Washington Thieves Steal Replica Of The Leg Lamp From ‘A Christmas Story’

A pair of thieves in Washington state stole a replica of the leg lamp from 'A Christmas Story.' Hopefully they're extra fragile with it.

It happened at a plumbing supply store in Marysville, Washington. Now, Larry's Plumbing is hoping to get the leg lamp replica back. Of course it all seems like a joke but it's all too real for them. Thankfully, that's all that was taken during the break-in but what a strange thing to steal!

It sounds like Eric Klemp, who owns the store, is a big fan of the movie. You can't blame him! It's a classic full of great scenes. When he bought the store he wanted to create a holiday window and no holiday window is complete without the famous leg lamp from 'A Christmas Story.' Eric tells My Northwest, "I can remember that as a kid going to the mall with my parents, every store--Bon Marche, JC Penny's, Fredrick and Nelson's had a display window. And I wanted one too and being a fan of 'A Christmas Story' the first thing I said was, 'We're buying a leg lamp.'" This is no ordinary replica. It's reportedly going to cost $3,000 to replace! He says he already bought a new one and he's not letting the thieves win.

Marysville WA Police say a window of the plumbing store in the 1600 block of Grove Street was broken into around 5:30am and that's when the leg lamp was stolen. It stands 45 inches tall and it's glorious and a major award!

Anyone with information on who could have stolen the leg lamp is asked to call 425-743-4940. Larry's Plumbing took to Instagram to say, "Now that we are the joke of Marysville...in all seriousness we were robbed this morning. Apparently these couple of wonderful people wanted our leg lamp more than we did. They decided to break our big window and snatch the lamp!! We are absolutely grateful that's all they took. If anyone happens to recognize these hoodlums (in the video) please contact us." They went on to thank the Marysville PD for their quick response and for securing their store. Be on the lookout for the Grinch who stole the leg lamp!

'Tis the season for Christmas movies, but what makes a Christmas movie a "Christmas movie?" Does it have to take place on Christmas? Must Christmas be the primary theme? Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?

It's a question that seems to be as old as the holiday itself. Everyone has an opinion, and we could be closer to an answer than ever before.

In determining what makes a Christmas movie a "Christmas movie," Yahoo! UK came up with a two-question litmus test. To try to determine if a movie is indeed a Christmas movie, they say you have to first ask "does watching the film at any other time of year feel weird? If no, then it's not a Christmas movie."

Then, they suggest you ask, "if you take Christmas out of the movie, does it still make sense? If yes, then it's not a Christmas movie."

I think those are fair criteria. It's not a Christmas movie if you can watch it during the summer and have no issue. If it has the same feel in August as it does on Christmas, it shouldn't be a Christmas movie.

Likewise, I feel like Christmas has to be the primary theme of the movie. If you can remove Christmas from the plot and it still makes sense it shouldn't be considered a Christmas movie.

So, given these characteristics I feel like Die Hard would not be considered a Christmas movie. Despite the movie taking place on Christmas, you can watch the movie all year long. It doesn't have to be exclusively tied to Christmas. To me, it doesn't pass the litmus test.

In a new poll, 26% of people said that Die Hard is a Christmas movie. 50% of people surveyed said it is not. Then, 23% say they "aren't sure."

Die Hard isn't the only movie that we question if it's a Christmas movie or not. Some of the best movies of all-time could fall into this vague area. Here are five other movies that are debatable Christmas movies, just like Die Hard.

You can't think about Mean Girls without thinking of the Jingle Bell Rock performance. They're all in their Santa outfits. However, Christmas isn't a big enough theme in the movie.

Harry Potter works great year round. It's a Christmas movie, it's a Halloween movie, due to all the feasts it's even a Thanksgiving movie. However, because of all these factors I don't think it's really a Christmas movie. Still great, though.

A lot of the movie happens on Christmas Eve. It's a big part of the movie. However, no way can we consider it a Christmas movie.

It was originally marketed as a Christmas movie for kids. However, because it's so different from the others it's hard to call it a Christmas movie. Does it pass the test in your opinion?

Pretty much the entire movie takes place during the Christmas season. It's tied very closely to Christmas. It could actually be a Christmas movie, if you think about it.

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