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Damn that Sarah Palin!!!!
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Damn that Sarah Palin!!!!
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I grew up in North Pole. I replied to one or two of those letters. I don't think they were anonymized in any way back then.
God, the US is so fucking paranoid. Having anything to do with children puts you under more suspicion than trying to get a goddamn top secret clearance.
@TechnoDestructo: Hey, I grew up in Fairbanks, and answered letters for extra credit in my high school english classes.
This has a one-word answer: ridiculous.
Whats really sad is that Christian kids are missing out on 8 nights of frivolity.
(I love being Jewish....so do my kids!)
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Considering that over (way over) 90% of sex crimes against children* are committed by family or close friends of family, wouldn't the prudent thing to do for those concerned be to have the government put a stop to intra-family, Santa-related communications?
I hope it happens quickly enough to kick in this year: I haven't begun my X-mas shopping yet.
And, I share Chris' skepticism regarding nebulous sex offenses: getting caught by Johnny Law peeing in public, or doing the Nasty(ish) with your significant other in a car overlooking Lookout Point? They've both been situations worthy of becoming a registered sex offender.
If wanton public pee-ers can fix my Jumbo Jack, then by gosh, they should be allowed to send Billy in Arizona a reindeer-festooned postcard.
@nbs2: I was about to asterisk that (of course) any such crimes = evil regardless if it's from Trenchcoat Guy, Pervy Poppa or Hawt Teacher, but then deleted it since it was so glaringly obvious a point. Conciseness beckoned; out it went.
Saw that I left the \"*\" after I hit submit, and hoped no one would notice. So uhhh thanks. You bast*rd!
:P
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@Trai_Dep: I finally got around to reading this story this morning, and that thought crossed my mind as well. While a great deal of offenders have histories of violence and severe criminal charges and/or convictions, there's a big difference between a guy who just got caught taking some photos during a drunken night at the bar, and a guy who tried to lure kids away from the playground.
@Trai_Dep: @pecan 3.14159265: Don't they usually \"level\" the offenders from like \"99.997% never to do it again\" to \"You're in court trying to get found not guilty, pull your pants up!\".
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They should shut it down, everyone knows the real North Pole is in Canada. Postal Code H0H 0H0.
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@sk1d: Yup. I have my grandkids send their letters to
Santa Claus
North Pole
CANADA
H0H 0H0
just because the postal code tickles me, and because the North Pole is really closer to Canada than Alaska.
(And yes, I know about North Pole, Alaska. I own a square inch of land up there.)
@sk1d: ...But is America ready for the reaction when all 200 million children receive a liter of maple syrup and a RCMP action figure?
Answer carefully, remember our enraged children will only be a hop, skip & jump away from our shared border.
I believe Santa Claus, Indiana still processes Christmas letters and adds a Santa Claus postmark to the forwarded mail. [www.squidoo.com]
@Trai_Dep: could even be teen on teen stuff in some states. If the legal age is 18, a 17 year old dude with a 17 or 16 year old \"lady friend\" could become one of these sex offenders.
Granted, I have kids and if you show up on the list I won't bother to find out why. But, things like that happen.
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May I just say that I'm thoroughly traumatized by the photo? Thanks, Consumerist...there goes another $400 to my therapist.
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After living in North Pole for 8 years while stationed at Eielson AFB, this is really sad. Volunteers from both the Army Post and the Air Force base would come over to the Santa Clause house and respond to letters from kids all across the USA. It was a lot of fun, what a shame that the Postal Service which is 4 Billion in the hole because of brian less idiots in DC, now can't continue a worth while program that's been around for 50 years. I am so looking foward to Nov 2010. So do all those kids get their money back for the stamps that were purchased since the post office \"Can't\" handle the actually delivering the mail?
@nbs2: Possibly to mean that in this case it would only be children we are worried about. If the guy showed is yutz to some old lady, chances are kids won't be his thing.
Most sexual offenders have a check list for what or who they want to \"offend\". the guy banging a horse probably* won't touch a kid (unless we mean a baby goat). The \"glitch\" within these people would be akin to a fetish. Foot fetish people aren't the same as the guys who liked TWO GIRLS ONE CUP, they don't usually cross over to other fetishes. just like not all alcoholics smoke and not all smokers drink.
*may not always be true and I'm not an expert.
@The Porkchop Express: Although, I like yours better. Why shouldn't adolescent goats miss all the action?
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Looking at this photo I come to realize that the Consumerist is definitely not kid-friendly.
@Trai_Dep: Well, it doesn't get any more illegal due the age of the animal, so I guess they can get all the action they want
Growing up we sent our letters to Santa by burning them in the fireplace (to be carried by the wind to the North Pole) and never expected a letter back.
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I can picture it now. Little Susie gets a letter back from Santa which reads:
Request for urgent response for gifting relationship!
Hello. I am Parliment member Chiedu Boglo of the North Poal , and I must solicit your strictest confidense in this transaction. I have am in possesion of the gifts which were left to you after an unfortunate death of your friend, Satna Claus in a mudslide. In order to process your gifts left in his will, I am requiring you to send an advance depsoit to cover shipping of the reindear to show up to deliver them. Please obtain a credit card and call me at.....
@GitEmSteveDave_CanCommentz: +1
@GitEmSteveDave_CanCommentz:
Awesome.