Burn-E Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 Is there a Santa Claus? Cheese and rice, I bet you're fun at parties. So if you ever have a kid Erik, what are you going to tell them? On Sept. 21, 1897, The New York Sun published what was to become the most widely read letter to a newspaper. It was sent by 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon, who lived with her parents in Manhattan. Below is the full text of that letter and the reply by Sun editorial writer Francis Pharcellus Church. Dear Editor, I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see it in The Sun, it’s so.” Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus? Virginia O’Hanlon 115 W. 95th St. Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole truth and knowledge. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! How dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world. You tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding. No Santa Claus! Thank God he lives and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay 10 times 10 thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burn-E Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 A or B? Depends on whether or not you have kids. B is more likely to lead to long trails of toilet paper on the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin. Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 B I can't stand it when people have it come out from under the roll, makes no sense to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol' Dirty Noodle Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 B I can't stand it when people have it come out from under the roll, makes no sense to me Bet you're the resident expert at the glory hole 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikS Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 So if you ever have a kid Erik, what are you going to tell them? That Jesus made the dinosaurs eat Santa and his reindeers. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Slice Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 Count on Alain to always overanalyze and pick the answer opposing everyone else's 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIZIO AKA 1 HND MEC Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 Between A and B you can definitely see who is lefty and who is right hand (emergency)!!! Happy Holidays guys!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burn-E Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 That Jesus made the dinosaurs eat Santa and his reindeers. Awesome! Count on Alain to always overanalyze speak from experience and pick the answer opposing everyone else's because everyone else is wrong. FTFY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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caanglin Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhdpLROs6ck 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mattsk8 Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Mattsk8 actually looks like Tommy though Avatar changed. If you knew what I did on my skateboard about 4 years ago you'd know that's funny on so many levels. A few beers, a halfpipe and a bad transition back into the halfpipe from an attempted air later turned into 2 fake front teeth and a nice scar on my upper lip. That was not a good time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Slice Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 I have 5 fake front teeth, I feel you, bro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsk8 Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 I have 5 fake front teeth, I feel you, bro. That's the worst kind of pain. I've had a broken foot, femur, spiral fracture in my tibia, rolled my ankle a couple times, and tore my PCL and the teeth was the worst. How'd you get yours knocked out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burn-E Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Probably got punched out by some guy for moving in on his woman. :p 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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