Us: Hi Santa thanks for taking time to meet with us today! The kids will certainly appreciate getting to know you a little better.
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Santa: Ho ho ho, I'm happy to make time for my favorite website....www.santaspeaking.com - catchy name! I love the reindeer videos, the reindeer love seeing themselves on the monitor.
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Us: Tell us Santa, we'd like to hear some details about you - what makes you tick.
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Santa: What would you like to know? I'd be happy to share with you.
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Us: How is Mrs Claus?
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Santa: Ohhh she's fine. She's been busy the last month or so with the elves, she really loves them and enjoys baking Christmas cookies for them. She and I have such fun this time of year in anticipation of the big night up ahead. We're the best of friends, and as long as I get my socks in the clothes hamper - I can stay on her good side (Santa grins).
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Us: Is Santa a little messy around the house?
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Santa: Well, I do my best to pick up after myself - after all I expect all of the boys and girls to clean up after themselves, but just like the kids - sometimes I have to be reminded to put my dishes in the dishwasher when I am done, or even to brush my teeth - Mrs Claus really doesn't like it when I have bad breath!!
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Us: What is Mrs. Claus getting for Christmas, Santa?
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Santa: Oh boy, that reminds me, I need to take care of that. I usually try and get something really special for the Mrs.. - especially since I put so much effort in giving gifts to children all over the world. Her gift needs to be just as special if not more so! Last year I gave her a remote control vaccum cleaner - thinking she'd like being able to sit while she vacuums. Boy oh boy did I get in trouble for that one. I learned never to give your wife something to clean the house.
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Us: What did you get from Mrs. Claus last year?
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Santa: Let me think.........(long pause). Oh that's right, she gave me a multi-disc CD player for the sleigh.....gotta have great Christmas music for my long journey. I got into a little trouble a couple years back when I tried to change CD's. I took my hands off the reins for a couple seconds and I took out 6 light posts in New Jersey.
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Us: Oh my gosh! I can see why a multi-disc cd player would come in handy.
Us: I bet you are pretty good at getting around in your sleigh normally. How long does it take you to deliver all of the presents on Christmas Eve?
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Santa: Average time is about 23 1/2 hours - but last year I was able to do it in 23 hours and 2 minutes. That's my all time best record and I think I can beat it this year. The elves put a new booster on the sleigh that will help boost me over the oceans better.....which could mean either I get done faster, or I can spend more time at each childs house, but means the children might end up seeing me more.
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Us: Has a child ever caught you delivering presents?
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Santa: Oh yes.....it happens about one out of every hundred houses.
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Us: How is it that we've never heard of a child catching you in the act???
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Santa: Ho ho ho!!! That is my secret! I guess I can share it with you now, when I child sees me delivering presents I spend a little time with them. But when I tuck them back in bed and read them a bedtime story, they fall sound asleep. Usually in the morning they think it was a dream.
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Us: And that's it? They think it's a dream??
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Santa: Well, a little of Santa's Magic Dust helps a little too.
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Us: Ohhhh that's your secret - Magic Dust.
Us: Santa, I have a list of questions for you here that I think everyone would find interesting. Would you mind indulging us?
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Santa: Sure, ask away!
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Us: What's your least favorite vegetable?
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Santa: Lima Beans.
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Us: Favorite color?
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Santa: Green. Everything is often white up here at the North Pole - we don't often get to see green grass and trees!
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Us: Hobbies?
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Santa: Ice golf, watching the Reindeer Games, and writing new Christmas Carols.
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Us: You write Christmas carols??
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Santa: Oh yes.....last year I came up with a new one called 'The Jingle Pokey" . The music was sort of a mix between Jingle Bells and the Hokey Pokey ----it never took off. I don't know why people didn't like it, I thought it was funny.
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Us: Okay, here's some more good questions: Oreos - Double Stuff or Single Stuff.
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Santa: Double Stuff.
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Us: Are you a dog person or a cat person.
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Santa: That's easy, I like both - but I have to be more of a dog person, otherwise they would bark when I went into peoples houses and wake everyone up!.
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Us: good point.
Us: Left handed or Right handed?
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Santa: Left handed.
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Us: Biggest pet peeve?
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Santa: Cookie crumbs in bed - I'm trying to break Mrs. Claus from eating cookies in bed. She's going to scold me when she finds out I told you this.
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Us: Last question Santa. What do you want for Christmas?
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Santa: Easy one - I need some new socks. I go through a lot of socks on Christmas eve, some people don't put their fireplace out before I come - holes get burned in the socks.
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Us: Don't you wear boots?
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Santa: I take them off before I go down the chimeny - I tend to get stuck when I have my boots on when I go down chimneys. Plus - it's much easier to tip toe in your socks, less apt to wake people up.
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Us: Thanks Santa. It was an honor being able to talk to you.
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Santa: Your're welcome! I'll see you on Christmas Eve!
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Us: We can't wait.
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