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| 32. I just saw him at The Mall. What are you going on about? |
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He was there with Rudolph and the elves.
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| -Why do so many people think it’s OK to lie about Santa Claus? |
raccoon |
Nov-17-11 03:02 PM |
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Yay! |
redqueen |
Nov-17-11 03:04 PM |
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I'm with you, redqueen! |
CTyankee |
Nov-17-11 03:08 PM |
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(sigh) Why can't kids just have dreams and fantasies instead of being shoved into reality so soon |
DainBramaged |
Nov-17-11 03:05 PM |
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Yes! |
emilyg |
Nov-17-11 11:09 PM |
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Oh great, let's start up the "War on Christmas" meme again. (nt) |
JaneQPublic |
Nov-17-11 03:05 PM |
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Someone starts it every year Like clockwork.. |
demosincebirth |
Nov-17-11 03:49 PM |
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I don't think any kid really ever believes in Santa. I didn't |
Mojambo |
Nov-17-11 03:05 PM |
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You're wrong. I did, totally. So did my younger siblings. |
pnwmom |
Nov-17-11 03:07 PM |
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I agree ~ Santa rocks. I really believe(d). My mom acted as though she believed until the day she |
poverlay |
Nov-17-11 03:42 PM |
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Same here. My mom's explanation: |
trof |
Nov-17-11 06:34 PM |
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Same here. I pulled the beard off a department store Santa when I was two |
Warpy |
Nov-17-11 03:07 PM |
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I Know I Didn't |
RobinA |
Nov-18-11 03:11 PM |
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Corporation people? Or people people? |
RUMMYisFROSTED |
Nov-17-11 03:05 PM |
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What evidence do you have that Santa Claus does not exist? |
jberryhill |
Nov-17-11 03:06 PM |
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+1 |
redqueen |
Nov-17-11 03:06 PM |
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You can't prove a negative. If you assert that he exists, the burden of proof is on you. nt |
raccoon |
Nov-17-11 03:07 PM |
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I do not assert that he exists |
jberryhill |
Nov-17-11 03:10 PM |
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same goes for jesus.......nt |
bowens43 |
Nov-17-11 03:07 PM |
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FFS |
NeedleCast |
Nov-17-11 03:09 PM |
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Do you mean the fact that he exists or the fact that he uses elvish slave labor to make his toys? |
ET Awful |
Nov-17-11 03:12 PM |
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They were recruited from China and have better working conditions than those who make Apple products |
Incitatus |
Nov-17-11 03:14 PM |
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Yeah, I Mean |
RobinA |
Nov-18-11 03:15 PM |
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What will they say when the North Pole finally melts? |
Incitatus |
Nov-17-11 03:12 PM |
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They'll have to relocate him to Antarctica or the Moon. |
MilesColtrane |
Nov-18-11 11:48 AM |
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I did for my kids what my mom did for us, |
SheilaT |
Nov-17-11 03:14 PM |
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.. |
abelenkpe |
Nov-17-11 03:16 PM |
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What are you trying to say? There was a Santa, but physics got in the way. |
HopeHoops |
Nov-17-11 03:17 PM |
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No doubt written by a phyisicist with nothing better to do. |
Manifestor_of_Light |
Nov-17-11 03:20 PM |
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Or just insomnia. The calculations are rather simple, but it would take a while, even with a.... |
HopeHoops |
Nov-17-11 04:29 PM |
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I've never seen that. thanks for posting. nt |
raccoon |
Nov-17-11 03:25 PM |
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My doubts about Santa were confirmed on 12/24/1962 at approx. 9:30 p.m. |
catbyte |
Nov-17-11 03:28 PM |
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I have 3 daughters. The oldest two both got to "play Santa" when they realized the truth. |
HopeHoops |
Nov-17-11 04:31 PM |
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Maybe his sleigh is pulled by neutrino reindeer? |
MilesColtrane |
Nov-18-11 11:51 AM |
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Love does not exist for some ........ does that mean it does not exist?? |
Angry Dragon |
Nov-17-11 03:20 PM |
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No, it just got smashed by g-force. |
HopeHoops |
Nov-17-11 04:34 PM |
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With you. |
elleng |
Nov-17-11 03:21 PM |
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Better to be safe -- raise your kids as atheists. |
eppur_se_muova |
Nov-17-11 03:35 PM |
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It's pretty hard to do that unless you're isolating your kids |
Major Nikon |
Nov-17-11 04:05 PM |
