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| "Santa does not exist"; ...UK school tells children | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 20 2006, 08:16 AM (353 Views) | |
| The 89th Key | Dec 20 2006, 08:16 AM Post #1 |
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http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article...kids/article.do |
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| John D'Oh | Dec 20 2006, 08:21 AM Post #2 |
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MAMIL
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My son figured it out all by himself and he's only 5. For his next trick, he's going to speak to the church elders and set them straight on a few things. |
| What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket? | |
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| ***musical princess*** | Dec 20 2006, 08:23 AM Post #3 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Like father like son. x |
| x Caroline x | |
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| George K | Dec 20 2006, 08:57 AM Post #4 |
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Finally
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Was this him? Santa Hat-Wearing Bus Driver Allowed to Keep Job. A Santa hat-wearing school bus driver on Long Island, N.Y., has won the right to keep wearing his festive headgear, Newsday reported. Kenneth Mott, who keeps a long, white beard, almost lost his job after a parent called the bus management to complain. Mott, who has worn the red and white hat every Christmas since he started with the Bauman & Sons bus company five years ago, was ordered to stop wearing the hat because a child didn't believe in Santa Claus and was bothered by the hat. "I said, 'What, are you kidding me?'" Mott recalled. "I thought it was a big joke," Newsday reported. However, after Mott told other parents he might be fired for wearing the hat, supervisors changed their stance and said he could continue to wear the hat.
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| sue | Dec 20 2006, 09:02 AM Post #5 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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What a misery-guts.:crazy: Poor kid. |
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| AlbertaCrude | Dec 20 2006, 09:08 AM Post #6 |
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Bull-Carp
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No wonder some kids hate school and teachers. |
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| John D'Oh | Dec 20 2006, 09:35 AM Post #7 |
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MAMIL
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We're actually more than a little worried that he's going to be the kid that tells everybody else. Sometimes, fat, dumb and happy is better. Anyway, back to my chips. |
| What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket? | |
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| QuirtEvans | Dec 20 2006, 09:42 AM Post #8 |
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I Owe It All To John D'Oh
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One of the parents in my kids' third grade class is desperately worried about that, too. But they're already telling each other about sex, so Santa is the least of our problems. |
| It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010. | |
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| ***musical princess*** | Dec 20 2006, 09:43 AM Post #9 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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How old are you in third grade? x |
| x Caroline x | |
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| John D'Oh | Dec 20 2006, 09:44 AM Post #10 |
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MAMIL
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Tying together this thread, and the one about those cork-suckers* at Disney. Santa is apparently considered a 'Disney character'.
*cork-sucker: Someone who likes wine so much they need to get every available drop.
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| What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket? | |
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| The 89th Key | Dec 20 2006, 10:02 AM Post #11 |
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Usually around 8 years old. In fact, 3rd grade was the best 4 years of my life! |
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| Mark | Dec 20 2006, 10:51 AM Post #12 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Whaddya mean there's no Santa???
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| sue | Dec 20 2006, 01:21 PM Post #13 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Aaaaaarrrrrrrrggggghhhhhhh!!!!
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| Riley | Dec 20 2006, 01:25 PM Post #14 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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They must all be playing a mean joke on us, Mark. Of course there is a santa clause! Not cool, guys.
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| Riley | Dec 20 2006, 01:27 PM Post #15 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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:lol: |
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| Riley | Dec 20 2006, 01:33 PM Post #16 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Okay, just read 89th's article. It says "Students, some as young as nine" I didn't think nine-year-olds would still believe in Santa?? |
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| Piano*Dad | Dec 20 2006, 01:38 PM Post #17 |
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Bull-Carp
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Mine certainly didn't.
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| dolmansaxlil | Dec 20 2006, 02:25 PM Post #18 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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In grade one, our kids write letters to Santa with the help of my grade 7 and 8s. We do a huge thing before about how these kids still believe, and the grade 7 and 8s take it VERY seriously. Then, once the letters are "mailed", my kids get copies and write back as Santa's elves. We talk about what kinds of things to say to make sure they don't let the cat out of the bag. We do it on fancy stationary and use special seals to seal the letters closed, and put them in a huge decorated envelope addressed from the North Pole. We even get the huge envelope of letters postmarked so it looked authentic. My kids love being part of the Santa game, and the grade ones are so excited to get their mail from Santa. We have so much fun with it that I can't imagine doing anything to destroy that! |
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| Improviso | Dec 20 2006, 04:26 PM Post #19 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Watching a small childs eyes light up on Christmas morning as they catch their first glimpse of the booty under the tree from Santa has always been the best part of Christmas for me as an adult. Why anyone would want to destroy the magic of that time in a childs life is beyond me. They have all their lifes to deal with the reality of life, why take the fantasy and magic of that time away? I wanted my children to experience the magic as long as possible. And when it was gone, I was truly disappointed. But... now there's grandkids.
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