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By *eroLondon OP Man
over a year ago
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My Lords, Ladies and Genital-men...Are you made of the sterner stuff that hankers for traditional festive names?
I am. I much prefer the endearing term "Father Christmas". Why do we refer to 'him' as "Santa Claus"?
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"The name, Santa Claus, was stated to evolve from St Nick's Dutch nickname, Sinter Klaas, a shortened form of Sint Nikolaas, which is translated as the Dutch name for St. Nicholas. "
She's got Klaas ^  |
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"The name, Santa Claus, was stated to evolve from St Nick's Dutch nickname, Sinter Klaas, a shortened form of Sint Nikolaas, which is translated as the Dutch name for St. Nicholas.
She's got Klaas ^ "
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"The name, Santa Claus, was stated to evolve from St Nick's Dutch nickname, Sinter Klaas, a shortened form of Sint Nikolaas, which is translated as the Dutch name for St. Nicholas. "
And it's all based on a Bishop who lived in fourth century in Asia Minor who dropped some gold coins through the chimney of a very poor family with 12 daughters. They landed in the stockings that were drying by the fire. His remains arr now housed in the Bassilica di San Nicola in Bari |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I'm prefer krampus.
You should watch Krampus tonight. It'll make you feel all jolly."
It's one of my fav Xmas films.
Tonight is Ryan night, I'm watching Spirited  |
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