I’ve seen dangerous-looking Christmas decorations at the mall before, but at least those looked like…well, Christmas decorations. This spiked ball looks like something you’d find at the end of a mace, or maybe on the end of a chain for some knight to swing around.
Maybe the order called for a “morning star” and someone got confused?
One nice thing about The Nightmare Before Christmas is that it’s good for anytime from October through December!
Spotted in a storefront at the mall while Christmas shopping. Sorry about the image quality, but if you can see past the reflection, it’s a female mannequin with a reindeer’s head, wearing what appears to be a corset, a tutu, full-length gloves and a white beehive (hairstyle).
Gramma got mashed up with a reindeer?
… but it was intended for another company with a similar name. 
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First, some linkblogging…
And then the “fun” started.
# (For the record: Shazam says it was Hilary Duff.)
Southcoast of Borg, originally uploaded by Kelson.
We are South Coast Plaza of Borg. You will be overstimulated!
Seriously, after only 20 minutes at the mall on Saturday, I was already feeling overwhelmed. The children’s choir singing “Holly Jolly Christmas” right outside the first store did not help!
I miss the Ghirardelli shop. It was my favorite way to just retreat from the madness that is South Coast Plaza during the Christmas shopping season and prepare myself for the next hour or two.
Oh, yeah…here’s a better photo of the bridge and the mall segment formerly known as Crystal Court.
I know this is just a blanket disclaimer/warning label left over from the standard rice milk carton…but who would use (even imitation) egg nog as infant formula in the first place?
I half expected to find another warning label saying, “Not to be used for the other use.”
