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Monday November 25, 2002
08:35 AM
annual santa question
Why does the US (and sadly Canada) think Santa lives at the North Pole, whereas all Europeans know he lives in Greenland?
(I hope I haven't shattered anyone's illusions there)
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bad at geography (Score:1)
Because... (Score:2)
North Pole, and not the magnetic.
Otherwise he'd have to migrate along
with the pole.
Were that I say, pancakes?
"all Europeans" *snigger* (Score:2)
We Finns know that Santa lives in Korvatunturi (a fell in northern Finland), and I have the proof right here [the-north-pole.com].
Re:"all Europeans" *snigger* (Score:2)
...or, rather, here [the-north-pole.com].
Re:"all Europeans" *snigger* (Score:2)
Re:"all Europeans" *snigger* (Score:1)
I wondered wny I was getting my presents so promptly. (I've already gotten one present for this year!)
bah (Score:2)
-- Robin Berjon [berjon.com]
Either way... (Score:2)
Re: Myths (Score:2)
Norway (Score:1)
But let's not start a nuclear war about it
-- Per Einar Ellefsen
eggzactly... (Score:2)
The reindeer [travel.fi]. You think reindeer eat snow? No, they eat lichen. And there's a lot of lichen (and reindeer [laplandfinland.com]) in Lapland. And the little elves [santa-holidays.com]? The Nordic countries are famous for their trolls and gnomes [lysator.liu.se].