Dad becomes real-life Elf on the Shelf

In an effort to one-up friends, Joe Wynberg is posing as the Elf on the Shelf in bemusing places. Megan Wynberg/Facebook

It started harmlessly enough.

The first image of Wynberg dressed as an elf sitting atop the family fridge was posted Nov. 30. Since then, he has hung from the roof, under the Christmas tree and, most recently, been duct-taped to a wall.

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"I don't think we were planning to all 24 days at first, but now we're kind of forced to," Joe Wynberg said to Buzzfeed.