The War On Christmas

Christmas in Leeds 2009

It was the worst of times in America, bloody body parts strewn in the streets, half-eaten sandwiches rapidly growing mold, and reruns. It was cold; steam formed and rose from the fresher corpses. It was the new “typical” Midwestern Christmas. It was just ten years ago! A wave of paranoia accompanied by the brutal sub-zero polar vortex winds swept through the streets, packed with last minute holiday shoppers, who bravely sidestepped all the decomposing flesh lying on the street like so much dog manure.

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“A Quiet Tear For A Rocket Man [Una Lagrima Quieta Para Un Hombre Cohete] by ELTON JOHN Vs. HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS

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To say my Spanish is atrocious is like saying the President of the United States, Trump, is greedy, in that there is a definite shred of truth, yet unnecessary to state out loud. Redundancy, as in a waste of breath just to hear the sound of your own stupid voice. 2017 is finally coming to a close, and it is safe to say that history will look back at this time, and pinpoint the exact time America gave up the right to use the word dignity.

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Stan’s Soapbox: Yes Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus!

In September 1897, Virginia O’Hanlon wrote the following letter:

Dear Editor,

I am 8 years old. Some of my friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see in the Sun, it’s so.” Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus?

Virginia O’Hanlon

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Stan Lee, Marvel Editor-In-Chief and blowhard 1975.

In 1975, the letter found it’s way to Stan Lee, the editor of Marvel Comics.

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It’s A Wonderful Life, Mr. Potter

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He could have led a more extravagant life if he really wanted to, but Mr. Potter was a miser through and through. His motto was simple: in order to retain wealth, one must retain wealth. You keep it, you horde it, because you never know what will come along. Finally, that opportunity of a lifetime came along. After months of nickel and dime-ing with shady Nazi businessmen, Mr. Potter acquired a pill that would allow him to live forever.

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