S is for Santa

I was listening to NPR yesterday....
one of the voices on the radio said...
"what if Santa wasn't real?"
to which I thought...."Santa isn't real?!"
Before anyone worries that dr.vodka is having some issues dealing with reality, I was playing along...acting foolish.

Anyway, the story was about people who dress up as Santa and hit the streets to protest how commercialize Christmas has become. These "Santas" were gathering at a diner in California before heading out into the city. Apparently there were 200 Santas....there was Panties Santa (in fishnets, i think).....Lobster Santa ....Elvis Santa (who pulled up in a jaguar). 200 of them got on public transportation....hit some businesses....chanted "Ho Ho Ho" as they strolled down the streets...(the chants eventually turned into "Santa Santa Santa")

I started thinking I wouldn't mind joining these Santas as they ate at Hooters and headed to other destinations in the city. One of the Santas explained the rules:
1) wear a Santa suit
2) be nice to any children
3) be rude to any adult

The good thing about these Santas was they weren't committing any crimes.....not stealing from stores....not flashing women. But I did read an article of some Bad Santas who were committing crimes. There is also a Santa worm that can infect computers via instant messaging software.

But what caught my eye in the e-article was this paragraph:

A British agency recently issued a code of conduct to root out substandard Santas. “Santa is a magical and cuddly man, not a fat, smelly slob,” said James Lovell of the Ministry of Fun agency in London. “He must not smell of drink or body odor.”

Ministry of Fun agency........maybe i'm working in the wrong field.