Woman Accidentally Bakes Elf on the Shelf

Elf on the Shelf is accidentally left in the oven (Photo: Pep Rally Marketing)

(Photo: Pep Rally Marketing)

Warning: Elf on the Shelf spoiler! Do not share this story with young children!

There have been various reports of an injured or destroyed Elf on the Shelf throughout the years. Careless parents have hidden Elves too close to hot light bulbs, dropped them in the toilet, chewed up by the family pet, and many other gruesome mishaps too disturbing to describe. However, this one takes the cake, or at least it appears that's what the Elf was trying to do based on where he was found.

Hull Daily Mail reported that a woman who wishes to remain anonymous shared that she baked her Elf on the Shelf in the oven. The woman was insistent that it was entirely accidental, and she was just trying to preserve the mystery and lure of the Elf on the Shelf for her children.

She explained that they had their Elf on the Shelf "Elfis" for 5 years, and he arrived this year on December 1st with a broken leg. She blamed the injury on the kids for leaving their toys out and said he tripped and broke his leg. However, Doc McStuffins administered medical care and fixed him up by putting a cast on him.

The note told the kids that he was on strict bedrest orders and couldn’t move from his spot for 14 days. One day more than two weeks later, the kids noticed that it had been longer than 14 days and he hadn’t moved so, "when they weren’t looking I grabbed him off the kitchen counter and quickly tossed him in the oven until I could move him later and not raise any suspicion." She continued, "Today the kids wanted leftover pasta for lunch and Gray (her son) likes it when I bake leftover pasta because he says it tastes better so that’s exactly what I did. I preheated the oven and started cleaning the kitchen. About 4 minutes later I started to smell something really funky and that’s when all h*ll broke loose and I broke my son’s heart."

Not sure if Doc McStuffins can fix this one.

New Jersey Is In The Top 10 Of The Smartest States In The U.S.

Yes, New Jersey we are really that smart! According to a study conducted by PennStakes, the Garden State ranks in the top 10 of the most intelligent states in the U.S.

The gambling site concluded that New Jersey is amongst the top 10 by "creating an index that considered six key factors, with each factor weighted according to its importance and influence."

The factors are as follows:

With a weighted score out of 30:

With a weighted score out of 20:

The combined score for both factors is out of 40.

With a weighted score out of 10:

The combined score for all three is out of 30.

The site then combined the scores to provide a final score out of 100. The higher the score, the smarter the state.

Take a look at where New Jersey ranks and the rest of the top 10 smartest states below: