Post Christmas Anachronist Dioramas

Some over-baptized, Lord-praising maniac decided it would be a devoutly good idea to buy my nephew a Playmobil Nativity Scene for Christmas. Now, although it may very well be called a Playmobil, I defy any child to actually 'play' with this artifact. Let's face it, besides the three wise men and the smelly shepherds arriving at the virgin birth zone, the characters don't really do anything. They simply stand around and worship the holy infant all through the drearily silent night. In other words, the Playmobil Nativity Scene is an extremely tedious toy whose only redeeming feature is a vaguely amusing plastic camel.
Fortunately, and predictably, it wasn't long before my nephew's other gifts began to invade the sancity of the manger. At noon, a casual examination of the already forgotten Nativity Scene revealed a rubberized Tyrannosaurus Rex standing over to the upturned crib, and a scurvy dog from the Playmobil Pirate Ship apparently about to engage the Playmobil Mary in, well, whatever pirates get up to when they encounter an unprotected female. Where were Joseph, assorted shepherds and the Three Kings of Orient? They were busy manning the walls of the Lego medieval castle while it was fired upon by the Playmobil Pirate Ship, before that keeled over after being side swiped by a flashing Transformer.
"Oh grow up," my sister said to me.

Comments

[Dick]

Major & challenging revisions to scripture are implied by these realignments. Makes the whole Da Vinci Code controversy look like a fart in a thunderstorm.

[Mia Wolff]

I love it--I remember all those guys--except the nativity ones--maybe that wasn't out when my son was the playmobile age
the elastic mind
its great

[american fez]

Dick - I believe the Da Vinci Code might make more sense in Legos.

Mia - If your son didn't have the Nativity PlayMobil he certainly didn't miss anything! Plastic Vikings are far more interesting than plastic Jesus