This is why you need to have security cameras and keep your data on computer systems connected to the Internet. You never have to be called upon by the government in person. They can get everything they want remotely. It’s a big time saver.
Arlo Guthrie’s "The Pause of Mr. Claus, " Santa Claus has a red suit, must be a Communist. With his beard and long hair, must be a pacifist. What’s in that pipe Santa’s smoking?"
My daughter just reached the age where she knows that Daddy and I are Santa. Yesterday she asked whether we still give presents to our children if they are naughty.
While it is tempting to think NSA occupies the list exclusively, there’s room for all the gutless and bought politicians who mouth things about civil liberties, do nothing to rein in the NSA (although some are eager to defund the EPA for daring to modestly urge clean air and water), and then sick militarized police onto peaceful protesters.
Night-Gaunt49: That is because red and white is Coco Cola’s trade colors. “Just the usual; 20,000 billboards showing Santa refreshing himself with our beverage.” Stan Freberg in Green Christmas.
Not really. This is all a bit like an inner tube adventure. Just stay close to the tube with the cooler in it and you’ll be fine. The scenery changes and you can get excited about it, but the cooler is the important thing.
Dtroutma about 10 years ago
Hmm, Santa’s still using snail mail? Tap won’t work?
Argythree about 10 years ago
Surely SOME things are off limits!!
AKHenderson Premium Member about 10 years ago
The third guy in the background is from OSHA, there to make sure the toy shop is in compliance with the new ergonomics guidelines.
Bob. about 10 years ago
We don’t need any stinkin’ authority. We’re the government.
bexwhitt about 10 years ago
Yes I too would like to go back to a time then I could work in a death trap
Barker62 about 10 years ago
Guess who’ll get coals in their stockings….! Makes a snazzy weapon too, then you can use it for fuel.
keenanthelibrarian about 10 years ago
Oh, it had to happen – but why after all these years did they do it NOW?
Brass Orchid Premium Member about 10 years ago
This is why you need to have security cameras and keep your data on computer systems connected to the Internet. You never have to be called upon by the government in person. They can get everything they want remotely. It’s a big time saver.
Hugh B. Hayve about 10 years ago
What a ridiculous premise for a comic! They’ve obviously already had those lists since the advent of wireless technology.
panzer4h about 10 years ago
NSA is the only one on the list…
Plumbob Wilson about 10 years ago
They’ve already got Amazon and all the wireless and internet providers in their pocket. Why not Saint Nick?
mourdac Premium Member about 10 years ago
Since the gov has no problem firing drone missiles at people in other countries, even if we’re not at war with them, I’d be worried if I were Santa.
tygrkhat40 about 10 years ago
“He sees you when you’re sleeping, he knows when you’re awake; He knows if you’ve been bad or good…”
Santa: Jolly old elf or CIA spook?
Charlie Fogwhistle about 10 years ago
But when they find THEIR names magically on the naughty list for stealing it, they’ll wish they hadn’t bothered.
usafmsgt about 10 years ago
Obviously the naughty list only contains those who disagree with Obama. It will be added to Obama’s enemies list. Why else would they want it?
dabugger about 10 years ago
Confiscate? You mean they have not accessed those from his files? Did someone actually profile a non-white santa?
loner34 about 10 years ago
The NSA is at the top of that list.
sarah413 Premium Member about 10 years ago
Arlo Guthrie’s "The Pause of Mr. Claus, " Santa Claus has a red suit, must be a Communist. With his beard and long hair, must be a pacifist. What’s in that pipe Santa’s smoking?"
nosirrom about 10 years ago
The NSA better watch out for E.L.F.S.
yimhere about 10 years ago
So glad Wolfowitz is back in action……
AwesomeAud about 10 years ago
Pft! Everyone knows the North Pole is in Canada! Go away before I sic a Mountie on you!
jbarnes about 10 years ago
My daughter just reached the age where she knows that Daddy and I are Santa. Yesterday she asked whether we still give presents to our children if they are naughty.
fuzzybritches about 10 years ago
Doesn’t the NSA already have Santa’s naughty list? (And nice list too, for that matter)
b.m.razzilla about 10 years ago
Heck…I keep asking for the phone numbers for all the redheads on his naughty list…but it seems that I’m not good enough for that gift…
dflak about 10 years ago
I’m sorry, gentlemen, I just sold it to Entertainment Tonight. They’re going to make a reality TV program out of it.
Mike Parsons Premium Member about 10 years ago
Time for some reindeer rain to fall.
Argy.Bargy2 about 10 years ago
In what universe is Nixon to the left of Obama? Just curious….
amaryllis2 Premium Member about 10 years ago
Laughed out loud. Too true, too true.
ChessPirate about 10 years ago
The NSA has only two lists… Naughty and Really Naughty. And absolutely everyone is on one or the other.
pcolli about 10 years ago
I am beginning to get tired pof this page…. not because of the comic, but because of the comments that are meaningless to a non US resident.
Observer fo Irony about 10 years ago
Santa: Okay but I hope you can read Elfish. Let me get the 5 1/4 disks for you; those are just back up copies anyway.
nspencer about 10 years ago
NSA: “Turn over the Naughty List, or the FAA is revoking your airspace license over the US”.
Argy.Bargy2 about 10 years ago
It’s entirely possible that Santa and the NSA have very different definitions of ‘Naughty’….
Spyderred about 10 years ago
While it is tempting to think NSA occupies the list exclusively, there’s room for all the gutless and bought politicians who mouth things about civil liberties, do nothing to rein in the NSA (although some are eager to defund the EPA for daring to modestly urge clean air and water), and then sick militarized police onto peaceful protesters.
rqs1123 about 10 years ago
Shouldn’t this be the other way around, Santa asking for the NSA’ s list?
hippogriff about 10 years ago
Night-Gaunt49: That is because red and white is Coco Cola’s trade colors. “Just the usual; 20,000 billboards showing Santa refreshing himself with our beverage.” Stan Freberg in Green Christmas.
susan.e.a.c about 10 years ago
Santa better hope he has some friends with the IRS…oh, right, emails, never mind.
connie about 10 years ago
That’s because they’re on the list and they want to deep six it.
Brass Orchid Premium Member about 10 years ago
Not really. This is all a bit like an inner tube adventure. Just stay close to the tube with the cooler in it and you’ll be fine. The scenery changes and you can get excited about it, but the cooler is the important thing.
sarah413 Premium Member about 10 years ago
@Night-Gaunt 49 You did see that I was quoting from a song by Arlo Guthrie, right? The song was lampooning certain sides.