{"id":106,"date":"2017-02-03T00:02:38","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T00:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hippy.com\/hip\/uncategorized\/interview-with-santa-claus\/"},"modified":"2017-02-03T00:02:38","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T00:02:38","slug":"interview-with-santa-claus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hipplanet.com\/hip\/hippie-havens\/interview-with-santa-claus\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Santa Claus!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"font-size: 20px; text-align: center;\"><b>Santa Admits He&#8217;s A Hippy!<\/b><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><i>Exclusive Hippyland Interview!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"8\" bgcolor=\"#990000\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/santa2.gif\" width=\"150\" height=\"144\" align=\"LEFT\" hspace=\"10\" \/><b><i><span style=\"color: #ffccff;\">Hippyland:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: yellow;\">Is it true you&#8217;re a hippy?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"color: #ffccff;\">Santa:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: yellow;\"> Yeah, but a real old one. I go back a long way. To Holland in fact. The Dutch call me Sinterklaas. Did you know the Dutch celebrate two Christmases? They really know how to party. (Santa smilesand winks) Somehow a modified version of Santa was adopted by Americans. <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"color: #ffccff;\">Hippyland:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: yellow;\"> But what makes you a hippy?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"color: #ffccff;\">Santa: <\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: yellow;\">Well, don&#8217;t I look like one?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"color: #ffccff;\">Hippyland:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: yellow;\"> Uh&#8230; let&#8217;s see, you have long white hair and beard, a little like Jerry Garcia I guess. You&#8217;re wearing bright colorful clothes that most people wouldn&#8217;t dare wear. Big belt, big buckle, big black boots,<br \/>\nnice granny glasses, a crazy hat, but how come no bell bottoms?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"color: #ffccff;\">Santa:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: yellow;\"> Ever try to wear those in the snow?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"color: #ffccff;\">Hippyland:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: yellow;\"> I see&#8230; What else makes you a hippy?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/sled.gif\" width=\"143\" height=\"128\" align=\"RIGHT\" \/><b><i><span style=\"color: #ffccff;\">Santa:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: yellow;\"> Well, I really only work part of the year, without getting paid, mind you.<br \/>\nI love to travel the world, though I don&#8217;t really get out often.<br \/>\nI live in a commune with lots of other little people.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"color: #ffccff;\">Hippyland:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: yellow;\"> Elves.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"color: #ffccff;\">Santa:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: yellow;\"> Yeah, but we take in everyone, we&#8217;re very tolerant. We just hang out making toys, a real cottage industry.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"color: #ffccff;\">Hippyland:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: yellow;\"> Do you have any other Hippy habits.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"color: #ffccff;\">Santa:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: yellow;\"> I smoke a pipe.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"color: #ffccff;\">Hippyland:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: yellow;\"> I&#8217;ve been meaning to ask you, just what are you smoking there?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"color: #ffccff;\">Santa:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: yellow;\"> I told you. I&#8217;m a hippy&#8230;. It&#8217;s real hard to find around here, but the closest thing comes from Alaska. Ah, nothing like that Matanuska Valley Thunder&#8230;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"color: #ffccff;\">Hippyland:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: yellow;\"> Oh&#8230; so that&#8217;s why you&#8217;re so jolly! By the way, Why do you live at the North Pole?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"color: #ffccff;\">Santa:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: yellow;\"> It&#8217;s the only place besides the West Coast where hippies don&#8217;t get hassled. We can be our-elves here! Ho, ho, ho.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"color: #ffccff;\">Hippyland:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: yellow;\"> Aren&#8217;t you tired of all the Christmas fuss?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"color: #ffccff;\">Santa:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: yellow;\"> I am getting older, and a bit slower delivering those presents. And I can&#8217;t seem to fit down the chimney like I used to. But I sure like having that milk and cookies afterwards. Best thing for the munchies you know.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"color: #ffccff;\">Hippyland:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: yellow;\"> What about Hippy values? Which ones do you embrace?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"color: #ffccff;\">Santa:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: yellow;\"> Well, let&#8217;s see, I guess along with the Christmas message of Peace, I bring good cheer and joy to children and families around the world. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/rudolph.gif\" width=\"169\" height=\"166\" align=\"LEFT\" \/>For environmental reasons I drive a sleigh pulled by reindeer that doesn&#8217;t pollute. We recycle everything at the North Pole and try to set an example of tolerance. We don&#8217;t discriminate when it comes to gift giving. We really embrace the ideal of giving. There&#8217;s too much greed and materialism now. If people would just give of themselves, that means their time and attention to those less fortunate, the world would be a far better place for all of us.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"color: #ffccff;\">Hippyland:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: yellow;\"> I guess you really ARE a Hippy. So what would YOU like for Christmas?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"color: #ffccff;\">Santa: <\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: yellow;\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">I&#8217;d like to see Peace on Earth of course. But if that&#8217;s not possible this year, how about a few grow lamps and some good seeds? Then I<br \/>\ncan promise everyone a green Christmas next year!<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Posted by: skip<br \/>\nViews: 21245<br \/>\nTopic:5\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santa Admits He&#8217;s A Hippy! Exclusive Hippyland Interview! Hippyland:Is it true you&#8217;re a hippy? Santa: Yeah, but a real old one. I go back a long way. To Holland in fact. The Dutch call me Sinterklaas. Did you know the Dutch celebrate two Christmases? They really know how to party. 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