# Asshat of the day award goes to the teenager who shot Santa Claus

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [December 23, 2004, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asshat-of-the-day-award-goes-to-the-teenager-who-shot-santa-claus/281289 "2004-12-23T04:47:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2004, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asshat-of-the-day-award-goes-to-the-teenager-who-shot-santa-claus/281289/21 "2004-12-25T05:34:36Z")

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Maybe if it had been a paintball gun.

See, there’s this inflatable Santa at Krogers, complete with stupid music, and I want to do a drive by with a paintball gun.  
But I’ve learned my lesson. I’ll assualt the Easter Bunny or Casper the Friendly Ghost, but I’ll not wax the Fat Man.

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**Author:** ![Gamaliel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b487fb/32.png) [@Gamaliel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gamaliel)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2004, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asshat-of-the-day-award-goes-to-the-teenager-who-shot-santa-claus/281289/22 "2004-12-25T05:41:52Z")

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I guess this is why I didn’t get my Red Rider BB gun.

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