Christmas
Hanging ‘Satan Claus’
December 1980: The members of the Truth Tabernacle Church in Burlington, NC tried Santa Claus. The charges included "child abuse by urging parents to buy liquor instead of clothing," "lying and saying he is Saint Nicholas," "causing churches to practice Baal religion unknowingly," and "causing ministers to lie about Christ's birthday."They found Santa — or 'Satan Claus' as they called him — guilty on all charges and hanged him in effigy.
Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer - Dec 19, 1980
Posted By: Alex - Thu Dec 23, 2021 -
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Category: Religion, 1980s, Christmas
Captain Santa Claus and His Reindeer Space Patrol
Never heard this one till yesterday.The singer's Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Dec 17, 2021 -
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Category: Animals, Fads, Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy, Television, 1950s, Christmas
The Living Christmas Tree
Alex and I will be making an announcement soon, about where all WU-vies can meet up to form such a seasonal tribute. Bring your own robe.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 15, 2021 -
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Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Holidays, Christmas, Human Marvels, Twentieth Century
How to eat your Christmas tree
Artisan baker Julia Georgallis recently came out with a book that promises to tell you How To Eat Your Christmas Tree.
Amazon Link
That sounds like an interesting challenge. Unfortunately, as far as I can tell, the book doesn't tell you how to eat the entire tree. Instead, it's mostly about using the needles and bark in recipes.
But some searching on YouTube produced a video that delves into how to eat the entire tree. The catch is that to do so you'll need to pulp the wood and transform it into cellulose powder. Which is probably beyond the means of most people. But the video notes that cellulose powder derived from spruce trees is in many products, including parmesan cheese, pasta sauce, and ice cream. So almost everyone has eaten (highly processed) Christmas trees already.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Jan 15, 2021 -
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Category: Food, Cookbooks, Christmas
Santa Claus sues Santa Claus
The dispute began in 1935 between two toy and candy companies, both based in the town of Santa Claus, Indiana. On one side there was Santa Claus, Inc. On the other side was Santa Claus of Santa Claus, Inc. The former alleged that the latter shouldn't have chosen such a similar name.In response, Santa Claus of Santa Claus, Inc. charged that its rival illegally put up a 25-foot, 20-ton Santa statue on land leased to Santa Claus of Santa Claus, Inc.
The lawsuit, Santa Claus, Inc. v. Santa Claus of Santa Claus, Inc., eventually made its way up to the Indiana Supreme Court.
As far as I can tell, Santa Claus of Santa Claus, Inc. won the fight. But either way you look at it, Santa Claus won.
Muncie Evening Press - Dec 30, 1935
Posted By: Alex - Fri Dec 25, 2020 -
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Category: Lawsuits, 1930s, Christmas
Nativity with Santa and Rudolph
In 2009, Marion Davis of Randallstown, Maryland got a design patent for this "Nativity scene decoration including Santa Claus and Rudolph".But why stop with Santa and Rudolph? She could have added Frosty the Snowman and the Coca-Cola polar bears for even more holiday cheer.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Dec 24, 2020 -
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Category: Patents, Christmas
Cannibal Sandwiches
In what has apparently become an annual ritual, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services has warned Wisconsinites that 'cannibal sandwiches' (aka raw beef or tartare sandwiches) pose a health risk, and that it's really better to cook the meat first.Somehow I've gone my entire life without knowing that there was such a thing as cannibal sandwiches — let alone that they're considered a Christmas tradition in Wisconsin.
The traditional recipe for a cannibal sandwich is raw ground beef spread open-faced on rye bread. Salt and pepper the meat. Then add a few raw onions. Some people like a dash of Worcestershire on the meat. The sandwich should be served very cold. And it's common to have it with a beer.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Dec 15, 2020 -
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Category: Food, Christmas
Follies of the Madmen #482
A kind of housewife voodoo.
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 10, 2020 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Appliances, 1950s, Christmas
Don’t Do It Santa!
Arrow Shirts — saving Santa from suicide!
Posted By: Alex - Wed Dec 25, 2019 -
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Category: Advertising, 1940s, Christmas
What does Mrs. Claus do when she gets lonely?
Don't the elves keep her company?
Esquire - Jan 1971
Posted By: Alex - Wed Dec 26, 2018 -
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Category: Advertising, 1970s, Christmas
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