Cornered by Mike Baldwin for December 13, 2022

He is such a cranky old “fossil”.

That is a very good question.

Coal is a valuable teaching aid

Time to stop supporting fossil fuel.

My sister’s ex boyfriend’s brother got a box full of raw potatoes for Christmas.

Since Santa inherited that old coalmine, he has had to do things differently.

Is that where it comes from??

“I just give them each one lump. I want to send them a message – I want them to know that I am still thinking about them and that I care. Filling it full would be vindictive.”

The whole coal tradition (or the rods for beating) may have pre-Christian roots in the easter parts of Europe that were adapted to St. Nicholas because the traditions were too deeply rooted to get rid of. I do wonder how many cultures have some version of an extra-human spy checks on children’s behavior and punishes bad.

Sending a message

He should put underwear in them. Every kid loves getting underwear on Christmas.

The coal is for kids in West Virginia.

Receiving coal would be great for many people who are enduring a cold winter.

Well, I think those in Western Europe are going to be very bad so they will get a pile of coal…

As a gag, I bought a small tin with a piece of coal in It and gave it to my husband….as time went on, he really deserved it! Not sorry!

Better plan on extra time in Washington DC this year

“Rude elf” the red-nosed reindeer.

You should never give your reindeer your Windows password.

Everyone gets something.

Now that Santa is on social media, he’s got a lot more coal to give out to all those “trolls”.

Coal used to be a good thing when people had problems heating their home in the winter…

Instead of coal, why doesn’t Santa just leave reindeer dung?

Hey Donner, it’s not about being vindictive, it’s called closing the feedback loop.