Working B.I.U.(Belief Integrity Unit) all these years you never get tired of seeing somebody that got tagged "naughty" doing something, a good deed, kind letter, evidence of sincere belief, anything, that impresses the Chief enough to get their name scratched from one list and ranked among the NICE. Case in point, one, Delmer Fotswell. Got angry and told his kids Santa got shot down over the Soviet Union so there'd be no Christmas.
Well, let's put it this way, he's the one that wouldn't have a Christmas. Belief Tampering, especially when children are involved, is taken as seriously as an appearance on a Hidden Camera Sting TV Show. It was put plainly to Delmer that he needed to get this sidewalk swept or...let's say we pointed out the consequences of what would happen if he didn't. Not trying to be coy, even we have a code of ethics, lines drawn, and if I were to say anything other than he was convinced, well...no more Christmas for me either.
I've been authorized to tell you that if anyone is on the bubble, dangerously close to sliding to naughty Santa is looking very kindly this year on throwers of Christmas potatoes...
The Story of the Christmas Potato video
Here is the message we attach to potatoes prior to throwing in yards:
No one is quite sure how the tradition of the Christmas Potato began. Many believe it began in the later half of the 20th century when a young man tossed seasonal greetings wrapped around uncooked potatoes into the yards of houses decorated with Christmas lights. It was his way of saying thank you and Merry Christmas. Before the advent of the Christmas Potato there was no way to easily thank those who brighten our holiday season with their unselfish efforts. Now each year children and adults alike look forward to the annual pitching of the holiday spud. But why a potato? The young man grew up in a town called Topeka which means a good place to dig potatoes.
