Illuminated Jesus, Manger Stolen From Woman's Front Yard (WAR ON XMAS)!!11

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MADISON, Wis. -- Dorothy Rodefeld, known around town as the "light lady" because of her elaborate outdoor Christmas display, woke up to find an illuminated Jesus had gone missing.

"They pulled the light right out of Jesus," Rodefeld said.

Rodefeld has mounted ornate Christmas displays at her 1861 farmhouse for the last seven years -- ever since her husband died. She spends much of the summer in her machine shed, checking the display bulbs and wiring.

"That's my enjoyment," she said. "That's how I spend my time."

Last year, Rodefeld racked up $125 in electricity costs lighting her display, which she keeps on from Thanksgiving to the first week in January, between 4:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.

The theft of the Jesus, and a wooden manger he was resting in, hit Rodefeld hard.

Her grandson built the manger from wood the family salvaged from a granary that had once been part of the family's original homestead.

"That's the one thing they took that really meant something to me," she said.

Rodefeld said she knew something was wrong Friday morning when she noticed Santa Claus was lying down in the snow.

http://www.wftv.com/irresistible/5467504/detail.html

Um, wow.

I can see her point about the family homestead, but still, wow. I don't think I would leave something of such sentimental value on the front lawn for December.

Probably a childish prank. Still, I find those garrish displays to be pretty tasteless.

Santa and his sleigh, right next to the manger scene!

:woohoo:

:eyes:

Fits his M.O.

Doesn't he have a copyright or patent on light anyway?

:silly:

Must be the season.

:shrug:

From a few weeks ago. Still makes me laugh out loud.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=4194452