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Reporting from the front lines

Category: Humor
Posted on: December 22, 2006 3:51 PM, by PZ Myers

Every war needs its bold reporters, sharing the news from the front lines…the War on Christmas has Mike Argento.

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The War on Christmas claims a casualty: Santa Claus reported dead

Posted by: quork | December 22, 2006 4:05 PM

The real world in this off subject song by Woodie Guthrie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha2dpuvFPt8&mode=related&search=

Jeez, how things have not changed for the better since the 40's.

Posted by: bernarda | December 22, 2006 4:11 PM

The best comment I've read this year is on Argento's post:

Ahh yes...the holidays! The time of year for fellowship, caring, giving, and a general sense of well-being for all, regardless of race, religion, sex, or creed...in the movies, that is.
For the rest of us, it's clubbing people in the store lines on Black Friday and screeching at hapless clerks because we just HAD to get to Best Buy at 2am. Fighting over the best tree at Ollies. Pretending not to notice the homeless people collecting money on the street corners. Fighting with relatives over insignificant dinner details. And most of all, it's all about the desperate search to find something, anything, TO BE OFFENDED BY! GET OVER IT!!

Posted by: RBH | December 22, 2006 4:50 PM

I've been reading Argento's stuff since his coverage of Dover. He's awesome.

Posted by: Jason M | December 22, 2006 4:54 PM

Teacher gives tough lesson on Santa

A SCHOOL in England has been forced to apologise after a teacher told her nine and 10-year-old students that Santa wasn't real.
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Nine and ten year olds? I think they should be over that phase by now.

Posted by: quork | December 22, 2006 6:02 PM

Yeah, they know by nine--or earlier. My daughter fessed up today that she kept pretending to believe in Santa Claus for awhile because it gave ME such a kick to keep the charade going.

Posted by: Elf Eye | December 22, 2006 6:09 PM

Geoff Nunberg comments on a badly-designed poll that's been getting some press coverage.

Posted by: Vasha | December 23, 2006 1:05 PM