[Alex Murphy]

It is disputed whether he slapped him on the mouth, fed him a knuckle-sandwich, or boxed him on the ear, but one thing seems clear: Santa Claus most likely hit the heretic, Arius of Alexandria, during the Ecumenical Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D.

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[ichabod1]

Ol’ St. Nick must have had quite a temper. I read that the reason we talk about a bundle of sticks and a lump of coal and coming down the chimney was that parents would tell their children that if they weren’t good, St. Nick would come down the chimney and beat them with a switch and they’d only get one lump of coal to heat their bedroom.