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Weakly World News Exclusive: Santa's Surprise Stalker Scandal!

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The Weakly World News has learned that Santa Claus, rather than taking his traditional vacation to
Jamaica to relax post Chrismas trip, has instead had to take a trip to the FBI where he is under arrest pending allegations of stalking, terrorism (those threats of coal for "naughty" people), and other misdeeds.

The news comes just days after the allegations - reported first here at the Weakly World News - that Santa, Rudolph and other North Pole figures had been named in a steroid allegations report.

We can't print the photo of Santa entering the FBI offices except to say he not only was looking very unjolly but the gesture he made with his fingers was something that would shock and confuse any children who believe in his cult his existence.

Santa's publicist, who requested anonymity on the condition that he be given his own tv show if Weakly World News ever gets its own tv station, said Santa will admit to being an obese older man with a fascination for children and thus a bit creepy. "Have public figures learned nothing from Michael Jackson's trials?" But, the blowhard publicist said, if being creepy and weird were a crime then would Howie Mandel not be behind bars rather than the host of a tv show?

The FBI said they were acting on a tip by Homeland Security when they first began looking into allegations of Santa.

"At first we were considering going after him for entering people's homes, apparently via the chimney, all across the nation, if not the world," FBI Spokesman EyeNeedA Real Job told Weakly World News. "But prosecuting him on many counts would take forever. However, and don't put this in that rag you write for, we are considering going after the Tooth Fairy to see if the Tooth Fairy will roll over on Santa if granted immunity."

But it was two pieces of evidence that led to Santa's arrest. The first detail was that in interviews with "multiple subjects" it became clear that Santa not only interacted almost exclusively with children but he even had assistants, apparently acting on his behalf, at shopping malls across the country, in an apparent bid at mind control that makes the Manchurian Candidate look like the work of wimps.

What really got the FBI's case was an examination of the lyrics of one song, a tune with lyrics so freaky and stalkerish that even Sting (recently released from prison for the stalker anthem "Every Breath You Take") said, "That bloody Santa fool is taking things too far."

We quote the lyrics below:

You better watch out You better not cry Better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town He's making a list And checking it twice; Gonna find out Who's naughty and nice Santa Claus is coming to town He sees you when you're sleeping He knows when you're awake He knows if you've been bad or good So be good for goodness sake! O! You better watch out!

"At first glance it seems like just another catchy song. But look carefully at the wording. The most troubling part to us was this: 'He sees you when you're sleeping He knows when you're awake' It's hard to read this as anything other than stalking because how else would he know? And then there is the implied threat of 'He knows if you've been bad or good So be good for goodness sake!'

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In other news, the FBI is coordinating a manhunt for Rudolph to determine whether he manufactured and fabricated events in his song "Rudolph" and his follow-up memoir, I, Rudy, with the intent of deceiving and confusing children world-wide.

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Reply#1 - Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:22 PM EST
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In political news Ron Paul is refusing to answer questions about whether he received any campaign funding from Santa Claus or Rudolph. "First they ask the stupid UFO question of Dennis K and now this? Someone - by which I mean you, Butki - needs to get a life," Paul said.
He added, "Call me again and I'll tell my followers to track you down and listen to their hallucinations about me having a chance in hell of winning this thing.

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Reply#2 - Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:24 PM EST
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You haven't even touch on the sweatshop conditions at the North Pole (jurisdiction?).
The elves are imprisoned in a forced labor plant -- oh, the inhumanity of taking advantage of members of a minority group that probably would have a hard time finding employment elsewhere.

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Reply#3 - Thu Dec 27, 2007 2:45 PM EST
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It's even worse than it appears, there have been reported incidents of tasing elves who's productivity drops!

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#3.1 - Thu Dec 27, 2007 6:33 PM EST
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PS - Just rearrange the letters in S A N T A and they spell S A T A N !!!

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Reply#4 - Thu Dec 27, 2007 2:46 PM EST
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PS - Just rearrange the letters in S A N T A and they spell S A T A N !!!

There's just no way that can be a total coincidence.

I think I made a joke about the santa/satan thing in my article about the steroids, i.e. a source refused to give his name but if you rearrange it it spells Santa.

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#4.2 - Thu Dec 27, 2007 3:59 PM EST
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I was just reminding those who tuned in late to the ongoing investigation into the sordid Santa files...

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#4.3 - Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:48 PM EST
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BREAKING NEWS! Santa has fired his defense attorney - whom he called a "putz" - and has hired a new attorney who has an intriguing strategy that is so crazy it just might work: namely jealousy on the part of Homeland Security. They are pressing Santa, the argument goes, because they want to do surveillance as well and as easily as Santa does

And in possibly related news, just hours after posting the above one of my niece's teeth came out. This was the second tooth to fall out. She began bouncing up and down screaming "it came out! it came out! I'm bleeding!" We watched and it was hard to tell if there was indeed blood due to the aforementioned bouncing. Sure enough, though, her tooth came out and we celebrated this like it was the greatest thing ever.
Around the time we began to discuss the logistics (is there a different tooth fairy - or fare - in Calif versus Texas) I began to wonder.... is this related to my mentioning the tooth fairy above. Did he/she/it exact revenge?

Stay tuned to WWN for your santa-related news

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Reply#5 - Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:05 PM EST
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BREAKING NEWS!!!

It now appears that Santa has been the victim of a campaign by the Vice President. Santa was shot by Dick Cheney on Christmas Eve and when he threatened to press charges and put coal in his stocking for being bad, the VEEP decided to teach St Nick a lesson he'll never forget. No one hold Cheney to account, no sirree!
We will keep readers up to date on further developments in this story as they unfold.

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Reply#6 - Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:54 PM EST
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Uh oh I appear to have competition on the sordid santa beat!:)

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#6.1 - Thu Dec 27, 2007 5:52 PM EST
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As if the big guy didn't have enough problems:

Santa arrested by Storm Troopers!

He remarks, "It's always something this time of year!"

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Reply#7 - Thu Dec 27, 2007 6:57 PM EST
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Not to mention the g-string scandal!

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#7.1 - Thu Dec 27, 2007 8:08 PM EST
{"commentId":1306742,"authorDomain":"cliffpotter"}

Great article, Scott. With lots of great thoughts and much more humor than I could ever sustain. My laugh out loud for the day. I could never tell a decent joke. Anyway, here goes:

Santa Files 2

Some day now, we anticipate seeing Santa in his days off, which come more regularly at these times because who can afford presents much less food, looking forlorn. We also anticipate asking him why, to which we believe he will respond: no one paid any attention to me this year. Only Iowa. I used to think that Iowa was a state. Now I find out it is a refuge for people from Illinois. What will be next? George Bush back in Maine?

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#7.2 - Thu Dec 27, 2007 8:49 PM EST
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Thanks, Cliff. I'm glad I provided you with laughter.

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