# Santa Claus **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 1, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus/604716 "2011-12-01T17:20:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **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, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus/604716/1 "2011-12-01T17:20:05Z")
Do you believe in Santa Claus? ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus/604716/2 "2011-12-02T03:38:55Z")
The rule at our house is that anyone who does not believe in Santa Claus will not be getting any presents from him…so who am I to say he doesn’t exist? ---
**Author:** ![Ashes\_Ashes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@Ashes\_Ashes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashes_Ashes)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus/604716/3 "2011-12-02T04:37:25Z")
Of course I believe in [Santa Claus](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus). He’s been dead for ages, though. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus/604716/4 "2011-12-02T05:28:18Z")
If the United States Postal Service believes in him, I will not disagree with them, case dismissed. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus/604716/5 "2011-12-02T07:25:27Z")
Everybody knows there ain’t no Sanity Clause. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus/604716/6 "2011-12-02T08:17:28Z")
[I believe in Santa Christ.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSLVgP79iaA) ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus/604716/7 "2011-12-02T14:27:27Z")
Sure I believe in Santa Clause. At least as a fun concept of giving and family holiday traditions. Without Santa there would be no need for houses decorated in Christmas lights, trees adorned with ornaments & tinsel, and happy children opening presents. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus/604716/8 "2011-12-02T15:30:01Z")
Of course I do…I’ve been there! Had an awesome time at Holiday World… ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus/604716/9 "2011-12-02T15:31:37Z")
Of course I believe. Someone’s been wathcing me to see if I’ve been bad or good, so it must be Santa, right? Right? ---
**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 2, 2011, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus/604716/10 "2011-12-02T16:08:58Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Of course I believe. Someone’s been wathcing me to see if I’ve been bad or good, so it must be Santa, right? > > Right? That’s right! ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santa-claus/604716/11 "2011-12-02T16:35:02Z")
If there’s no Santa, how do I get all those presents every year?