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Put a Hook On It
This year’s holiday challenge.
“Anything can be a Christmas ornament if you put a little hook on it.” — Kurt Vonnegut
Okay, I don’t think this was anything Kurt Vonnegut ever said or was ever likely to have said. I don’t know who said it originally as I came across the quote on an Instagram picture of some sign in an unnamed store.
I’m just curious if when someone searches for “Kurt Vonnegut quotes” on Google that this comes up. He’s one of those folks who is often misquoted and I can be a bit of a gremlin at times.
That said, I like the idea that anything can be a Christmas ornament. I’m not a huge decorating kind of guy. I tend to take part more for my wife and child’s sake than my own. Still, here are some things which could be Christmas ornaments if you put a hook on them, but probably shouldn’t:
- Cigarette lighter
- Condom (used or unused)
- Electric bill
- Leftovers
- CVS receipt
- A body (living or dead)
- Similes (metaphors are okay)
- Social network passwords
- Cauliflower
- A full-sized, live Christmas tree (we’re past postmodernism)
