Costumes: The Perfect Gift for Children

I got a new camera as an anniversary present, and you know what that means--- even more photo funny!  I carry it everywhere with me now, which I'm sure does wonders for my ability to live in the moment and enjoy life.  Actually, I have to say that searching for the funny for this blog DOES make life alot more entertaining.

First stop:  freaky costume store.  There is this weird store by where we used to live in Santa Monica....they sell costumes, which is all fine and dandy, but I'm not sure this is an industry that warrants a year-long storefront which continually has this sign in the window:

Every time I walk by there, I go "Hmmm....really?  What children are they talking about?"  Are these children from Olde Tymes, when it was just good fun to put on the outfit of your favorite rapscallion and run around the yard? Because I have to say, I know some kids, and none of them are wearing costumes on a regular basis.  One year, we got our friend's son a fireman outfit, and I think he's worn it twice (if I'm not mistaken, once was on HALLOWEEN).

They also have this tiny mannequin in the window, which makes me wonder-- who dresses their kid up like Vampire Kelly Osborne, Halloween or not?  I thought little girls dressed up like fairy princesses for Halloween, right?

Continuing on the theme of "weird costumes," this next photo comes to you from the BABY STORE next door to the costume place, where Stephan looked into the window and screamed at this display. 

I'm not sure what they were going for with this-- are they trying to get you to dress your kids up like Hannibal Lecter?  Maybe to put them in a straight-jacket to feed them?  I'm not saying I disagree with this concept-- I'm just surprised that they've gone so far as to actually implement this  in the window of a baby store.  Also, what's with the little wig?   Did they mean for the baby mannequin to look like Shirley Maclaine after a bad trip to the other side?  Why give a mannequin baby a bad combover?  Help a mannequin baby out! 


This one should really be a candidate for Oddee's "Misplaced Signs" category.  Simply outstanding. See.... you didn't even know Barry Manlilow had gone into a new genre, did you?

Comments

[Sarah Moffett]

Baby store display. Wow. Hannibal Rising Redux. American capitalism has taken an interesting turn...