You haven't forgotten the story of the fruitcake, have you? We haven't gotten a holiday fruitcake since the fruitcake tradition died with my grandfather. Oh, my father sends out canned cheese every year (really, in a can, and it's good), and my uncle sends nuts (and it's just not Christmas without Uncle Phil's nuts), but fruitcake has gone the way of all things.
Not too long ago, though, I was flipping through the Archie McPhee catalog, and came across this:
The thought crossed my mind that I could step into my grandfather's shoes and send a "fruitcake" to everyone on that side of my family. But I restrained myself.
Anyway, if I had sent it, would I then have to send one every year? Or could I just send a postcard, "don't forget to blow up your fruitcake!"? Gosh, life is complicated.
22 December 2008
The Fruitcake, Redux
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They're only $6.95. Go ahead. You know you wanna....
That is hysterical! Going to have to remember that for next year's Secret Santa at work.
I'll take the doll. If he's holding a piece of "fruit" that is okay too.
Seriously, though, whats wrong with fruitcake?
Archie McPhee has some good stuff.
Well, it's either that or Chia pets, right?
Ugh!
That's hilarious. My mom loves the fruitcake that they sell in the grocery store. I usually buy her one, but she's out of the country and won't be back for a couple of months. Although I guess the fruitcake probably wouldn't go bad.
HA! I love it! (At first I thought BOOM blow it up! And then I actually read the ad which I thought was a recipe. D'oh!)
They would probably rather get this than a real fruitcake.
I don't know about send, but the closed box once a year science experiment may even keep your grandchildren occupied, you know....
I am robably one of the only people in the world who actually likes fruitcake.
Seriously.
Not so sure about canned cheese though.
Happy and merry!
It's festive. It's traditional. It's inedible-I must have one!
OMG! LOVE IT!
Next year, someone on my list is gettin that bad boy!
An inflatable fruitcake. I have truly seen everything now.
Does anyone eat fruitcake? Fruitcake scares me.
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