‘Story’ lamp gets a leg up

Fans of the 1983 film “A Christmas Story” will recall the scene in which little Ralphie’s dad is overjoyed upon receiving a floor lamp resembling a woman’s stockinged leg. While his family looks on in horror, the patriarch frees the tawdry tchotchke from its shipping crate and solemnly declares it a masterpiece.

Now you can horrify your family -- or, possibly, delight those who revere the holiday classic. A company called Red Rider Leg Lamps is selling replicas of the movie lamp.

For $129.99, not including shipping, Red Rider will send you a 45-inch glowing gam, covered in sexy fishnet and perched on a black stiletto, the affair capped by a fringed shade (www.redriderleglamps.com).

Tasteless? Indisputably. But the perfect gift for the right person? Also indisputably. The lamps can even come in a wood crate marked “FRAGILE” -- the word that tripped up Ralphie’s excited father. (“Hmmm. ‘Fra-jee-lay.’ Must be Italian....”)