The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for December 19, 2021

He set you up for that one Brutus, and you walked right into it.

Who framed Santa and Brutus Thornapple ?

Just remember, Wilberforce, being greedy isn’t nice.

Keep talking like that Wilberforce and Krampus just might pay you a visit – instead of Santa Claus!!!

/SHMIRK/

Exceeding your credit limit is not magic – but it is incredibly easy to do.

Magicard?

Today’s strip was going so well, thanks Brutus, until the last panel. Someone just got himself of my naughty list! HA HA HA errr HO HO HO

well, he’s not wrong…

Brutus really painted himself into that corner. I remember a time, when I was probably too old for Santa, that my momma decided my list was too long. So, she let me choose one item from the long list to get from Santa. It was a microscope; one of the best gifts I ever got.

It’s the Star Trek universe—a post-scarcity economy…with replicators!

He’s always opening his mouth to change feet.

Brutus hit Wilberforce bac quickly – Santa has to spread out his special magic to all those needy children to be fair son. One cannot be too greedy with Santa’s magic or they lose toys. Sharing son is one of Santa’s special gifts and love to all the world.

https://www.teachervision.com/christmas/twas-the-night-before-christmas-full-text-of-the-classic-poem

Well that backfired. It looks like maybe the born loser gene won’t be passed on to the next generation.

That he does my son but even Santa has a limit on how much magic he can use per person just to be fair. Better not push it…….

Brutus the story teller just out storied himself.

It seems though there is a high correlation between wealth of parents and the gifts Santa delivers. Santa is an anti-socialist.

Kids! Do you think special magic is free? :)

Santa is going to have to sell some of his “magic dust” to pay for the extra list.

Hoist by his own petard. (Boom)

Santa knows quantum entanglement!

Listening to this I come to the conclusion that parents lie.

That why he is a loser!

I think this happens to every parent at some point, not just the Born Losers.

That’s right. Special Visa, Master Card, Amex…. It’s Magic!

You are a little weak on the comebacks there Brutus.

I’ll bet most people have done what Brutus often does. We think we’re being so clever, but then we’re bested by someone a bit more clever. I hate it when that happens.

Brutus hasn’t lost this one; all he has to do is explain that even magic has limitations. Any TV show or movie featuring magical characters makes that point, so it isn’t hard to illustrate. Magical beings aren’t gods.

And for Wilberforce’s first question, I would have replied with a bit of Hanna-Barbera wisdom. On a Christmas episode of The Flintstones, Fred subbed for Santa and asked one of the elves how they could make all those deliveries in one night. “Easy!” was the reply. “We don’t take coffee breaks!”

We always got told that Santa sent Mom and Dad a bill.

The only magic Santa has is Dad. Merry Christmas.

Santa has a gold card with no credit limit.

I have a nephew who believed in Santa and " Santa magic" until he was in his teen years. i have no idea how he believed it so long.