A little holiday honesty is quite refreshing. Getting gifts from Santa used to be a reward to children for good behavior, but lately Santa has become a wishy-washy pushover, and getting presents from Him is a given to children despite their behavior. We have so lost our ability to enforce consequences. And apparently if the commercials are to be believed the only thing that will happen if you misbehave is that you’ll get a red Mercedes instead of a white one. So to all you kids and kids-at-heart out there, let’s spread the message of Santa to everyone: live how ever you want. Lie, cheat, steel, harass, and commit all the violence you want, and around the time we are supposed to be celebrating the birth of Christ, a magical fat man will reward you for it. Isn’t Christmas just wonderful?
One of my two all-time favorite Garfield cartoons.