Halloween on Acid
Posted: October 18, 2006 Filed under: Uncategorized 11 Comments »(a special guest blog by Megan)
As you can see by the photo above, there’s a little bit of Halloween spirit going on in my neighborhood. When we moved in over a year ago we were delighted to see how everyone got so excited for Halloween – a holiday that gets almost as much attention as Christmas around here. People put up all sorts of fun decorations and on Halloween itself, folks have lights and sounds, even smoke surrounding their spooky doors. It’s really a very fun, very safe atmosphere. Everyone stands outside and watches the parade of trick-or-treaters. And this year my little girl will be one of them and I can’t wait.
But now these people have moved in. The crazy lawn decorating people who are obsessed with Mickey Mouse. And get this, they are RENTERS! They don’t even own their place. But I digress… The minute they moved in they just plunked a bunch of stuff down in their front yard including a fake Mickey Mouse topiary and called it landscaping.
I’m from New Jersey (easy now…) and so I’m used to lawns full of life-size Nativity scenes at Christmas and more light-up Santa’s than you can count. We even had one family put up a giant banner that offered holiday greetings from their family. I guess what I’m saying is, been there, seen that. But what you see above is on a whole other level. Although I’m not quite sure what that level is.
So, now instead of tastefully done Halloween decorations, we have to endure the giant inflatable Mickey as Dracula which on a dreary day like today is looking very care worn and leaning to one side. Are we to commend these people for having Halloween spirit and a sense of fun? Should we knock on their door and say, “Well done!” Or should we deflate Mickey the Vampire in the middle of the night with a wooden stake through his heart?
If anyone has a wooden stake, please let me know. In the meantime, Happy Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!!!
O-M-G!! That’s hilarious. And I say that with much empathy for you. I would like to be able to help. A wooden stake, you say? With a nice, sharp point? Hmmm…
Now, THAT would be a magical moment…
–Laurie
Here’s what you do:
You ADD to the stuff on their lawn. It will completely blow them away.
Last year I added two inflatable snowmen to my neighbors lawn who already had one up. It lit up and everthing!
I just set them up and plugged them in. I was the main suspect of course, but you could do it pretty anonymously and just enjoy their reactions!!!
Megan:
I can so relate. And sympathize. We’ve got an inflatable pumpkin down the street. At Christmas, the same folks put up a big globe with figures inside. Right next store to our home, we endured a cacophony of decorations ranging from lit up gifts to a manger to icicles hanging from the eaves. Truly over the top. Frankly, I like the wooden stake idea. But I like Steakbellie’s idea even better. Perhaps you can even set up a sound system that plays “it’s a small, small world.”
wow. this really makes me appreciate our heavy handed homeowners association!
the best way to do it would be to add several different lawn ornaments over a few days. (although not every day) That would really freak them out.
Steakbellie, I love it. But I don’t think there’s room with all the other crap they have. Maybe on the roof??? Thanks for the idea!
I dare you to put a pink flamingo in their yard to see if they even notice…I double dare you!
I love how you mention that they are renters – maybe if they spent less money on decorations, they could BUY a house! I hear ya!
Thats a hilarious idea!
In our neighborhood, there was one family that did it up. Big time. They sold their house this summer and I remember thinking that I would NOT miss the flags and signs and decorations. Well guess what? The new family? Cut from the same mold. You would not believe the display they have out now! Yikes.
Thanks Megan! Great post
These people are really taking Disney down. I wonder if the mouse union knows about this.
…renters are bad b/c?
Oh yeah..they have Mickey obsessions….those decorations are over the top – I guess Mickey in a Santa costume or a yamulke would be okay – but a vampire costume?
…damn renters, but I digress….
When we sold our home [which we never decorated while living there] our old neighbors actually called US to complain that we had sold the new home to folks that had the audacity to put pink flamingos in the front yard – O.M.G. – PINK FLAMINGOS? [no I never owned any] but my point – uh – Mick is a temp …giggle…and the flamingos weren’t my fault – I swear….
;D