Christmas is just round the corner, and the festive spirit has gripped some more than others.
Such as the two people in Singapore who decided to dress up as the Grinch and a Christmas tree to stage a brawl.
The setting? A deserted carpark rooftop.
People in the comments section pointed out that the carpark in question appeared to be in Bukit Batok.
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The fight
A TikTok video posted on Dec. 19 captured the incident from a higher vantage point via an adjacent building.
The scene jumped straight into the action, with a lone person dressed as a Christmas tree tottering around the empty parking lots.
Then, someone dressed as the Grinch in a Santa Claus outfit came charging out of nowhere.
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After executing a jumping punch on the tree, the Grinch delivered blow upon merciless blow on the Christmas icon.
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He also smacked its butt a couple of times.
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Here, it appeared that the tree's fight-or-flight response kicked in and it chose the latter.
Probably because its hands were too short to retaliate anyway.
It saw an opening and made to flee clumsily on its tiny feet.
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The Grinch stumbled a bit, but eventually caught up with the tree. However, here the video cuts off abruptly.
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The tree's eventual fate remains uncertain.
People found it funny
The fight was dubbed an "epic battle" by one commenter.
Another noted the perfect timing that two birds had when flying across the scene.
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Comment on video
Many viewers found joy in the hate-fuelled performance.
Comments on the TikTok video
Grinch lore
The Grinch is a fictional character created by Dr. Seuss.
He is best known for being green and being pissed at Christmas.
In the 1957 book "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!", the ill-tempered Grinch lives in isolation and is rumoured to have a heart "two sizes too small".
Gif from "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!"
But the misanthropic villain is misunderstood in a manner similar to that of the Joker.
Having suffered a history of bullying and driven out of his hometown, Whoville, the creature turned evil and set out to take revenge on the townsfolk by stealing their Christmas presents.
He discovers, however, that the holidays mean more than material things, as he finds the Whoville citizens still happy and singing together on Christmas morning.
The classic tale has seen some makeovers over the years, but many will recall the original live-action adaptation starring Jim Carrey with fondness and nostalgia.
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