an interview with Santa

Mike: Hello, Santa. Thanks for stopping by and making time for this interview. I know you're crazy busy this time of year, so let's get right down to it. You're no doubt aware of the shift in the general public's opinion of you over the past few decades, and how, in western culture especially, you've become sort of a figurehead of seasonal mass consumerism. Now, do you see this as a reflection of ever changing socio-economic trends, or more of a case of the populous becoming more "symbolically jaded" due to the ongoing dissolution of the traditional nuclear family?

Santa: . . . . .

Mike: Oh, that's right. You're not real. Drinkin' time!