# Santa Claus **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 1, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus/604710 "2011-12-01T15:52:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hilary\_Algar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilary_algar/32/4282_2.png) [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus/604710/1 "2011-12-01T15:52:55Z")
Do you believe in Santa Claus? ---
**Author:** ![Ambihelical\_Hexnut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4491bb/32.png) [@Ambihelical\_Hexnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambihelical_Hexnut)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus/604710/2 "2011-12-01T16:59:47Z")
I voted “I never believe in Santa Claus”. I dont understand why you have “I usually believe in Santa Claus.”, “I sometimes believe in Santa Claus.” and “I seldomly believe in Santa Claus.” in the poll. Surely you either believe in Santa or you don’t - how can there be any middle ground? ---
**Author:** ![Hilary\_Algar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilary_algar/32/4282_2.png) [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus/604710/3 "2011-12-01T17:05:51Z")
> [@Ambihelical\_Hexnut](#): > > I voted “I never believe in Santa Claus”. > > I dont understand why you have “I usually believe in Santa Claus.”, “I sometimes believe in Santa Claus.” and “I seldomly believe in Santa Claus.” in the poll. Surely you either believe in Santa or you don’t - how can there be any middle ground? Well, there are differing levels of doubt for any belief. Maybe “I completely believe in Santa Claus,” “I strongly believe in Santa Claus,” “I moderately believe in Santa Claus,” etc would have been better. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus/604710/4 "2011-12-01T17:06:01Z")
> [@Ambihelical\_Hexnut](#): > > I voted “I never believe in Santa Claus”. > > I dont understand why you have “I usually believe in Santa Claus.”, “I sometimes believe in Santa Claus.” and “I seldomly believe in Santa Claus.” in the poll. Surely you either believe in Santa or you don’t - how can there be any middle ground? And if there is a middle ground, wouldn’t it be populated with various degrees of undecied (“I’m pretty sure he’s real” vs. “I’m pretty sure he isn’t real”) rather than of how frequently you believe? Edit: Beaten to the post. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus/604710/5 "2011-12-01T17:11:42Z")
If I only believe in Santa on days with an R in them, what should I vote? ---
**Author:** ![Hilary\_Algar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilary_algar/32/4282_2.png) [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus/604710/6 "2011-12-01T17:25:13Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > If I only believe in Santa on days with an R in them, what should I vote? That would be “sometimes.” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hilary\_Algar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilary_algar/32/4282_2.png) [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus/604710/7 "2011-12-01T17:26:50Z")
This poll is badly flawed in its wording. Can we please take this one down? I have created a new poll on the same topic that should work better. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus/604710/8 "2011-12-01T17:34:07Z")
I AM Santa Claus BOO! ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus/604710/9 "2011-12-01T17:39:24Z")
No, I am Santa Claus! ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus/604710/10 "2011-12-01T17:42:04Z")
I’m Batman. And so’s my wife. ---
**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 1, 2011, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus/604710/11 "2011-12-01T17:45:00Z")
I’m a Jew, and I skewed your poll. Sorry about that. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus/604710/12 "2011-12-01T20:34:33Z")
Closed at the request of OP. New poll [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=633309).