annual santa question

Matts on 2002-11-25T13:35:04

Why does the US (and sadly Canada) think Santa lives at the North Pole, whereas all Europeans know he lives in Greenland?

(I hope I haven't shattered anyone's illusions there)

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bad at geography

kellan on 2002-11-25T14:01:33

because we're bad at geography and some clever marketter got tired of explaining to people where greenland was.

Because...

belg4mit on 2002-11-25T16:04:26

We realize he lives at the geographic
North Pole, and not the magnetic.
Otherwise he'd have to migrate along
with the pole.

"all Europeans" *snigger*

jhi on 2002-11-25T18:22:19

We Finns know that Santa lives in Korvatunturi (a fell in northern Finland), and I have the proof right here.

Re:"all Europeans" *snigger*

jhi on 2002-11-25T18:44:38

...or, rather, here.

Re:"all Europeans" *snigger*

Matts on 2002-11-25T19:08:11

Fraud! It seems these "Santa" fraudsters (who have a vested interest in naughty children, it seems) are in fact located in Ontario, Canada!

   IBMS Network
   10 Carr Drive
   Ajax, ON 13111
   CA

:-)

Re:"all Europeans" *snigger*

jmm on 2002-11-26T15:27:27

Wow, that's just a 5 minute drive from my home.

I wondered wny I was getting my presents so promptly. (I've already gotten one present for this year!)

bah

darobin on 2002-11-27T14:12:02

I have to be with Jarkko on this, us frogs know for sure that he lives in Finland...

Either way...

Matts on 2002-11-27T14:25:58

Doesn't matter that much. I just don't get the whole "North Pole" thing. I mean what's with that? Nobody could live there. You might as well suggest that santa is a mythical creature. Pah!

Re: Myths

pudge on 2002-11-29T01:53:01

I always thought he lived in Rivendell.

Norway

pereinar on 2002-11-29T18:10:29

You're wrong! Everyone *knows* that Julenissen comes from Norway!

But let's not start a nuclear war about it :-)

eggzactly...

jhi on 2002-11-29T20:26:17

The reindeer. You think reindeer eat snow? No, they eat lichen. And there's a lot of lichen (and reindeer) in Lapland. And the little elves? The Nordic countries are famous for their trolls and gnomes.