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Drunk South Carolina man gets caught on video stealing Santa statue, but holiday theft ends in a merry Christmas story



A drunk South Carolina man was caught on video stealing a Santa statue from a Greenville restaurant. However, the Christmas thief had a revelation that restored the yuletide faith.

A man was caught on video stealing a Santa Claus statue from outside the Bonjour Main restaurant in downtown Greenville on Dec. 11.

WSPA-TV reporter Henry Coburn was covering the story, and interviewing the restaurant's owner Mayra Gallo. The owner interrupted the interview, "He's sitting right up there."

The holiday hijacker returned to the scene of the crime – not to steal another Christmas decoration, but to apologize for his naughty behavior. Less than 24 hours after stealing the Santa statue, the thief returned to Bonjour Main to beg for forgiveness.

The man – who identified himself as Melvin – had brought the owner a dozen roses in an effort to apologize for stealing the Santa statue.

To accept his apology, Gallo asked Melvin to come clean with a TV interview with Coburn. The owner promised not to press charges as long as Melvin's apology was sincere.

Melvin said, "I'm sorry. Really sorry. I know saying sorry doesn’t do anything, but I promise I’ll do better."

Coburn noted that Melvin "looked both nervous and extremely embarrassed."

The Kris Kringle crook claimed he was celebrating a friend's birthday on the night of the theft with some alcoholic beverages. He admitted that he may have indulged in a few too many spirits.

He confessed, "Just wasn’t thinking. I was like, 'That’s cool. Wish I had it.'"

Coburn wrote on Twitter, "He said that less than 24 hours later (and doubtlessly more sober), he brought it back. He says he felt horrible, wanted to make things right and, of course, wanted to avoid charges."

"I'll do anything I can to make things right, pay for any damages, fix anything I can, work for free," Melvin pleaded. "I'll literally do anything to resolve this situation in the most positive way possible."

Gallo took Melvin up on his offer to help around the restaurant. She said that not pressing charges was her Christmas gift to Melvin.

In the end, the Santa Claus statue robbery ends in a merry Christmas story.

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Norwegian Postal Service makes Christmas ad about Santa getting a boyfriend



Where to draw the line between Christmas as a holy day and a holiday has been debated since the dawn of the occasion's commercialization.

In this clip, Chad Prather discusses the Norwegian Postal Services' Christmas abomination called "Santa Get's a Boyfriend." The advertisement shows snippets from the life of a man named Harry. Harry writes letters to Santa each year to express his anticipation for the one night he gets to spend with Santa.

The video's message is to celebrate their right to love whomever they choose. However, Chad observes how off the mark the Norwegian Postal Service seems in lauding a married man [Santa] for cheating on his wife once a year.

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Backlash is swift after Neil deGrasse Tyson claims Rudolph, Santa's red-nosed reindeer, is 'misgendered'



Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson was criticized this week after claiming on Christmas Eve that Rudolph, the fictional red-nosed reindeer who leads Santa Claus's sleigh, has been "misgendered."

What did Tyson say?

According to Tyson, Rudolph cannot be a male reindeer because male reindeer lose their antlers before Christmas.

"Santa doesn't know Zoology: Both male & female Reindeer grow antlers. But all male Reindeer lose their antlers in the late fall, well-before Christmas," Tyson tweeted.

He continued, "So Santa's reindeer, which all sport antlers, are therefore all female, which means Rudolf has been misgendered."

Santa doesn’t know Zoology:Both male & female Reindeer grow antlers. But all male Reindeer lose their antlers in… https://t.co/rDEmYXekaQ
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@Neil deGrasse Tyson)1608860933.0

While Santa's zoological information may be lacking, Tyson did explain that Santa's knowledge of physics seems to be adequate.

"Santa Knows Physics: Of all colors, Red light penetrates fog best. That's why Benny the Blue-nosed reindeer never got the gig," Tyson said.

What was the response?

Tyson's message triggered swift criticism, which included accusations that Tyson was "ruining things that are supposed to be fun."

  • "Neil deGrasse Tyson doesn't know fiction:Both male and female reindeer are earth bound creatures and don't fly at any time, not even Christmas. So Santa's reindeer, which all fly, are therefore fictional creatures which means who gives a d**n?" one person replied.
  • "So you're saying a magic reindeer can have a red nose that lights up but not antlers at Xmas unless it's male. Man, I'm so glad we have you science people to explain stuff like this to us," another person sarcastically responded.
  • "Why ruin this magic for children with your reddit-tier haha i'm so smart bulls***, this isn't funny, you aren't clever, and nobody cares, let them have this magic in their lives, you sound like an adolescent," another person said.
  • "hear tha tsound? Thats the sound of Dr Tyson sucking the fun out for everyone on Christmas," one person replied.
  • "Hey. Science dude, supposedly... they FLY. One has a luminous NOSE that navigates blizzards. They stand on rooftops. Stop trying to apply science to magic folklore. Serouosly, Just take a day off, do it for the kids," another person said.
  • "Yes, this is the implausible thing about the story," one person mocked.
  • "they also cant fly in real life. this santa guys a real fraud. thank you for always telling us the truth neil," another person mocked.
  • "They're magic reindeer a**hole. The normal rules don't apply. Quit trying to s*** on Christmas," one person replied.

As many other critics pointed out, Tyson's message about Rudolph doesn't make climatological sense considering that the North Pole, which is where Santa Claus is headquartered, is a tundra climate and does not experience the autumn season.

Watching the kids' reaction to Santa's gifts was the best present



Christmas is all about the kids.

Watching their faces light up with excitement is always the best part as they open the neatly wrapped presents from under the Christmas tree. Some kids open them so fast the wrapping paper never had a chance.

Others start playing with their presents and ignore the fact that there are more gifts to open.

The warmth and spirit with family members is incredible. These days, especially with a pandemic, you really can't get everybody together.

Back when our kids were young, they would squeeze and shake the gifts that had their names on them. They were always trying to figure out what they were getting. They would guess what it was if they heard movement in the box. They could figure out which boxes were clothes and which ones weren't.

At our house, we taught our three kids to believe in Santa Claus. As the saying goes, we told them they needed to be good or Santa wouldn't bring them anything.

But our biggest challenge was leaving the unwrapped toys out by the tree. Sometimes, we even left cookies and milk. In those days, we attended midnight mass at our local church. We got to church early to get a good seat. But somehow, I forgot something at home or I needed to step away for a few minutes. That was my time to go home, which was about 10 minutes away, and get out the unwrapped toys.

I'm lucky I wasn't stopped for speeding. There was one time when we parked in the back of the church when we arrived, but left out the front of the church after mass. It was the only parking space I could find.

So when we got home from church, the kids were so excited because Santa had come by and left them presents next to our beautiful Christmas tree. Santa even ate the cookies and drank the milk. The kids wanted to open more presents, but we waited until the next morning. Mission accomplished.

One year, Santa's gift was a swing set. We put it together on Christmas Eve and somehow kept it a secret from the kids.

When it was time for midnight mass, we left through the front door. When we came home, we parked in the back, where they could see the swing set in the back yard. The kids couldn't believe Santa brought them a swing set. Yeah, we couldn't believe we put it together in one afternoon. The kids went outside the next morning to play on the swing set. That swing set lasted a long time.

Eventually, the kids got older and wiser. They also learned from their friends that Santa is not real. But for our kids, getting them to believe in Santa Claus was fun. It's a memory we'll always cherish.

Merry Christmas!