10 Christmas Expectations vs. The Reality That We've Come To Accept

10 Christmas Expectations vs. Reality
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If "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" taught us anything, it's that the idea of the perfect Christmas is one hilarious myth, but it's the things that don't go according to plan that are usually the most memorable.

Here are some prime examples of our idyllic expectations, and the reality of what ends up happening around Dec. 25.

1. Decking Out Your House With Intricate Christmas Lights

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REALITY:Getty/Funny Junk

2. Putting The Star On Top Of The Christmas Tree

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REALITY:Getty/Giphy

3. Beautifully Wrapping Gifts In Christmas Paper

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REALITY:Getty/Imgur

4. Taking A Child's Photo On Santa's Lap

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REALITY:Getty/Giphy

5. Snapping A Sexy Holiday Selfie

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REALITY:Getty/Imgur

6. Enjoying A Classy, Professional Office Holiday Party

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REALITY:Getty/Giphy

7. Gathering The Kids For A Classic Group Photo

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REALITY:Getty/Imgur

8. Crafting A D.I.Y. Christmas Stocking

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REALITY:Getty/Imgur

9. Asking Your Husband To "Get Into The Holiday Spirit"

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REALITY:Getty/Funny Junk

10. Remembering The True Meaning Of Christmas

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REALITY:Getty/Imgur

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Christmas FAIL Photos
Simon Cowell Doesn't Need Another Ego Boost(01 of32)
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(credit:<a href="http://failblog.org/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="FAIL Blog" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://failblog.org/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="35" data-vars-position-in-unit="51">FAIL Blog</a>)
Oh, Honey, No.(02 of32)
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In her defense, she's not the only one to conflate the two. (credit:<a href="http://funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/1396444/Santa/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="via Funny Junk" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/1396444/Santa/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="34" data-vars-position-in-unit="50">via Funny Junk</a>)
NSFW X-Mas Decor(03 of32)
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For an extra dollar you can get that voyeuristic toy in the background. (credit:<a href="http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/1407299/Wrong+Christmas+gift/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="via Funny Junk" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/1407299/Wrong+Christmas+gift/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="32" data-vars-position-in-unit="48">via Funny Junk</a>)
But That's Worse Than Coal!(04 of32)
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Maybe go with the jewelry. (credit:<a href="http://i.weirdnutdaily.com/1n" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="WeirdNutDaily" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://i.weirdnutdaily.com/1n" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="31" data-vars-position-in-unit="47">WeirdNutDaily</a>)
Charming Christmas Card(05 of32)
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It's easy to forget sometimes that we don't have a monopoly on eccentric elected officials. Case in point: Mayor Jorge Santini of San Juan, Puerto Rico, who went a little crazy with his official card one year by taking it at the city's Wildlife Museum. Leopards and gazelles and mayors, oh my! (credit:<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/ndrh4/christmas_family_picture_with_a_twist/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="via Reddit" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/ndrh4/christmas_family_picture_with_a_twist/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="30" data-vars-position-in-unit="46">via Reddit</a>)
Sleep In Heavenly Pee?(06 of32)
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Bathroom lines must be out the door. (credit:<a href="http://failblog.org/2010/12/28/epic-fail-photos-christmas-mass-closed-caption-fail/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="via FAILBlog" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://failblog.org/2010/12/28/epic-fail-photos-christmas-mass-closed-caption-fail/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="28" data-vars-position-in-unit="44">via FAILBlog</a>)
Dingle All The Way(07 of32)
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Copyright infringement safely, if not unnecessarily, averted! (credit:<a href="http://failblog.org/2011/12/06/engrish-funny-engrish-funny-dingle-bells-dingle-bells-dingle-all-the-way/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="via Engrish" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://failblog.org/2011/12/06/engrish-funny-engrish-funny-dingle-bells-dingle-bells-dingle-all-the-way/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="27" data-vars-position-in-unit="43">via Engrish</a>)
Judgmental Christmas Lights(08 of32)
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But what are the product disclaimers REALLY trying to tell us? (credit:<a href="http://fails.failblog.org/2011/12/15/epic-fail-christmas-advice-fail/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="via FAILBlog" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://fails.failblog.org/2011/12/15/epic-fail-christmas-advice-fail/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="26" data-vars-position-in-unit="42">via FAILBlog</a>)
This Isn't Halloween(09 of32)
