December 19, 2004

Santa's Approval Rating still strong in BC

77% of British Columbians approve of Santa Claus' job performance according to an Ipsos-Reid Poll released this morning. That rating puts St. Nick ahead of Prime Minister Paul Martin and BC Premier Gordon Campbell who enjoy approval ratings of 64% and 40% respectively.

Interestingly, Ipsos also broached the touchy issue of belief in the Jolly Old Elf. Women, it turns out, are more likely than men to believe in Santa, while those with low incomes or more education are more likely to assume Kris Kringle is figment of our imaginations.

Most interestingly were some of the reasons given for approving or disapproving of Santa's job performance. Here are some of my favorites:

Approve:

I love Santa for many reasons, the first being that he hasn't jumped on the stupid Atkins bandwagon.

Santa has provided us a way to spoil our granddaughter rotten and blame it on him.
He has a ton of elves working for him and gets to kick back and only work one night of the year. Can't beat that!He has a ton of elves working for him and gets to kick back and only work one night of the year. Can't beat that!

Disapprove:

What an example for the kids, sneaks in your house in the middle of the night, steals your snacks and may or may not pay in third world manufactured war toys if he feels like it. Or, if he decides that you don't meet his random criteria, he leaves you a chunk of pollution-causing fossil fuel.

I didn't get my Porsche last year and this year isn't looking all that promising, either. I don't care about his problems with "sleigh size", maximum gross weight issues, strength of toy sack...These are his problems, not mine. Nowhere in the Santa contract does it say anything about limits to sleigh carry on baggage. I WANT MY PORSCHE!!
He costs me lots of money and takes all my credit.


Further Reading:
British Columbians Have Their Say About Santa Claus

Posted by maxthecat at December 19, 2004 09:39 AM

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