Santa Claus
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Santa Claus will be in for a big surprise when he comes down the chimney this Christmas.
Instead of a platter of sugar cookies and milk, he will have to be satisfied with a veggie platter. Santa, it is for your own good. We don’t want you to have that beer belly anymore. No more rosy, round cheeks, the gaunt look is in. Get rid of that pipe, no one appreciates those who smoke. We even hear now that fat is an indication of sinfulness. Might just as well put Santa into a business suit for all practical purposes.
We continue to hear that some nursery rhymes we were taught as a child are no longer permissible, and now the whole image of Santa Claus has to take on a new meaning. Don’t you wonder sometimes what has happened to our society today?
BILL EASTBERG
Palm Springs
Dear Santa: All I want for Christmas is just one day of music without a single yeh-yeh-yeh in it.
ART STANLOW
Costa Mesa
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