this delightful image of the beer's namesake:

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-bl8H_kvwx0Y/TvJDtdbKFlI/AAAAAAAAAd4/fSvtHbLevW8/s512/Devil_90.jpg)

Seriously, what's with the tongue?  ???

Gene Simmons is his mild mannered alter ego

Like I've been saying, squirrels are evil!

I wish I would of ordered some of the ornaments several days ago. We're leaving this morning to go have Christmas with the family. My clergy parents would of loved finding some Krampus ornaments snuck onto their Jesus tree  [laugh]



I'm not sure whats with him and all these kids...I mean, he could seriously impress some ladies with that tongue

he's showing the ladies that he's good with kids too. They love it, it proves he'd be fantastic father material