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This guy took Christmas FAILS to the extreme and caused quite a scare among neighbors. No, not the guy hanging from the roof (that's a dummy), the guy who engineered this fake Christmas-light disaster only to be advised by police to take it down because it was freaking people out. (credit:<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/aasni/hanging_christmas_lights_fail_thank_god_for/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Reddit" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/aasni/hanging_christmas_lights_fail_thank_god_for/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="25" data-vars-position-in-unit="41">Reddit</a>)
Lazy Man's Christmas tree(10 of32)
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Even smells the same! (credit:<a href="http://failblog.org/2011/12/10/white-trash-repairs-there-i-fixed-it-much-easier-to-clean-up/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="via There I Fixed It" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://failblog.org/2011/12/10/white-trash-repairs-there-i-fixed-it-much-easier-to-clean-up/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="23" data-vars-position-in-unit="39">via There I Fixed It</a>)
Umm...(11 of32)
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The giant, pooping elf you see to the left is actually a mega-sized version of a popular ornament called a Caganer that's popular in Catalonia and other areas of Spain, Portugal and Italy. (credit:<a href="http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/1296079/Christmas+Cheer/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Funny Junk" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/1296079/Christmas+Cheer/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="22" data-vars-position-in-unit="38">Funny Junk</a>)
Kids, Look Away(12 of32)
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This is just wrong. (credit:<a href="http://failblog.org/2008/10/01/christmas-candle-fail/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="via FAILBlog" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://failblog.org/2008/10/01/christmas-candle-fail/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="20" data-vars-position-in-unit="36">via FAILBlog</a>)
Lonely Couple Christmas Card(13 of32)
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Baby Mac has his mother's eyes. (credit:<a href="http://www.break.com/pictures/ancient-christmas-card671237.html" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="via Break" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.break.com/pictures/ancient-christmas-card671237.html" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="19" data-vars-position-in-unit="35">via Break</a>)
Not The Brightest Way To Advertise Underwear(14 of32)
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Would it be more or less creepy if he were looking at Santa? (credit:<a href="http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/1246428/Creepy+Christmas+Ad/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="via Funny Junk" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/1246428/Creepy+Christmas+Ad/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="18" data-vars-position-in-unit="34">via Funny Junk</a>)
"The Loneliest Ho In The World" For Kids(15 of32)
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We have so many questions. (credit:<a href="http://failblog.org/2011/11/06/epic-fail-photos-christmas-book-fail/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="via FAILBlog" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://failblog.org/2011/11/06/epic-fail-photos-christmas-book-fail/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="17" data-vars-position-in-unit="33">via FAILBlog</a>)
Floating Christmas Tree(16 of32)
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Just when Christmas is perfect BAM! Here comes a devil-may-care bannister out to ruin it all. Nothing a little forceful decorating can't fix, however. (credit:<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/nbz1y/my_dad_set_up_the_christmas_tree/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Reddit" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/nbz1y/my_dad_set_up_the_christmas_tree/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="16" data-vars-position-in-unit="32">Reddit</a>)
Half-Man, Half-Christmas Tree(17 of32)
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Only now does his self-described "inverted Christmas tree" beard truly make sense. (credit:<a href="http://failblog.org/2011/12/12/fashion-fail-poorly-dressed-i-always-suspected-father-christmas-was-a-hipster/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Poorly Dressed" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://failblog.org/2011/12/12/fashion-fail-poorly-dressed-i-always-suspected-father-christmas-was-a-hipster/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="15" data-vars-position-in-unit="31">Poorly Dressed</a>)
Flasher Santa(18 of32)
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That's actually Santa's cousin Ralph Claus. He's the black sheep of the family. (credit:<a href="http://www.break.com/pictures/flasher-santa-1972499" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Break" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.break.com/pictures/flasher-santa-1972499" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="14" data-vars-position-in-unit="30">Break</a>)
"It's Just What I Wanted!"(19 of32)
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Some gifts are unfortunately perfect. (credit:<a href="http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/169620/Redneck+Christmas/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="via Funny Junk" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/169620/Redneck+Christmas/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="13" data-vars-position-in-unit="29">via Funny Junk</a>)
Not So Festive Stockings(20 of32)
