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Originally Posted by LWJ

My wife and I had a big talk on this last night. We have three kids - all who currently believe.

We were at the company Christmas party last night and there was talk about people who wanted Christmas to be all about Jesus of all things! They take this to the point of telling their poor kids that Santa is not real.

BIG MISTAKE.

Santa is the myth of infinite possibility. Kids can ask Santa for anything because it is magic and the elves make it. Therefore, my boy can ask for a X28-thc Robot Missle command that he knows his folks will never be able to or agree with buying. Translate forward, America is a place where we are able to see that we can (occasionally) achieve fantastic things. The myth of infinite possibility allows us to not be limited by structure, but only limited by our imagination.

Mind you I came up with this after a few glasses o' wine last night, but I like it.

Santa is the American dream personified.

Larry

My kids have always known that Santa was real, real and still dead.

Saint Nicholas (Greek: Άγιος Νικόλαος , Agios ["saint"] Nikolaos ["victory of the people"]) (270 - 7 December 346) is the common name for Nicholas of Myra, a saint and Bishop of Myra (Demre, in Lycia, part of modern-day Turkey). Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nicholas the Wonderworker. He had a reputation for secret gift-giving, such as putting coins in the shoes of those who left them out for him, and thus became the model for Santa Claus, whose English name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas. His reputation evolved among the faithful, as is common for early Christian saints.[2] In 1087, his relics were furtively translated to Bari, in southeastern Italy; for this reason, he is also known as, Nicholas of Bari.

I generally recommend heavy thinking after a few drams of an Islay single malt whisky.