Christmas Eve 2004 3

Author: mitigating_factor

Date: December 11, 2004

Welcome to the United States of America, Mr. Claus, and merry Christmas. I'll just have to ask you a few questions before you can proceed. First, do you have anything to declare?
HO HO HO! Of course! A bag full of toys to make Christmas wishes come true, as always! HO HO!
Kind of a light haul this year, isn't it, Santa? Usually you have twice as many toys as this. What happened? Just a busy year?
HO HO, yes, but my elves have been working as best they can under the circumstances. So many new toys this year and so many children to make happy!
TAIWAN, 3 WEEKS EARLIER
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "THEY'RE ALL DEAD"?