Fortunately not his year.
It came out a bit longer than I planned- Sorry
Santa's going to be away this year, so this tale goes back a few years.
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My nan had an elderly neighbour/friend called Lily. One crimbo she and my nan ganged up on me with the most horrendous pressies ever. From my nan I got a pink and brown striped kipper tie circa 1970. Lily, however, got the proverbial biscuit.
Inside the stunningly thin wrapping of a plastic bag was a shirt. Not so bad you might think.
"It's one of my dead husbands" was the chilling message that came with the shirt.
Ok. Well I thought it couldn't get any worse BUT... Opening the bag revealed a pink shirt with rather wide collars. The pink had obviously faded a bit but that wasn't even the worst of it. Her husband must have been a 'small person'. Now I'm a six footer and I reckon he could have given me a blow job if he stood on tip toes.
The astute among you will see where this is going-
"Ooh, why don't you try them on?" My nan said
"Oh yes, go on" my sister's reply- never one to miss this sort of opportunity.

I tried. I really tried. But no amount of squeezing would get the top three buttons done up, the sleeves barely going past my elbows gave me the look of a ventriloquist's dummy about to take off. Coupled with the tie (which fortunately hid most of the shirt) the look was complete.
Behind the barely contained evil gleeful snigger from my sisters came those immortal lines,
"Oh yes dear, you look really smart"
All that was needed was the obligatory kiss from Lily,* who, wiping her eyes, said
"You look just like him."
I really hope he hadn't died in it.

*I only mention this because her lips were thinner than the human hair, so lipstick was applied to half her face to replicate the lipped look. At least my blushing cheeks took it in their stride.
( Blind Meach Cautiously optimistic, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 13:27, 3 replies)

Creepy...
... funny... but creepy... cliiiii-ccccckkkkk!!!
( SpankyHanky, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 13:30, closed)

This dead guy
Didn't die of embarrassment did he?
(libman, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 14:01, closed)

I've no idea!
He was long gone by the time I was given it.

Looked better on me anyway I'm sure.
( Blind Meach Cautiously optimistic, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 14:30, closed)