Friday, December 5, 2008

Christmas Issues

We all know that the north pole has been evacuated due to global warming. As a result, Santa and company have moved to Shanghai. Shanghai may seem a little counter intuitive, but Santa's allergic to penguins, so the south pole wouldn't have worked.
As a result of the worldwide economic decline Santa has decided to partner with Dubai and give the really good kids islands. Not enough islands you say? Thanks to Santa's new Indian Giver Policy, he has begun taking from bad boys and girls so the availability of islands has increased. A recent press release from Shanghai stated that the Indian Giver Policy will help with Obama's redistribution of wealth and will also help the factory be more enviornmentally friendly.
Concerns about lead paint and other harmful substances affecting the factory were also adressed in the press release: "Santa will not be drinking any milk with the cookies left for him in China. Further, the materials used in toy making were never supplied by China, and will not begin to be. Labels on toys saying 'made in China' were merely to test the children's belief." Such tests are also economical since, with less kids believing in him and being naughty, Santa can cut back on production costs. At some point he hopes to be able to cut back to 4 reindeer as a result of lower demand.
One issue still under examination by top executelves in Shanghai is whether or not coal should continue to be given to naughty lads and lassies (not just referring to Scots). Recent accidents in coal mines have made Santa wonder if he really wants to support such an industry as much as he does. Further, coal is heavy (more reindeer miles per Christmas) and its useful for naughty people; thus it could be used as a reward for the naughty and an unnessecary expense for himself. Alternatives being considered are Chinese manufactured toys or Chinese milk.

4 comments:

mackenzie moon said...

Shawn, that is absolutely hilarious and brilliant! I don't know how you come up with these things!

Leslie said...

I don’t know if I agree with some of Santa’s supply chain and marketing tactics. I really think he needs to keep all the reindeer; his approval ratings are going to decline if he has to layoff Rudolph. The reindeer unemployment rate is bad enough as it is. Let him know that I am available for an internship this summer, and I could come in and help him do some forecasting and analysis to help him cut costs in other ways.

betsy b said...

oh shawn.

you are the most adorable writer...and the most humble. i had a feeling you would be the one with the perfect pass on the benchmark. (after reading up on your blog it all makes sense now...)

i am soooo glad i randomly came across your blog, i think you have found yourself a new reader. it's going to be a sad day on tuesday and thursday when i don't get any shawn time...

good luck with your finals! i hope they treat you well.

lovely laurie said...

Now there's the Christmas spirit!! You crack me up!