Where will it end?

[Yeti]

Now Santa's a 'bad example and needs a new image'...

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/boozy-fat-santa-sets-a-bad-example/story-e6frf7l6-1225811584202

*HE'S adored by millions of children worldwide, but Santa Claus been
accused of acting in ways that could "damage millions of lives".

As the mythical man in red zooms around the planet delivering gifts
this Christmas, he is an unwitting promoter of obesity, disease and
even driving under the influence, according to an Australian academic.

Dr Nathan Grills from Australia's Monash University, said Santa's
"rotund sedentary image" had the effect of making "obesity synonymous
with cheerfulness and joviality" around the world.

In a paper published by the British Medical Journal, he also noted
that children are encouraged to leave out hard liquor such as Brandy
for a man who has a lot of travel to do in one night.

Other dangerous activities on Santa's list of festive wrongdoings
include "speeding, disregard for road rules and extreme sports such as
roof surfing and chimney jumping", because "despite the risks of high
speed air travel, he is never depicted wearing a seatbelt or helmet".

Dr Grills added that amid a global flu pandemic, most people who stand
in as Santa impersonators are not required to undergo a health check
as they get "kissed and hugged" by a succession of "snotty-nosed
kids".

"Given Santa's universal appeal, and reasoning from a public health
perspective, Santa needs to affect health by only 0.1 per cent to
damage millions of lives," he concluded.

In order to improve Santa's public image, Dr Grills urged children to
leave out carrots and celery this Christmas in the place of mince pies
and sherry, and recommended that instead of using a sleigh, the man
himself should be "encouraged to adopt a more active method to deliver
toys - swapping his reindeer for a bike or simply walking or jogging".*

[Jimbo GM4DHJ ...]

well he shouldn't give the kids those kangaroos that hop about the room and
then stop.........

[Jimbo ...]

"Jimbo GM4DHJ ..." <jim.g...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:hgdsnp$qi2$1...@news.eternal-september.org...

> well he shouldn't give the kids those kangaroos that hop about the room
> and then stop.........
>

nobody will know where I got that from...........

[Ian Jackson]

In message
<762859f8-6544-4c75...@r24g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>,
Yeti <ye...@ayrshore.com> writes

>Now Santa's a 'bad example and needs a new image'...
>

>

>In a paper published by the British Medical Journal, he also noted
>that children are encouraged to leave out hard liquor such as Brandy
>for a man who has a lot of travel to do in one night.
>

Yes, he must be absolutely pallatic by the time he get back home. I
wonder why he hasn't been nicked? [Don't mention the M-word.]
--
Ian

[Frank Turner-Smith G3VKI]

Yeti wrote:
> Now Santa's a 'bad example and needs a new image'...

Do I detect bullshit?

>
> http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/boozy-fat-santa-sets-a-bad-example/story-e6frf7l6-1225811584202
>
> *HE'S adored by millions of children worldwide, but Santa Claus been
> accused of acting in ways that could "damage millions of lives".

Yup, I detect bullshit.

>
> As the mythical man in red zooms around the planet delivering gifts
> this Christmas, he is an unwitting promoter of obesity, disease and
> even driving under the influence, according to an Australian academic.

"Australian academic" sounds like an oxymoron to me.

>
> Dr Nathan Grills from Australia's Monash University, said Santa's
> "rotund sedentary image" had the effect of making "obesity synonymous
> with cheerfulness and joviality" around the world.

FFS, it's not just the image of Santa Claus, children's books have
always portrayed fat people as being jolly.

>
> In a paper published by the British Medical Journal, he also noted
> that children are encouraged to leave out hard liquor such as Brandy
> for a man who has a lot of travel to do in one night.

Why not? He only comes once a year, and that's down the chimney.

>
> Other dangerous activities on Santa's list of festive wrongdoings
> include "speeding, disregard for road rules and extreme sports such as
> roof surfing and chimney jumping", because "despite the risks of high
> speed air travel, he is never depicted wearing a seatbelt or helmet".

As one who once survived a car smash because I was NOT wearing a seat
belt, I quite agree with him.

>
> Dr Grills added that amid a global flu pandemic, most people who stand
> in as Santa impersonators are not required to undergo a health check
> as they get "kissed and hugged" by a succession of "snotty-nosed
> kids".

Not any more, Santa needs a CRB check and the kids stand well away from him.

>
> "Given Santa's universal appeal, and reasoning from a public health
> perspective, Santa needs to affect health by only 0.1 per cent to
> damage millions of lives," he concluded.

BLX, more risk from a rush hour tube.

>
> In order to improve Santa's public image, Dr Grills urged children to
> leave out carrots and celery this Christmas in the place of mince pies
> and sherry, and recommended that instead of using a sleigh, the man
> himself should be "encouraged to adopt a more active method to deliver
> toys - swapping his reindeer for a bike or simply walking or jogging".*

and how much was he paid for that load of crap?

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