The Little Drummer Boy: Ben the Over-Literal Dermestid Beetle Weighs In

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Dermestid beetle? Or hum-bug? Nah, Ben loves the holiday season as much as anybody, but just because you’re moved by the Christmas spirit, that doesn’t give you license to inflict lifelong hearing damage on a newborn baby. How did a song about mistreating a helpless infant get so popular, anyway?

Drum photo by furclik: http://www.flickr.com/photos/furclik/393061997/
Flickr photos used under the terms of their Creative Commons licenses:
Nativity photo by midiman: http://www.flickr.com/photos/midiman/317537450/
Little drummer boy photo by didbygraham: http://www.flickr.com/photos/didbygraham/2542035803/in/photostream/
Little drummer boy photo by Garrette: http://www.flickr.com/photos/garrette/12008453/
Nativity photo by andrewmalone: http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewmalone/356517447/
Stripper photo by IvanG: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivang/5375800280/
Whiskey photo by br1dotcom: http://www.flickr.com/photos/br1dotcom/6315962287/
Drummer boy photo by Unhindered by Talent: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicmcphee/401202396/
Woot!