Sunday, December 18, 2005

Silly news gets sillier

Remember the people in New York who put up the homicidal Santa Claus display? Well, now the story has taken a silly new turn:
A doll's severed head in a gory "Bad Santa" holiday display has been snatched by dollnappers — who are holding it hostage until the owner writes, "I am sorry for being a bad boy" 1,000 times, according to the New York Post.

"The 7th Avenue Boys for a Merry Christmas," a Brooklyn-based group, stole the doll head Wednesday night, which Joel Krupnik and his family had set up in front of their Manhattan home as part of their bloody "Bad Santa" display.

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Krupnik, 58, said he won't negotiate with the headnappers.
Stand firm, Joel; otherwise the thugs will have won!

Speaking of which, the kidnappers have issued their demands:
The "7th Avenue Boys" will keep holding the head hostage until Krupnik, who they call "this Grinch with a heart darker than Scrooge's," complies with one of two demands, "Dean" [a spokesman for the kidnappers] said:

— Take the "Bad Santa" display down and write: "I am sorry for being a bad boy. Next year I promise to be on top of Santa's good boy list!" 1,000 times.

— Or, take his family, including his three kids, to watch him sit in Santa's lap at Macy's in Herald Square while he tells him "what a bad boy he has been."
Insurgent kidnappings like this just go to show that the War on Christmas has become a quagmire. No blood for toys!

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