Klassy

The New York Times generally does a good job with their slideshows, so when I saw one under the heading "Tasteful Giving," I decided to take a look. Sure enough, I was confronted with beautifully shot images of high-end muddlers and funky cocktail napkins, and then when I clicked on image 16 of 28, I got...um....well, THIS:









My first thought was: what's so tasteful about an ornament in the shape of Mr. Hankey? And then, after I read the accompanying blurb, I wondered: what's so tasteful about an ornament in the shape of a tater? Granted, Samwise and Frodo would love it, and if you were the senator of Idaho, this gift would be perfectly appropriate. But I can only imagine what my brother would say if I wrapped up this bad boy and handed it to him on Christmas morning. It would probably go something like this:

"Ummmmm. Thanks?"