Had to share, from a facebook conversation 

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

Yeah, I thought it'd be appreciated here 


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

Quote from: Le Pirate on December 16, 2011, 12:52:33 PM
Yeah, I thought it'd be appreciated here 


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

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

borrowed it and derbyed it 

Quote from: Mother on December 17, 2011, 12:34:30 PM
Isn't the devil a rather intimate part of christianity?

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

"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.

Quote from: zarn02 on December 17, 2011, 08:27:31 PM

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." 

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:

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

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.