Here is something that will lift your spirits with a fluffy thwack to the face this holiday season.
Brendan Edwards is a firefighter in Boston. But when winter rolls around, he ditches the uniform and dons an elf costume and wreaks havoc on the streets in the most jovial way.
According to his Instagram page, Edwards is also a father and has a penchant for making people laugh by challenging random pedestrians to pillow fights — as Buddy the Elf.
Here is a sampling from Ewards' Facebook page of his riotous encounters with willing participants.
Unsuspecting city folk are surprised by a spontaneous duel. And most of them are totally up to the challenge.
Let the feathers fly.
Brendan Edwards/Facebook
@ABC LoL!! How fun 😁It’s nice to see theses kind of stories and people having fun. So refreshing.— jennyrae (@jennyrae)1544325485.0
@ABC Oh it’s on like Donkey Kong! 🤣😁— Tyler Petersen (@Tyler Petersen)1544325239.0
Buddy does not discriminate when it comes to his opponents. All ages are welcome to knock this elf to the ground.
Brendan Edwards/Facebook
Brendan Edwards/Facebook
@ABC Ha! Love the woman with gray hair. She’s like “Here, hold this while I throw a beat down on this elf” 😆— shane 🏳️🌈 🌊 (@shane 🏳️🌈 🌊)1544443824.0
"Hey Boston. It's your very own pillow-fighting elf. Find us in the city today, maybe even surprise us with your own pillow," he challenged followers on Instagram.
And with a gleam in his eye, he said, "I know I'm gonna bring a surprise of my own."
Turns out he brought along a partner in crime to fight alongside him: his girlfriend, "Jovie," for twice the fun.
"Buddy" the pillow fighting elf is back at it and he's brought "Jovie" as backup. https://t.co/DF5jqWEoBd— WTHR.com (@WTHR.com)1544472236.0
People are delighted with this mischievous sprite forcing everyone to get in touch with their inner child.
@ABC Priceless..everyone remembers what to do..instantly— James Williams (@James Williams)1544325030.0
@ABC It’s not a pillow fight until feathers fly! https://t.co/SD0gn1WGMJ— Judy Schear (@Judy Schear)1544476398.0
@ABC This is what the season is all about! Spread love and make someone happy.— Pope dogg macintosh (@Pope dogg macintosh)1544333073.0
@ABC Hilarious, that's just to funny. He sure made alot of people smile and laugh.— TRUMP ARMY EATO (@TRUMP ARMY EATO)1544414773.0
When it comes to tensions the country has experienced of late, this fireman is definitely putting out fires on and off the clock this holiday season.
I try my best to follow the law. And Lord knows how well I'm doing. There are so many obscure laws for ridiculous things, yet, scamming people of their life savings is a free pass. I'm confused... apparently, so are many others...
Save a Life
drag race drugs GIFGiphy"Hiking up prices of life saving medications. (Insulin, epi-pens, etc.)".
The Hands of Time
"Advertisement like "anti-aging" is absolutely preposterous."
"I would love to see a massive class action lawsuit against any skincare that proposes "anti-aging". Watch a judge rule in the plaintiff's favor citing that the products did not actually turn back time."
Credit
"Your credit score goes down because you cancelled a credit card."
"You want to have multiple lines of credit that you're responsible with, preferably for a long period of time, because it proves you're a reliable borrower. If you have no debt, it's almost like you've not established credit at all. Your score goes up the more lines of credit you have. It's bonkers. Someone more financially literate than me could probably explain better, though."
- isocleat
The Devil
Kate Mckinnon Snl GIF by Saturday Night LiveGiphy"Hi, I'm X. We're trying to reach you regarding your car's extended warranty."
- Mtt76812
I'm at the end of my tether with these car warranty calls. I swear to God... nevermind. And advertisements needs to be more regulated. That is a start at better fixing justice.
Extra $$$
Happy Credit Card GIF by HollyoaksGiphy"Convenience fees for online ticket purchases. Why am I getting charged for saving on paper, ink, and everyone's time?"
You're Cancelled
"Companies making it really difficult to cancel things. Especially subscriptions. I think the process to subscribe to something to should be exactly the same as the process to cancel it. I'm looking at you spotify."
"Gyms in general. before they started popping up everywhere I was a member at LA fitness."
"Well I moved 2hrs away from the closest one and they wanted me to come in person to cancel, then they wanted me to send in a damn letter. I can signup online, why can't I cancel online?"
- Rektw
No muss, no fuss.
"Printer ink being ridiculously expensive for no reason."
"Buy a laser printer. Here's my oft-told tale of woe: School got out so my kids no longer had homework to print. A month or so later we needed to print a document. Our Kodak injket printer not only refused to print but said we needed to buy a new ($90) print head because the old one had gummed up, because we'd gone too long without printing."
"I went to the local office supply store and bought a Brother laser printer. It scans, it copies, it uses wifi, and most importantly it just works.About twice a year when we need to print something I go and get it out of my garage and bring it into the house, set it on the kitchen counter, plug it in, and print to it."
"It works great - even remembers my wifi settings (SSID and password) from the previous time. No muss, no fuss. If I really want to print something in color I'll use Kinkos. Turns out I literally never need to print in color."
Child Currency
"Using children to monetize your social media channels."
"It's honestly sad that their parents force them to be the face of their social media accounts, since the children will never have a normal childhood due to their fame."
Bot Thieves
Theatre GIF by StubHubGiphy"Bots buying tickets and up-charging the crap out of the price."
- pgh613
Those ticket thieves need to be taken down. No Broadway show is worth $1000! Don't fall for it kids. That mess needs to be cleaned up. There is actual crime happening to the naked eye. Let's focus there.
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