Our infamous Woody the Christmas Tree has become an international story over the past few weeks. He made his grand debut on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon last week along with a brief appearance on CNN and an invite to the Drew Barrymore Show.
Yes, things are looking up for our face in the tree, but let’s be honest – they’re not looking to praise his innovation. These shows are all citing him as a creepy mall gag. So it got us thinking, what else is creepy around here? We’re sure there’s a few major candidates to unseat Woody. Here’s what we’ve come up with:
#5 – Deflated Christmas inflatables
Seriously Haligonians, keep them inflated!!! This is a major unspoken problem in the HRM. We know why it happens. Having them inflated means more money into Nova Scotia Power’s pockets, but nothing makes a house sadder, decreases neighbourhood morale and just makes people think you’re creepy than having deflated lawn ornaments in the holiday season. Be better people with lawn ornaments, be better.
#4 – Late Night Sports Watchers
Because we live in the best spot on earth, we need to suffer when it comes to watching sports. Double that for sports happening on the West Coast. Thursday, Sunday and Monday Night Football games start at 9:30 or 10, hockey games dropping the puck at 11 – it’s pretty rough. If you think it’s rough for you though, just think about how creepy it is for your spouse who comes out at 2am to take a leak only to find you glued to the TV in the dark.
#3 – The Dingle
from @halitecture Happy Thanksgiving from the Dingle Tower, Sir Sanford Fleming Park, Halifax. #fb pic.twitter.com/MGkUF1KxNB
— Halifax info and traffic releases (@haligonia) October 14, 2019
It was recently brought to this author’s attention that we have a tower that looks like a male appendage and is actually called The Dingle. Is it beautiful? Yes. Is the view from it spectacular? Of course. Is it a tad creepy? We’re leaning with…yes.
#2 – The amount of time people spend at Tim’s
Seriously, finish your coffee and be on your way! It’s a Tim’s. Not a living room. We’ve honestly seen people sit inside or outside a Tim’s for hours on end around here. It doesn’t make any sense. Not to mention, if out of towners knew that we do this, you know what they’d call it? Creepy. Extremely creepy. Go home people!
#1 – Our passion for putting faces on things
Paul Jerry / CC
Woody is just the tip of the iceberg friends, we all remember Theodore Tugboat. Now now, hold on a sec. We’re not chirping the tug, he’s an adorable little guy. Clearly, whoever designed the face of the boat was not the person drawing up the face of the tree. Our fascination with that “Everything needs a face” mentality is certainly a creepy quality though.
Just want to say, aside from ALL of the above though, we as a people aren’t creepy whatsoever. We are the greatest people on earth. Fact.
Keep rocking Halifax. We love you!
Did we miss any creepy things around town? Throw them in the comments below, shoot us a text or give us a call anytime at 902-496-0105.
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