Elf on the Shelf Returns! It's That Time of Year Again for Parents to Creep Everyone Out While Preparing Their Children to Live in a Festive Police State

With creepy eyes and a tendency to jump out and tattle on you, the Elf on the Shelf has become a beloved holiday tradition. Not everyone is comfortable with this, including a professor who warns that our children will learn to love a future with 1984-like surveillance. Jolly St. Nick is watching you.

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They've Been Preparing All Year for This

via @Pillsbury
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Look at Him, Hiding in a Corner

via @Pokedad453

Plotting.
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Oh No, Now They're Leaving Messages?

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It's like the creepy mirror writing in every horror movie.
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This Year They're Even Checking Your Internet History

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She Probably Poisoned Those Cookies

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They're Masters of Disguise

via Amanda Salinas On FOX 7
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Nowhere is Safe

via Australian Women's Weekly
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They've Even Turned Your Friends Against You

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Pinky swears mean nothing.
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They're Not All Perfect Either

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So why are they so judgmental?
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At Least Someone's Fighting Back

via @GloriaG_06

Although it's a little ironic that Darth Vader has become a rebel against a powerful, bureaucratic empire...
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This Amusing Video May Explain Why Some People Find Them So Creepy

via Laura Pinto