Noticed on Roger Ailes....Evidently there's a big trend in upside-down Christmas trees...
The centerpiece of holiday decorating is more often being inverted _ hung from the ceiling or mounted bottom-up on the wall _ by those looking to save space, more prominently display pricey ornaments or simply distinguish their Christmas tree from so many millions of others.
Upscale retailer Hammacher Schlemmer sold out of its $599.95 pre-lit inverted tree, a 7-foot evergreen that rises from a weighted base, before the end of October. Online tree seller ChristmasTreeForMe.com has sold out of two of its four upside-down models. Tree importer Roman Inc. sold out, too.
"This has turned into a worldwide deal," said Bill Quinn, owner of Dallas-based ChristmasTreeForMe.
Odd as it may sound, the trend may have originated long ago. Legend has it that a seventh-century English monk went to Germany and used the triangular shape of the fir tree to explain the Christian belief in a Holy Trinity. Converts came to revere the fir and by the 12th century, the story goes, it was being hung from ceilings at Christmas.
Should we be taking the fact that someone actually thought this was a good idea as proof that the problem of drug addiction in America is getting worse?
ReplyDeleteEither that or there's a lot of lead in the water supply.
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