Santa Claus is black

[Guest]

No, not back, black!

(According to my 5-year-old and the picture he just finished coloring.)

Apparently Santa gets black on his clothes from going down the first chimney, then more by going up when he leaves. By the time he finishes with the last house Christmas Eve he is entirely black with soot.

How does he get clean? I wanted to know, and was told that when he gets back home Mrs. Claus makes him take a bath.

My kids are pretty cool.



edited to add - and so is the fully black coloring page of Santa I just put up on the refrigerator!

 

[whispering_surrender]

*deep sigh* Thank you for sharing that Sarah. Kids say the most wonderful things.....and we love them for it. *hug*

Whisper

 

[Boxlicker101]

No, not back, black!

(According to my 5-year-old and the picture he just finished coloring.)

Apparently Santa gets black on his clothes from going down the first chimney, then more by going up when he leaves. By the time he finishes with the last house Christmas Eve he is entirely black with soot.

How does he get clean? I wanted to know, and was told that when he gets back home Mrs. Claus makes him take a bath.

My kids are pretty cool.



edited to add - and so is the fully black coloring page of Santa I just put up on the refrigerator!

This is entirely in keeping with the famous poen, wherein he is described as "And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot". The poem doesn't say but obviously, his face and beard would be equally dirty.

 

[gauchecritic]

When my eldest son was at infant/junior school the local newpaper were interviewing about belief in Santa Clause. The conversation came round to include Santa's wife.

My son had some serious information to impart concerning the name of Father Christmas's wife, which he told them was 'Mary'

Gauche

 

[Guest]

When I was little I didn't even know there was a Mrs. Claus. Hug your kid for me, Sarah.

And a for you,

Perdita

 

[Guest]

Ha ha, Gauche. I can't imagine your Gollum Claus to have a Mrs. Bring back your smoking self soon.

Perdita

 

[dr_mabeuse]

This remeinds me of an old problem that was used in teaching Jewish children wisdom for Talmud study: Two thieves fell down the chimney, one emerged with his face covered in soot. The second, having followed the first, was spotless. They looked at each other, and then one went and washed his face. Which one?













A: the clean one. Only he saw the dirt.

---dr.M.

 

[Guest]

Heavy, Mab. I think the Dalai Lama would appreciate that.

cheers, Perdita

 

[Guest]

Love all your comments -

This has been a pretty stressful holiday season for us. (I suppose it has been for most people this year.)

But it is very nice every so often during the holidays to be reminded about the good stuff.

Our fridge is covered with lots of artwork including our son's totally black Santa picture and some strangely-cut snowflakes our daughter did in school. And lately they are wrapping little everyday items and giving them to us as presents. These are things they are finding around the house, like a hairbrush, or an ornament, or even part of the Nativity set.

I'm glad they are having fun giving things. I know that's so damn sappy - but it's pretty wonderful, too.

 

[Guest]

Sarah, I will think on you Christmas day (believe it). I say, "Spoil the Sarah!"

love, Perdita

 

[pop_54]

Hmmmmmm

Of course you know why Santa has no children don't you?

Well according to our oldest son as relayed to me when he was about 14.

Santa only comes once a year and that's down a freekin chimney.

 

[Guest]

Sarah, I will think on you Christmas day (believe it). I say, "Spoil the Sarah!"

love, Perdita

LOL!

(Don't get my husband started!)

 

[Guest]

Re: Hmmmmmm

Santa only comes once a year and that's down a freekin chimney.

Ho ho ho! Ha ha ha!

This seems an appropriate place to include the item below.

Layoffs hit elves at Arctic Santa Park

Perdita

 

[Vincent E]

Re: Love all your comments -

And lately they are wrapping little everyday items and giving them to us as presents. These are things they are finding around the house, like a hairbrush, or an ornament, or even part of the Nativity set.

Yeah, just wait until you can't find the TV remote. Then i bet you'll think it's real cute.

 

[Guest]

Re: Re: Love all your comments -

Yeah, just wait until you can't find the TV remote. Then i bet you'll think it's real cute.

Aw, Vincenczo, don't be a Grinch.

your fan, Perdita

 

[Guest]

Re: Re: Love all your comments -

Yeah, just wait until you can't find the TV remote. Then i bet you'll think it's real cute.

LOL!

We don't mind the wrapping frenzy, though. Besides, they bring the stuff to us to open right away, so it isn't lost.

I really don't care what they wrap as long as they don't find and wrap any of my - ahem - adult toys!



(truly a scary thought!)

 

[Vincent E]

Re: Re: Re: Love all your comments -

LOL!

We don't mind the wrapping frenzy, though. Besides, they bring the stuff to us to open right away, so it isn't lost.

I really don't care what they wrap as long as they don't find and wrap any of my - ahem - adult toys!



(truly a scary thought!)

Please tell me you don't carelessly keep them in an old shoebox tucked under the bed. Has handgun safety taught us nothing? Lock up everything as if the Feds were coming with a search warrant. It could be quite shocking for a child to find a dildo in a shoebox.

"Arrrrgh, where is the rest of him?"

"Mommy, why do you have a dismembered member under the bed?"

"Mommy, Billy won't let me play with the penis."

"Well it vibrated, so we thought we could use it to make a milkshake. Next thing, there were sparks flying everywhere."

"How come you and daddy never spank us with that paddle?"

"A collar? Ooooh! We're getting a dog for Christmas."

 

[Guest]

Vincenzo, thanks for a series of laughs. Young, handsome and witty - my, my...

baci, Perdita

 

[Vincent E]

Vincenzo, thanks for a series of laughs. Young, handsome and witty - my, my...

baci, Perdita

Well, two out of three ain't bad.

 

[raphy]

Well, two out of three ain't bad.

But the question on everyone's lips is: Which two?

 

[Lovepotion69]

As soon as I read "Santa Claus is black" my mind went to Svenska... Now that could be an interesting story. Svenska sitting on black Santa's lap...

/LP

 

[DevilBoy79]

LOL that is too damn cute, sounds like something my neices would do, hell my brother in law is dark as hell and the one year he signed something my sister and he got me "from the black sants" i couldnt stop laughing when i read it