The Sovereignty of Santa Claus

Posted on 22. Dec, 2008 by Jess in Uncategorized

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So while while driving through a snowstorm doing some Christmas shopping I came up with this idea. I must also add that imitation is the highest form of flattery, or something like that.

Sovereignty of Santa Claus

I think it does a good job of wrapping up geopolitics, global warming and the holidays all in one.

Merry Christmas!

4 Comments

Anna Lee Court, January 26, 2009:

I’d say that Santa’s Sovereignty is a terrific visual, really full of ideas and most of them are really funny, when you think about it. Congratulations. ALC
Jess, March 5, 2009:

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Ray, April 26, 2009:

I don’t understand.

As Santa’s sovereignty increases, the size of the polar ice cap increases?
Jess, April 26, 2009:

Ray,

That’s right. The greater the size of the polar ice cap, the less interest there is in using it as a navigation waterway, thus the world leaves Santa alone. He is at his most sovereign when the cap is large. When it is small, the ice cap becomes the domain of other interested parties, Santa be damned.