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..from The Krampus!(also bored at work )

Cool looking--what is it? Is this one of your tattoo designs?

I wish, it's an awesome drawing. Best I can tell, the Krampus is some sort of German or eastern european dark fairy tale creature that comes at Christmas for bad children. From Wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KrampusKrampus is a mythical creature. In various regions of the world – especially Austria and Hungary – it is believed that Krampus accompanies St. Nicholas during the Christmas season, warning and punishing bad children, in contrast to St. Nicholas, who gives gifts to good children.The word Krampus originates from the Old High German word for claw (Krampen). In the Alpine regions, Krampus is represented by an incubus-like creature. Traditionally, young men dress up as the Krampus in the first two weeks of December, particularly on the evening of December 5, and roam the streets frightening children and women with rusty chains and bells.[1] In some rural areas the tradition also includes birching – corporal punishment with a birch rod – by Krampus, especially of young girls. Images of Krampus usually show him with a basket on his back used to carry away bad children and dump them into the pits of Hell.Modern Krampus costumes consist of Larve (wooden masks), sheep's skin, and horns. Considerable effort goes into the manufacture of the hand-crafted masks, and many younger adults in rural communities compete in the Krampus events.In Oberstdorf, in the alpine southwestern part of Bavaria, the tradition of der Wilde Mann ("the wild man") is kept alive. He is like Krampus, but has no horns, is dressed in fur, and frightens children (and adults) with rusty chains and bells, but is not an assistant of Saint Nicholas.In the aftermath of the Austrian Civil War the Krampus tradition was a target of Austrian Fascists allied with Nazi Germany.[2]

Those folks have some dark bed time stories

Quote, originally posted by bodhi_tree777 »Those folks have some dark bed time stories Yeah, I'd just rather have the lump of coal lol.

That's pretty effed up!I wonder if that's what the dogs are outside barking at? I hope they're not chasing Santa away.

Creepy.. As if not having a fat man, a.k.a Santa, coming in your house is creepy enough.. THAT thing is REALLY CREEPY!

Quote, originally posted by bodhi_tree777 »Images of Krampus usually show him with a basket on his back used to carry away bad children and dump them into the pits of Hell. some adults that need to be disposed of that way

Quote, originally posted by 09vGT »Creepy.. As if not having a fat man, a.k.a Santa, coming in your house is creepy enough..Oh BOO you Grinchie!!! No wonder you get coal in your stocking.

Quote, originally posted by HawaiiPontiacLover »Oh BOO you Grinchie!!! No wonder you get coal in your stocking. I don't get coal in my stocking thank you very much .. I get lots and lots of candy!!! But think about it.. I mean I don't have kids, but if I did, and some presents magically appeared under the tree that I didn't get them.. I would be pretty freaked out.. Especially if someone broke in through my chimney!.. I never though of this when I thought Santa was real..

^ ^ BOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzXKWKaxt3c

I'm going to leave Santa a note tonight and a print off of this page so he can see how mean you are being to me! Now we'll see who gets coal!

We've got the beer and pretzels ready!!! (maybe if we leave the bottle of Jack Daniels out, he'll forget his bag of toys here before he heads to Hawaii... )

Tsk, tsk...no more candy for you! When you print out this page, he will SEE what you posted HERE:Quote, originally posted by 09vGT »I never though of this when I thought Santa was real.. S_D, no chance he'll forget me. He saves the best for last.

Yes, but will he have any "nice, vintage, single" left???