Comments on: The darker side of Christmas...

The darker side of Christmas...

Citizen Premier — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 20:04:32 -0800

Who travels with St. Nicholas? Most of us didn't learn about Krampus in elementary school, but apparently Santa Claus doesn't just rely on positive reinforcement. Gather the kiddies around and teach them about the "Christmas Devil."

By: KirTakat

KirTakat — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 20:10:48 -0800

Huh, and I thought Krampus was made up for this comic

By: papakwanz

papakwanz — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 20:13:46 -0800

Oh man, If I ever have kids...

By: Protocols of the Elders of Awesome

Protocols of the Elders of Awesome — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 21:03:36 -0800

This year I'm going to be celebrating the winter solstice. I'm just going to delay it by 4 days and call it Christmas, to promote social integration.

By: blasdelf

blasdelf — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 21:52:56 -0800

He was the star of last year's Venture Brothers Christmas Special. He ends up violently dry-humping Dr. Venture to much funny.

By: gramschmidt

gramschmidt — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 22:58:08 -0800

Whenever compelled to exchange gifts in December, I use home-printed Krampus wrapping paper. I think I used this image last year. Works nicely for a June birthday, too. Or a September wedding shower.

By: brujita

brujita — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 23:23:33 -0800

Will Ben & Jerry's create a flavor for him? They did for Festivus. ;-p

By: quite unimportant

quite unimportant — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 02:11:56 -0800

Oh, did I forget to mention the fucking? In exactly two weeks, I'm driving aimlessly around Eastern Europe (Starting in Amsterdam, NYE in Istanbul, early January in Milan, and wherever in between) as part of my annual "Let's go someplace I've never been for two weeks and see what happens" trip. And if I have to wear a Krampus mask to take the pants off a nubile Eastern European gal, then god dammit that's what I have to do.

By: psychomedia

psychomedia — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 02:21:16 -0800

The only informative page linked in this FPP is the rotten.com page. The story told, however, is a not quite accurate and it even starts out dead wrong. I suppose to many, the story behind Nikolaus and Krampus with their Krampuskränzchen and Krampuslauf, etc, is secondary - it's more the adrenaline boosting sting from that cow tail reaching for your bones as the masked stranger in goat fur, claws and horns rambling gibberish while whipping the living daylights out of you, that's appealing.

By: psychomedia

psychomedia — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 02:27:37 -0800

And if I have to wear a Krampus mask to take the pants off a nubile Eastern European gal. (damnit. I LOLed.) 1) It will cost you a couple of grand - and that's for the mask alone. 2) It's been some time since the sweet smell of sweat and goat attracted, uhm, any woman I suppose.

By: rocketpup

rocketpup — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 04:08:17 -0800

Of course, why bother trying to attract a woman when in Salzberg the mask apparently gives you a license to beat and/or abduct?

By: Citizen Premier

Citizen Premier — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 06:32:51 -0800

Wow. I've got to go to Salzburg. That's twenty times better than halloween. And I'm not sure how wrong or right "Christmas information" can be. Tradition evolves. As I've heard it, the Krampus tradition probably originally evolved from the practice of putting on masks to scare away demons.

By: washburn

washburn — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 17:41:28 -0800

Wow. Best post evvvr. I had no clue.