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A fun game is to think of other naughty things you could spell. (credit:<a href="http://memeblock.com/post/36952727851/http-memeblock-com" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Meme Block" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://memeblock.com/post/36952727851/http-memeblock-com" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="12" data-vars-position-in-unit="28">Meme Block</a>)
These Candles Really Need Cherries Under Them(21 of32)
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This feels like a first draft. (credit:<a href="http://imgur.com/FGWGB" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Reddit" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://imgur.com/FGWGB" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="11" data-vars-position-in-unit="27">Reddit</a>)
Just Throw Them Up There(22 of32)
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Take that, neighbors who wasted hundreds of lights and hours of manpower creating dubstep-synced light displays. (credit:<a href="http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/117495/Lazy+Christmas+Lights/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Funny Junk" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/117495/Lazy+Christmas+Lights/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="10" data-vars-position-in-unit="26">Funny Junk</a>)
Christmas Day, Like Thanksgiving, Changes Every Year(23 of32)
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Will it be closed both days? (credit:<a href="http://cheezburger.com/5605005824" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Fail Blog" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://cheezburger.com/5605005824" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="9" data-vars-position-in-unit="25">Fail Blog</a>)
Santa Farting(24 of32)
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We really hope he's just lighting that fire. (credit:<a href="http://www.inquisitr.com/48193/early-christmas-fail/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Inquistr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.inquisitr.com/48193/early-christmas-fail/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="8" data-vars-position-in-unit="24">Inquistr</a>)
If Santa Won't Give You What You Want...(25 of32)
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Then you have to take it to the streets. (credit:<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/14dthx/all_i_want_for_christmas_is_you_actual_billboard/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Reddit" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/14dthx/all_i_want_for_christmas_is_you_actual_billboard/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="7" data-vars-position-in-unit="23">Reddit</a>)
Every Part Of The House Does Not Need To Be Festive(26 of32)
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(credit:<a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/picture/6660336/santa-themed-toilet-seat" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="College Humor" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.collegehumor.com/picture/6660336/santa-themed-toilet-seat" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="6" data-vars-position-in-unit="22">College Humor</a>)
Manscape The Halls(27 of32)
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There are some other less-desirable places on a dude's body where he could manscape a Christmas tree, so we're glad he chose this one. (credit:<a href="http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/3021769/Now+THIS+is+christmas+spirit/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="via Funny Junk" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/3021769/Now+THIS+is+christmas+spirit/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="5" data-vars-position-in-unit="21">via Funny Junk</a>)
A Festive Christmas Cake(28 of32)
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Those eyes! (credit:<a href="http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2011/12/21/santa-auditions.html" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Cake Wrecks" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2011/12/21/santa-auditions.html" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="4" data-vars-position-in-unit="20">Cake Wrecks</a>)
Santa, Teach Me How To Write(29 of32)
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(credit:<a href="http://www.englishfailblog.com/2008/12/19/more-holiday-fail/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="English Fail Blog" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.englishfailblog.com/2008/12/19/more-holiday-fail/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="3" data-vars-position-in-unit="19">English Fail Blog</a>)
What About Mrs. Claus?(30 of32)
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Is she the Morton Salt girl all grown up? (credit:<a href="http://cheezburger.com/4244316672" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Fail Blog" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://cheezburger.com/4244316672" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="2" data-vars-position-in-unit="18">Fail Blog</a>)
Santa Candy Holder(31 of32)
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At least, we think it's a candy holder. (credit:<a href="http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/photos/wildly-inappropriate-christmas-decorations" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Smosh" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/photos/wildly-inappropriate-christmas-decorations" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="1" data-vars-position-in-unit="17">Smosh</a>)
Santa Sez What?(32 of32)
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Some things are best left unsaid. (credit:<a href="http://cheezburger.com/4285735424" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Fail Blog" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5e69c749e4b0ba0fe2133035" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://cheezburger.com/4285735424" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="0" data-vars-position-in-unit="16">Fail Blog</a>)