Be Safe This Holiday Season: Electrical Safety Public Service Announcement

Ever seen a giant Santa on fire? Now you have. This electrical safety warning comes to us all the way from Santa Catarina, Brazil. Remember: despite what your father may have taught you, drinking and Christmas decorating don't mix. "Russ, we checked every bulb, didn't we?" Poor Santa, I can see him now, "HO, HO, HO, MEEERRY CHRISTMAS! HO, HO, HOLY SHIT I'M ON FIRE! ELVES, CODE RED!"

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Giant Santa on Fire [izismile]

Thanks to Zach, who once set a neighbor's Christmas tree on fire because they wouldn't stop caroling.

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