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Santa Claus is coming to town

23 December, 2008
Posted in: Princess

Some days ago – The disadvantages of trying to always tell your children the truth about everything
Her: Daddy why is Santa Claus so called?

Him: Well, you know Saint Nicolas?

Her (impatiently): Yes.

Him: You know in Dutch he’s called Sinterklaas.

Her (more impatiently): Yes.

Him: Well when Dutch people moved to America, all the other Americans liked the sound of Sinterklaas but they couldn’t say it properly so they called him Santa Claus.

Her: So Santa Claus is really Saint Nicolas.

Him: Yes.

Her: And he’s a saint?

Him: Yes.

Her: What did he do?

Him: Saint Nicholas Myra, Saint Nicholas of Bari, pawnbrokers, balls down the chimney etc. etc.

Her: But this was all a long time ago?

Him: Yes, yes.

Her (to me): Is Santa Claus dead then?

Me: No, no, absolutely not.

Her: He came back from the dead then?

Me (rashly): Yes, yes, absolutely.

Her: But I thought Jesus was the only person who came back from the dead.

Me: And Santa Claus.

This evening – showing promise for a future legal career.
Her: Why does no one ever see Santa Claus?

Me: Because that’s the rule.

Her: If we went to a different judge, could we change the rule?

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  1. geepeemum says

    23 December, 2008 at 19:21

    They do sound really terribly similar……
    By the way I discovered a comment from you today that my computer had spammed for some reason. It was about your father not prescribing antibiotics… I will bear it in mind and be sure to explain immunity to my children as they grown up 😉
    Merry Christmas.

  2. Jack Dalton says

    24 December, 2008 at 15:18

    Changing the rules is impossible. Everyone knows that. But you can always vote again…

  3. BroLo says

    25 December, 2008 at 17:38

    Hmmm, Santa Claus coming back from the dead. I’d be very interested in reading your catechism, once you’ve finished re-writing it.

  4. cha0tic says

    27 December, 2008 at 17:59

    If I ever get in trouble with the law can I give the name Princess waffle as my lawyer?

  5. Jo says

    2 January, 2009 at 09:39

    Well done for not saying “gosh look, it’s bedtime” halfway through the conversation!!

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