The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for December 23, 2023

All you need is a last minute Santa.

Give it to me says Brutus. I have Santa’s unlisted number. Don’t tell your Mother.

There’s always next year.

For a rush order, you need to be a Santa Prime member.

Wait until tomorrow to ask and request overnight delivery.

just text Santa

Wilberforce, you should have made a list and checked it twice before seeing Santa the first time. Your dad is trying to settle information a long winter’s nap…

You’ll shoot your eye out kid

Wilbur better watch it. I once put in a too long list and only got one present, though it was one of my own choosing.

well, maybe he’s doing something for a friend that couldn’t talk to Santa themselves. :]

there’s no way Amazon can ship it in time, so he’s got the right idea…

Just go on emailSanta.com and put in your order Wilberforce. Santa’s gone digital. Not surprisingly

“I’m sure Santa already knows”Should be Brutus’s response.The truth is always good to go with. Though it doesn’t hurt to tell Dad what that gift is too….

Really, Wilberforce? Don’t you think you’re pushing it?

Doesn’t the kid have Santa’s email ?

Poor Brutus. Now he has to wonder if he can get that present in time, if at all. Good luck fighting the crowds.

I’d make out my list on Christmas Eve thinking my parents went shopping that night….

It’s just a wish list anyway. There’s no guarantee that you get it or any of them.

Sorry Wilbur, no late orders…..

Brutus, I think this would be a good time to break the news to Wilberforce regarding Santa. He’s probably already the last in his class to learn the truth.

“Wilberforce, you’re way too old for this, once is enough” cautions Brutus…

Brutus can use the dad hotline for last minute requests to Santa, but no guarantees.

Just remind Wilberforce that there are twelve days of Christmas so if he gets what he wants by January 5, it will still be on time.