Re: Santa Claus WAS: meanings not in english

On Mon, May 12, 2003 at 02:13:02AM -0700, Joe Fatula wrote:
> From: "Steg Belsky" <draqonfayir@...>
> Subject: Re: Re:       meanings not in english
>
>
> > Maybe it's just because i'm not part of the Santa Claus culture, but i've
> > never understood how telling a kid that an imaginary person gives them
> > presents (when it's really their friends and family), having them believe
> > that for a while and then telling them that you've been lying all along
> > is supposed to be beneficial.
>
> I wonder how many people participate in (what is to me the quite ridiculous)
> Santa Claus thing, and to what degree.  I know that at least my family
> thinks it's stupid.
I am a devout Christian, and so is my family. None of us participate in
the santa claus thing.


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