Undead Yuletide
Last Saturday my six-year-old asked me about the relationship between St. Nicholas and Santa Claus. I said, too quickly, that they were the same person. My son then informed that he learned in school that St. Nick died a long time ago. As I contemplated my options at this conversational juncture, he asked matter-of-factly, "Is Santa a zombie?"
It took every shred of self-restraint not to run with that.
Then, Sunday we encountered the same problem as last year: too many Clauses around to suspend disbelief. I maintain that you cannot call someone who dresses like Santa "Santa's Helper." That's just silly -- and it is what elves are anyway. Either you say it is Santa Claus or you say it is someone dressed like Santa Claus. Or now ... that it is one of Santa's dead relatives back from the grave. Now quit being naughty or he'll feast on your brains!
Posted on December 18, 2007 to the category called The Darnedest Things .
