# Is there a Santa Claus

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-santa-claus/708227>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [December 26, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-santa-claus/708227 "2014-12-26T19:20:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![qazwart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/5fc32e/32.png) [@qazwart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qazwart)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-santa-claus/708227/1 "2014-12-26T19:20:13Z")

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[Is there a Santa Clause?](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1370/is-there-a-santa-claus)

No there isn’t. Neither does the Easter Bunny exist. And, don’t get me started on unicorns and the Tooth Fairy!

The world is a terrible place, vacant of magical gift giving creatures and full of nasty people who wouldn’t give you the time of day let alone a new bike. So, live with it. Life is cruel. As the ancient philosopher Confucius once said _Tough beans kid._

Now eat your oatmeal.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2014, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-santa-claus/708227/2 "2014-12-26T20:08:24Z")

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> [@qazwart](#):
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> [Is there a Santa Clause?](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1370/is-there-a-santa-claus)

Is that our **Ranger Jeff**?

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-santa-claus/708227/3 "2014-12-26T21:22:44Z")

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> [@running\_coach](#):
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> Is that our **Ranger Jeff**?

How many could there be?

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2014, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-santa-claus/708227/4 "2014-12-26T21:24:57Z")

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> [@qazwart](#):
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> [Is there a Santa Clause?](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1370/is-there-a-santa-claus)

Perhaps not, but there is a Sanity Clause. 😃

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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2014, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-santa-claus/708227/5 "2014-12-27T21:33:29Z")

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> [@samclem](#):
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> Perhaps not, but there is a Sanity Clause. 😃

You can’t fool me. There ain’t no sanity clause.