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12.02.2016

Elf on the Shelf - Clark Griswold Christmas VacationReaders Beware:

In case you aren’t familiar with my elf, Reuben, I will give you a quick highlight. He is sassy, a little dirty, and quite offensive. Because of this, if you tend to be someone who is easily offended, I’d say you should think twice before finishing this post. If you’re not easily offended, welcome to Reuben’s world!

If you’d like to catch up with Reuben, you should check this post from last year. You’ll get quickly acquainted with his style and personality. And then you can return to this post to see what Reuben was up to last year. And in case you want to follow along with him this year, I’ll be posting all of his experiences on Instagram, either my personal page or my blog page. He has his own hashtag, clearly, #reubentheelf.

Here are my favorites from last year, in no particular order. Remember, I have warned you.

Elf on the Shelf - We Can Do It!
Reuben standing tall with Feminists everywhere!
Elf on the Shelf - Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Peeping Tom
Reuben may have been escorted from the fashion show for inappropriate behavior!
Elf on the Shelf - Vanity Fair
Reuben wanted to see if he liked being Roberta better than Reuben.
Elf on the Shelf - Hillary Clinton
Hey, if Bill can do it?
Elf on the Shelf - Fight for 15
Fighting for $15 with the Locals
Elf on the Shelf - Donald Trump builds a wall
Building “THE WALL.”
Elf on the Shelf - Tom Brady and DeflateGate
Deflate Gate.
Elf on the Shelf - Is the dress blue or gold?
Is the dress blue or gold?

 

I’d also like to call attention to the fact that clearly Reuben is a psychic. Somehow he knew last Christmas who the two final Presidential candidates would be this year. I always knew there was something special about him.

What’s been your favorite Reuben?

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  1. B says

    12.03.2016 at 12:42 am

    The Ray Rice elevator one, was that not posted? I love Reuben and his genius creator!

    • shauna841505@yahoo.com says

      12.03.2016 at 2:08 pm

      Of course that was not posted!! Hahaha and I think that was two years ago now… 🙂

  2. Kathy Bligh says

    12.03.2016 at 8:26 am

    It’s got to be Clark Griswold!!! Welcome back Reuben!

    • shauna841505@yahoo.com says

      12.03.2016 at 2:10 pm

      Of course! Brendan’s favorite movie!!

  3. Bobbie Beckman says

    12.03.2016 at 10:56 am

    Forgot how sassy he is.

    • shauna841505@yahoo.com says

      12.03.2016 at 2:10 pm

      Oh like you forget!!

  4. Liz says

    12.11.2016 at 7:49 pm

    How?!?!?! Did you make the deflategate set up?!?! I have an elf that desperately needs to copycat Reuben on that one!!!

    • shauna841505@yahoo.com says

      12.12.2016 at 9:38 am

      Hi Liz!! It’s actually pretty easy, I just printed the footballs on a colored printer. Just Google “Deflated Football” and all you need is a needle of some sort! Good luck!! Tag me if you post it so I can see it!

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