Where Would You Put Them?
We give major props to mall Santas. They have to field the wildest, most impossible requests from children who believe they are talking to the one, the only, Old Saint Nick. While pretending to be Santa might sound like a walk in the park, it’s full of scenarios that require wit and fast thinking. One kid asked Santa for a live octopus or shark for Christmas one year.

The mall Santa was flabbergasted, but replied that his elves probably wouldn’t be able to make such a thing. Undeterred, the kid said that he would be fine with a giant squid as a consolation gift. As if that would be any easier to procure and plop into a suburban living room.