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My atheist child believes in Santa Claus. nt |
msanthrope |
Nov-18-11 10:31 AM |
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Wow, Christmas creep. Usually this argument waits until after Thanksgiving! |
jobycom |
Nov-17-11 03:41 PM |
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Santa Claus is fun |
Lunabelle |
Nov-17-11 03:42 PM |
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It prepares people for the unfair shitstorm of life |
Book Lover |
Nov-17-11 03:42 PM |
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And because someone has to post it... |
jobycom |
Nov-17-11 03:45 PM |
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Thanks for the reminder! |
pnwmom |
Nov-17-11 05:11 PM |
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I have always loved this. |
redwitch |
Nov-17-11 05:48 PM |
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I just saw him at The Mall. What are you going on about? |
Tuesday Afternoon |
Nov-17-11 03:47 PM |
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I used that argument on myself until I was eight. |
truedelphi |
Nov-22-11 02:11 PM |
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Because magic is a state of mind. There are ways to do it that can be very affirming. |
nolabear |
Nov-17-11 03:54 PM |
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Yeah, part of it is a rite of passage |
cemaphonic |
Nov-17-11 05:32 PM |
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I am an atheist.. |
WillParkinson |
Nov-18-11 12:34 PM |
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Happy holidays, elf. |
truedelphi |
Nov-22-11 02:12 PM |
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Stop trying to tell me there is no Santa Clause |
liberal N proud |
Nov-17-11 03:57 PM |
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I fail to see the problem. |
Bladian |
Nov-17-11 04:13 PM |
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I'm with you - I'm not a fan of telling false stories to children and claiming them as true |
slay |
Nov-17-11 05:16 PM |
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Good question... I am quite sure he gets ticked off |
whistler162 |
Nov-17-11 05:31 PM |
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Good question... I am quite sure he gets ticked off |
whistler162 |
Nov-17-11 05:31 PM |
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Hi, Raccoon! I don't think everyone does. In my family, we knew it really was our father and we... |
freshwest |
Nov-17-11 06:24 PM |
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Thanks for the good and well thought out response. nt |
raccoon |
Nov-18-11 07:48 AM |
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Thanks for yours, I thought I'd wasted my time. Thanks for the thread. |
freshwest |
Nov-18-11 10:22 AM |
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This ^ |
WillParkinson |
Nov-18-11 12:36 PM |
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is it mid-November already? |
fishwax |
Nov-17-11 06:53 PM |
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Santa... |
MiddleFingerMom |
Nov-17-11 11:15 PM |
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Sorry to burst your bubble, MFM. nt |
raccoon |
Nov-18-11 07:49 AM |
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FLASHBACK. Macy's ... 1995 |
PassingFair |
Nov-18-11 08:10 AM |
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*snort!* If you made that up you did a great job. I'm gonna steal it. |
nolabear |
Nov-18-11 11:21 AM |
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Can't make this crap up....my kids INSISTED on the truth, the whole truth and nothing but! |
PassingFair |
Nov-18-11 11:29 AM |
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When I found out there was no Santa it shook me up so bad... |
WillParkinson |
Nov-18-11 11:23 AM |
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So, you're freshly shaved today? |
bigwillq |
Nov-18-11 11:33 AM |
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I shaved yesterday, thank you... |
WillParkinson |
Nov-18-11 12:32 PM |
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Who Knows, and Why Is It OK To Insist There's a Sky Daddy Floating Around? |
we can do it |
Nov-18-11 12:25 PM |
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Santa Claus shot a man in Reno just to watch him die. |
Deep13 |
Nov-18-11 12:35 PM |
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You mean that Santa isn't real? |
mysuzuki2 |
Nov-18-11 12:39 PM |
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it didn't hurt me when I found out he wasn't real |
charlie and algernon |
Nov-18-11 12:53 PM |
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Santa kinda backfired on my fundamentalist mother. |
iris27 |
Nov-18-11 01:25 PM |
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At this young age, Santa is being presented as a dude |
Dastard Stepchild |
Nov-19-11 03:24 AM |
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Same reason I protected my kid from hearing about wars, murders and all kinds of BS |
nini |
Nov-19-11 08:26 PM |
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I never felt lied to, but have always wondered about this |
treestar |
Nov-19-11 08:38 PM |
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To me, it's all about the wonder of innocence of childhood |
mvd |
Nov-22-11 03:22 PM |
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At about 4 years old, |
wildeyed |
Nov-22-11 04:38 PM |
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