Who controls Santa Claus?
December 16, 2005 7:10 AM Subscribe
Who controls Santa Claus? Today, corporations and the media hold the reins of holiday mythology. They have control over what a popular mythology is and is not, by means of their large influence. But what power do we, as individuals, have to redefine for ourselves and those around us the idea of who Santa is?
This post was deleted for the following reason: this is why mefi projects exists
OMG, a Santa self-link - have you asked to be banned this Christmas?
JUst for you enlightment, the "Post a Link" page has the following message: "Note: You read the guidelines, right? Because linking to your own site in this space will result in a deletion and your account will be banned.". You probably should have believed it.
posted by nkyad at 7:18 AM on December 16, 2005
JUst for you enlightment, the "Post a Link" page has the following message: "Note: You read the guidelines, right? Because linking to your own site in this space will result in a deletion and your account will be banned.". You probably should have believed it.
posted by nkyad at 7:18 AM on December 16, 2005
Sorry dude, but that looks like a self-link to me...
Perpare to be stomped by the MeFi masses!
posted by Chunder at 7:18 AM on December 16, 2005
Perpare to be stomped by the MeFi masses!
posted by Chunder at 7:18 AM on December 16, 2005
last post?
posted by cosmicbandito at 7:19 AM on December 16, 2005
posted by cosmicbandito at 7:19 AM on December 16, 2005
Well, just for the record, the answer is "Bill O'Reilly."
posted by PlusDistance at 7:21 AM on December 16, 2005
posted by PlusDistance at 7:21 AM on December 16, 2005
And, just for the record, this post was made by a 13k'er. Oh the humanity! Is the shit post storm a contagion?
posted by gsb at 7:23 AM on December 16, 2005
posted by gsb at 7:23 AM on December 16, 2005
Santa updates list.
*jmmcorn - naughty, not nice.*
Checks it twice.
posted by three blind mice at 7:24 AM on December 16, 2005
*jmmcorn - naughty, not nice.*
Checks it twice.
posted by three blind mice at 7:24 AM on December 16, 2005
There's gonna be coal in someone's stocking soon enough.
posted by spicynuts at 7:24 AM on December 16, 2005
posted by spicynuts at 7:24 AM on December 16, 2005
Holy crap, caddis! You owe me a coke. Although to be honest it's a pretty obvious joke.
posted by spicynuts at 7:24 AM on December 16, 2005
posted by spicynuts at 7:24 AM on December 16, 2005
Who controls Santa Claus?
Everyone and no one; Santa's gone open source.
posted by ZenMasterThis at 7:26 AM on December 16, 2005
Everyone and no one; Santa's gone open source.
posted by ZenMasterThis at 7:26 AM on December 16, 2005
geez, everyone knows that christmas is run by a big eastern syndicate.
posted by caffeine_monkey at 7:29 AM on December 16, 2005
posted by caffeine_monkey at 7:29 AM on December 16, 2005
This would fit over in projects.mefi, right? I think this is an awesome project you did, even if all anyone else can talk about is "self link! self link!"
posted by misterioso at 7:30 AM on December 16, 2005
posted by misterioso at 7:30 AM on December 16, 2005
Come on folks, if you want the truth about Santa and Christmas you just have to look...
posted by badlydubbedboy at 7:33 AM on December 16, 2005
posted by badlydubbedboy at 7:33 AM on December 16, 2005
You should have redone this infernal deer and replicated the mount featured in EvilDead. Then broken into Walmart and replaced their standing model with your shrieking abomination.
posted by prostyle at 7:33 AM on December 16, 2005
posted by prostyle at 7:33 AM on December 16, 2005
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posted by jmccorm at 7:12 AM on December 16, 2005