SFist: Christmas Ruined for Literate Christian Kids Traveling Along I-80

June 17, 2008

Christmas Ruined for Literate Christian Kids Traveling Along I-80

Freeway Blogger brought these sings to our attention, placed on the overpass above (the) eastbound I-80. A great message about global warming. Good job.

Also: how mean! Christmas is canceled!

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Comments (16)

[1] | 06/17/08 12:37PM

That is mean! There are so many other ways to word that (i.e., "Stop global warming or Santa's house will get destroyed and all the elves and reindeer will die") without coming right out and saying there's no Santa.

[2] | 06/17/08 12:39PM

there is TOO a santa! %&*T&Y&Y B%&%* NX%EHGN

[3] | 06/17/08 12:42PM

Learn how to swim, Santa, you look like you need the exercise.

[4] | 06/17/08 02:43PM

brock, just leave out the "the". It hurts my eyes and betrays your Quixotic nature.

[5] | 06/17/08 03:28PM

i first learned that santa was a myth while reading a newspaper article which endeavored to discuss the appropriate age at which you should tell your kids about that stuff. i was incensed that they would have spoilers like that, my parents tried to explain that newspapers weren't really aimed at 4 year olds, anyway it all led to eventually my spirit being broken and my overall dour demeanor that persists to this day! so be warned if you drive under that underpass with small children afoot.

[6] | 06/17/08 03:31PM

There's no Santa?

[7] | 06/17/08 03:43PM

I never believed in Santa. And I worked far too hard to give my own kid good christmas presents to share credit with some fat man in a red suit. If Santa wants credit, let him break his bank and trample old ladies and soccer moms in pursuit of the perfect kiddie gift.

[8] | 06/17/08 03:44PM

(i.e., "Stop global warming or Santa's house will get destroyed and all the elves and reindeer will die")

If somebody had explained it this way to President Dubya, The U.S. would have ratified the Kyoto Protocol by now...

[9] | 06/17/08 03:53PM

Those signs are a dick move. They had a million ways to phrase their message, and picked the one with a kneejerk/backfire component.

[10] | 06/17/08 03:54PM

Umm, even if all the ice melts there will still be a north pole, sheesh!

[11] | 06/17/08 04:04PM

Umm, even if all the ice melts there will still be a north pole, sheesh!

Well, sure. If you're gonna get technical. But, what good is magnetism to a kid whose just learned there is no Santa Claus from a freeway overpass?

"Sure, Johnny- Santa Claus is a lie. But at least your compass still works!"

[12] | 06/17/08 04:46PM

I for one would love to see Santa in some sunglasses and Bermuda shorts.

That is if he existed, which he doesn't I just found out.

[13] | 06/17/08 05:35PM

If they're old enough to read, they're probably past the age of beliving in Santa anyway, because if they're old enough to read, that means they're in school and some classmate has SURELY already broken the bad news.

[14] | 06/18/08 03:31PM

Aside from the dickheadedness of the sign, its logic is flawed as well. It suggests that kids learning there is no North Pole is more worrisome than learning there is no Santa Claus. As if they give a rat's ass about anything but the presents.

Also, ice melting at the North Pole does not eliminate the North Pole, it just puts it underwater. Oh yeah, what icbalaam said. I just caught that.

[15] | 06/19/08 04:16AM

I find it reprehensible to raise children to believe in a lie just for your own amusement. I was never one to believe in Santa myself (small wonder that I'm an atheist) and it just seems cruel, juvenile, and intellectually dishonest to encourage children to believe in something that you know to be false simply because you think it's a cute tradition.

You're better off letting your kids know that the people who care about them are the real ones giving them presents and that Santa is just a fun, pretend, symbol akin to dressing up for Halloween.

Just be honest with your kids.

[16] | 06/19/08 08:55AM

Cruel? Reprehensible? Let's save those words for the guy who killed that beautiful little toddler this past weekend, OK?