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In a few
short days, we'll be getting a visit from a certain man known for
giving gifts to good little girls and boys to cover up for his busy
night of home invasions, Santa Claus. It is important that we all be
prepared for his arrival to insure that your Christmas will be spent
enjoying your brand new toys, and not grousing over coal.
The secret is to go through Santa himself. To that end, here are five
ways to get on St. Nick's good side and undo an entire year's worth of
naughtiness.
Tip
#1: Compose your Christmas list.
Santa
has got a lot of ground to cover in one night. Therefore, it would
behoove the both of you if you had your Christmas list made up before
his arrival. You see, when Santa arrives at a home, he first has to
consult his list of behaviors, and then, he has to consult a second
list (checked at least once, but less than thrice) to determine what
gift should be left for that person. To expedite Santa's drop off and
hopefully score yourself some points with the big guy, make up a list
of the gifts you want and leave it somewhere where Santa can easily
find it. This way, Santa can just reach into his magic bag and pull
out whatever toy it is that you're after. I've typed up a list of my
own so you can see what a good list looks like:
Tip
#2: Clear the fireplace.
If
you're like me, you've got crap all over the place where you live, and
you've probably piled up a far amount of it against every bit of
available wall space in order to make room for rockin' parties in the
center of the room. Furthermore, if you're like me, you've probably
blocked the fireplace because you have no use for a fireplace 364 days
out of the year.
Christmas, however, is the one time when it actually pays to have a
fireplace, even a gas one with a big fake log and no real chimney to
speak of. Prior to the 24th, I make sure that all the boxes full of
junk that I've accumulated over the years are carefully pushed out
from in front of the fireplace to allow easy access for Santa.
There.
I've streamlined the entry process just for you, Santa!
Now, to take care of the inner works...
Tip
#3: Cookies are for chumps.
When you
were a kid, or when you were a really young kid (Our ratings tell me
that my key demographic is males age 8 to 14), your parents may have
told you that you should leave milk and cookies out to give Santa a
quick gnosh. There's a reason your parents tell you that: anyone
can leave cookies for Santa. They're easy to make, and even easier
to buy, and so even little kids with low self esteem can say that they
helped Santa out. For us adults, however, the field of Santa-feeding
is more open. I, for example, have made Santa some nice Crème Brûlée.
I'm sure
he'll enjoy it far more than any mere cookie.
As for milk, you might as well leave that out of the equation
altogether. Do realize how many homes Santa visits every night? Now
imagine that Santa drinks every glass of milk left for him. Why, he
wouldn't even be able to finish a single city before his stomach
burst. Remember the "milk challenge"? Well, that's just with one
gallon. I don't know about you, but I'd rather not be responsible for
Santa's milk-bloated stomach exploding and reigning down a loathsome
mix of milk and bile upon the homes of sleeping children the world
over.
Ok,
then. Now, you've got a nice little setup going. Now, though, it's
time to put away the camera.
Tip
#4: No cameras.
Let's
face it: Santa is sick of cameras. Hell, even mall Santas aren't crazy
about having their pictures taken with hundreds of screaming kids, and
they're just regular joes like you and me. With Santa, though, the
camera is even more of a bother, as people are constantly trying to
capture him on film to prove that he does indeed exist. However, their
efforts are in vain. You see, Santa's image cannot be captured on
film, not unlike the common vampire. Or, maybe that's mirrors. Well, I
think I read somewhere that there are a couple of mirrors in most
cameras. I'm fairly certain I didn't make that part up. Anyway, the
big guy still doesn't like people taking his picture. That said, be
professional about this, people. You're supposed to be asleep anyway,
not skulking around your living room waiting to annoy Santa while he
gives you free stuff.
And that brings me to my final tip...
Tip
#5: Get to bed early.
It's
important to get to bed nice and early on the 24th. The sooner you get
to bed, the sooner Christmas will come. It's a proven fact. I don't
quite understand it myself, but I've seen it happen before. From what
I do understand, though, Santa has the ability to manipulate time. How
else do you expect him to make his rounds in a single night? Moreover,
though, he uses his powers to convert large amounts dead plants and
foliage into coal in an instant, which allows him to knock out so many
naughty people. Getting back to the subject at hand, you'll want to go
to bed as soon as you can to avoid prolonging your anticipation for
Christmas. Me...
I'm getting to bed
nice and early.
Good
night, everyone. I know Christmas isn't for a few more days, but I
need to get used to this new sleep schedule I've come up with. With
any luck, I should be used to it by the 24th, and that means opening
up all my great gifts at 1 am. I suggest you all follow me in due
course.
Note:
Dr. Boogie realizes the irony in using the Yiddishism, "gnosh," in an
article about a Christian holiday. Please do not email him about this.
Note
#2: Dr. Boogie clearly used this piece as an excuse to make Crème
Brûlée.
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