Merry Christmas from here in Hell
By Roy Mackey
Here is something I came up with years ago while still living back in the Lake Windermere Valley. At the time I was studying a lot of metaphysical stuff and one Christmas started to notice the similarities below. I ended up adding some more to when I moved to Nanaimo and then started posting it here at the ARC 8 years ago when I first moved in. Yes a little early for Christmas but better early than never!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
ONCE AGAIN
SANTA vs SATAN
SANTA…Slightly rearranged spelling equals…
SATAN…
SANTA... Brings us "Gifts"
SATAN…Temps us with “Gifts”
SANTA...Comes down the chimney and from the "Fire...Place"
SATAN…Comes from the "Fires of Hell."
SANTA…Has a red suit.
SATAN…Has red skin.
SANTA…Claus?
SATAN…Has claws
SANTA…Lives in the uninhabitable and frigid North Pole
SATAN…Lives in the uninhabitable and searing fires of hell
SANTA…Has elves to do his work
SATAN…Has demons to do his work
Not to mention:
Evil Wicked Witches go…Hee! Hee! Hee!
SANTA goes…Ho! Ho! Ho!
Evil Wicked witches fly on Brooms…
SANTA flies with reindeer and a sleigh…
Just a couple more points:
Gifts from both SANTA and SATAN require strict compliance with a certain contract or agreement. With Satan you get your gifts first and then pay later... sorta like the American economy it would seem. With Santa you have to pay up first by not being naughty. The gifts come later... supposedly.
And finally on this bright note “Claus” with an “e” is a term used by insurance companies. A clause is a loophole, usually written in small print, that allows them not to pay your claim. It was designed by lawyers, who along with insurance companies, reside in hell and make up fantastic ideas like “SANTA CLAUS” to help stimulate a consumer based economy.
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