-Caveat Lector-
Actually, Thomas Nast, the great political cartoonist, created the familiar
fat, jolly Santa Claus in his red suit trimmed with ermine.
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> -Caveat Lector-
>
> The other night, very late, I saw this very fascinating documentary on
> soda
> pop. It focused mainly on Coke and Pepsi. It talked about how Coca Cola
> created the Santa Claus we see today - the fat, happy man in red and
> white.
> Before he had been dressed in green and a was dour looking character. Coke
> changed him to go with their colors and to associate themselves with
> Christmas. Anyway, I thought it was interesting.
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> : -Caveat Lector-
> :
> : Tribunal dismisses parent's Santa discrimination claim
> :
> : from The Excite Australia Channels
> : www.excite.com.au
> : November 12th 1999
> : 2: 52 PM AEST November 12
> :
> : A Jewish man who refused to let his children associate with Santa Claus
> : at school has lost his discrimination case against the New South Wales
> : Education Department.
> :
> : A Sydney tribunal has found that Santa Claus is not a symbol of
> : Christianity.
> :
> : Identified only as Mr A, the Jewish man objected to Santa's presence at
> : the Sydney primary school.
> :
> : In his racial discrimination complaint against the department, Mr A said
> : Santa is a Christian figure and he did not want his children singing
> : Christmas carols or receiving lollies from Santa.
> :
> : However, the Dean of Saint Mary's Cathedral, the Reverend Anthony
> Doherty,
> : told the Administrative Decisions Tribunal Santa Claus is a delightful
> : story but has nothing to do with Christianity.
> :
> : In dismissing the complaint that the school discriminated against the
> : children because of its Christmas activities, the tribunal ruled that
> : it cannot be said that a detriment has been suffered simply because
> : diverse groups should find ways of coexisting with each other.
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