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temperament was questionable. The
day came, and I ho-hoed my way into
the gymnasium. I was soon surrounded
by children from babies set on my lap,
to middle-aged women plopping on my
lap and saying, “Selfie!” as they
snapped a picture. But parents and
youth alike found I was not a usual
Santa.
“I don’t believe in you,” one little
eight-year-old girl said.
“That makes us even,” I replied,
“because I don’t believe in you either.”
“He’s a mighty sassy Santa,” the
girl’s mother said to the girl’s grandma.
The shocked look on the little girl’s
face was priceless, but she quickly
recovered.
“Can I pull your beard?” she asked.
“Of course,” I replied, “as long as I
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