Did someone burn down Fox News' Christmas tree? Yes, they did. But people don't understand why.

[Tommy Carcetti]

It's because the other side of the Christmas tree looked like thi--



OH MY GOD, KILL IT!!! KILL IT WITH FIRE!!! KILL IT IMMEDIATELY BEFORE ITS DEMONIC IMAGE BURNS INTO OUR COLLECTIVE MEMORY!!!!!! SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, PLEASE KILL IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

[msongs]

1. turn out it was a fake tree, not a real one. just like fox news nt

[frogmarch]

2. Who or what was the face

supposed to be? Santa? An elf? One of the three wise men? Baby Jesus?

[Tommy Carcetti]

3. His name is Malcolm.

He is the King of Christmas.

We must feed him.

We must feed him gravel.

Or else he becomes angry...

[CANADIANBEAVER69]

5. Christmas gnome n/t

[DBoon]

15. something from HP Lovecraft's subconcious

[bucolic_frolic]

4. It's their war on Christmas for sure. /nt

[Dr. Strange]

6. Nobody does Christmas like Black Mirror!

[Tommy Carcetti]

11. You better believe it.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

7. To my surprise, this is for real.

Hat tip, Google image search

MIC MAC MALL

WOODY THE TALKING CHRISTMAS TREE RETURNS
NOV 19 - DEC 23

Mic Mac Mall is thrilled to conFIRm Woody the Talking Christmas Tree has returned to the mall. The iconic tree captured the imaginations of maritimers for generations, and his departure fifteen years ago left a tree-sized hole in the hearts of many.

ID and Proof of Vaccination required for children 12 and older and must be accompanied by an adult.

Woody the Talking Christmas Tree Hours:

Now until December 23, 2021.

December
Monday to Friday: 10am to 1pm & 4pm to 7pm
Saturday: 10am to 7pm
Sunday: 12pm to 5pm

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21 MIC MAC BOULEVARD, DARTMOUTH, NS B3A 4N3

https://twitter.com/woodyxmastree

[brooklynite]

8. What does this post have to do with the Fox News arson incident?

[Tommy Carcetti]

9. It's a joke. nt

[brooklynite]

10. And why is arson funny?

[Tommy Carcetti]

12. IT'S A JOKE.

Of course no one is actually condoning arson, even if it's Fox News' shitty Christmas tree.

But no one was hurt so we can joke about it.

[brooklynite]

13. And I'm waiting for someone to explain what's funny about it.

Rather than a stand alone comment; you chose to link to the arson attack.

[Tommy Carcetti]

14. Someone burns down the tree, you see.

And everyone assumes it's some sort of anti-Fox statement, or who knows, maybe some shitty Reichstag type self-sabotage, or whatever.

But it turns out that the person burned down the tree because the other side of it--for the attempts of humor, not in real life, you see--actually had this hellish nightmare fuel face to it (which--for the record--was a picture of a real tree in Canada).

Thus the "Kill it with fire" joke.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/kill-it-with-fire

So it's situational irony. Get it?

[ret5hd]

16. Don't worry about it...

someone is just a little cranky tonight.

[brooklynite]

17. Dangerous crimes have a tendency to do that for me.

[Torchlight]

18. Bob Newhart had a great routine pretending to be an arsonist.

But maybe his humor is too buttoned-down to be funny to everyone.

[brooklynite]

19. Did he do this bit after a fire had occurred?

Some people don’t understand how really crowded midtown Manhattan is during the holiday season.

[Torchlight]

20. Given a fire happens once every 23 seconds in the US, I'd guess yes.