A sub-directorate of the Bureau of Special Christmas Operations (BOSCO),
Santa's Little Secret Service is an Elvish security agency with the primary mission of ensuring the safety of Santa, Mrs. Claus and other high-value Christmas persons. The Service is separated into
divisions focusing on personal protection, diplomatic protection, intelligence, and Christmas certainty operations.
When not protecting Santa, LSS can found assisting in protection of other high-value, Holiday persons, such as the
Easter Bunny and
Jesus with the help of their unique
Candy Cane weapons.
posted by Brandon Blatcher
on Dec 10, 2011 -
16 comments
This Christmas Eve spare a thought for the Chrildren of Iceland, who will be suffering a traumatising visit from
Kertasníkir, or "Candle Beggar", the thirteenth and final of the strange and somewhat sinister Icelandic Santas, or Yule lads, who are the childre of the ogress
Gryla. Most of them don't seem to care if you've been bad or good - mainly they want to steal your food and wreck stuff.
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posted by Artw
on Dec 24, 2010 -
27 comments
*Santa* is a Concept, not an idea. It's an Emotion, not a feeling. It's both Yesterday and Today. And it's Tomorrow as well. Santa winds infinite Possibilities around finite Limitations to evoke the essence of invention and the Odour of Nostalgia. It has the complexity of Simpleness and the Simplicity of complexitiveness. It begins with the Hiss of Power and ends with the Ah of Surprise. *Santa* is.
posted by creeky
on Dec 16, 2010 -
18 comments
Abandoned in a hat in the middle of a snowdrift as a newborn, rescued by a woodsman and guarded by a lioness, stolen and raised by a wood nymph, instructed in the ways of all the languages of the animals as a child, on the threshold of manhood he visited medieval Europe, feudal Japan, and Arabian markets to learn the inherent evil of humanity. For his insistence on toymaking, he was terrorized and repeatedly captured by a race determined to corrupt young minds, until his immortal protector came out to defend him with a laser-shooting axe which eradicated the malevolent culture. But can that same protector defend his ward's life to the likes of the Commander of the Wind Demons? The Life and Adventures of Santa Clause, a Rankin/Bass production, Part
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5].
posted by Navelgazer
on Dec 7, 2009 -
45 comments
You want me to eat what?!? It's fun to talk about oral sex, but I want to chat about
something else. To see if you have permission,
sign in. Or just add northpole@live.com to your IM. Failing that, see what
Howard has to offer.
posted by gman
on Dec 6, 2007 -
20 comments
Gift to the World (youtube) Tongue firmly in cheek is the modus operandi of the
Sin Destroyers (on mefi previously
here) a band best summed up in this press quote, “If Iron Maiden had attended Catholic school, this would be their garage band”. I’m not sure what series of decisions led to the formation of a parody Christian rock band, but the results are pretty damn funny (and rockin’). Dig on their holiday offering, Gift to the World.
If you’re feeling particularly pious today, you might skip this one. (
via)
posted by pelican
on Dec 21, 2006 -
10 comments
Penguins With Angst is the visual tale of a group of hoodlum penguins who vandalize a grain silo & threaten the life of Santa Claus.
Easter Sacrifice is a photostory of the kidnapping of the Easter Bunny & his eventual decapitation by the Dove of Peace. Both art projects courtesy of
Exclusionary, the online gallery of Jasper Thomas' work.
posted by jonson
on Dec 17, 2006 -
10 comments
When I first saw
it, my jaw hit the floor. After years of thinking I would suffer alone with the memory, I found others who
knew. Along the way, I discovered other
gems... even though my personal tastes were more
epic. When she asked why I loved
them so much, I replied, "Because they are so
ambitious. They try so
hard".
posted by squidfartz
on Sep 22, 2006 -
23 comments
The Real Story of Christmas ...Many who are excitedly preparing for their Christmas celebrations would prefer not knowing about the holiday’s real significance. If they do know the history, they often object that their celebration has nothing to do with the holiday’s monstrous history and meaning. “We are just having fun.”
posted by NorthernSky
on Dec 17, 2005 -
68 comments
Ho Ho Waaaahhhh!! A lot of kids don't like standing in long lines. A lot of kids don't like strangers (especially ones with big fake beards who are laughing dementedly). A lot of kids don't like having their pictures taken. Put them all together, and you've got the nightmare of the Kid's Photo With Santa, some unfortunate results of which are immortalized in the Scared Of Santa Photo Gallery. (Link is to #2, which is my favorite.)
posted by Kat Allison
on Dec 18, 2004 -
56 comments
No Xmas in U.S. this year:
Santa on Fed's "No Fly" list. Okay, that's just "
News" from the website of satiric rockers
Bah and the Humbugs, skewering Xmas since 1985. MP3s of the entirety of this year's CD
Farhenheit 12/25 are available
on the website, or you can buy the CD for $10 and all ten sheckles go to the
UN World Food Programme. More tracks
here, including the "Jolly Roger the Xmas Pirate" series and "Free the Reindeer. " Great stuff for that awkward holiday family get-together, where the music won't offend but the
cool lyrics can keep you chuckling to yourself all night.
posted by Shane
on Dec 17, 2004 -
4 comments
