Sick of Santa?

[welsh]

Try anti-santa

For surely if the world exists in opposites,

for every black there is white,
for good there is evil
for matter there is anti-matter...

then there must be an anti-Santa.

Consider Donald Westlake's Nackles-

Donald E. Westlake's "Nackles" does not directly involve Santa except that the title beast (Nackles) is "to Santa what Satan is to God, what Ahriman is to Ahura Mazda, what the North Wind is to the South Wind. Nackles is the new Evil." The story is memorable, including about a page of philosophizing on the nature of Santa as a god that could be expanded into its own book: "He certainly seems like a god. Consider: He is omniscient; he knows every action of every child, for good or evil. ... He is superhuman, or at least non-human, though conceived of as having human shape. He is aided by a corps of assistants who do not have completely human shapes. He rewards Good and punishes Evil. And, most important, he is believed in utterly by several million people, most of them under the age of ten. Is there any qualification for godhood that Santa Claus does not possess?"

This story was turned into a screenplay by Harlan Ellison, for Twilight ZOne, but the episode was canned, apparently because they thought the idea of a Santa that doesn't like bigots was too "political."

 

[Jebus]

I'm sick of Santa.

Considering Santa is a rip-off of Sinterklaas - a guy that brings presents on the 6th of december - it's absolutely stupid that the 'commerce' here in Belgium is using him for Xmas too. HEY, marketers, idiots - IT'S THE SAME FUCKING GUY!

As if it isn't enough that they imported such stupid holidays like Halloween, Mother's day, etc. etc.; they've re-used the same guy to knock money out of parents pockets TWICE in the same fucking month. It's just stupid. If I ever use Santa on MY kids, you can shoot me.

 

[John Uskglass]

If I ever use Santa on MY kids, you can shoot me.

I plan on shooting you before you have kids anyway.

 

[DirtyDreamDesigner]

You can say what you like about Santa but he's still better than Sphyncterass...

 

[Jarno Mikkola]

If I ever use Santa on MY kids, you can shoot me.

Are you sure that your kids don't shoot you, cause there won't be no Santa. And every one else will get one.

 

[Jebus]

Yeah well, my kids won't be weak-spined consumerists like the rest of you wussies.

JUST WAIT AND SEE