Holy Crap! NORAD is tracking Santa?

[kayakjohnny]

I thought the Santa story was all fake. But now that NORAD is involved, I have to take a second look.

Cause after all they were the respected agency that kept us protected during that big, uh, you know, er... problem we all had on that date that seems similar to the emergency phone call number.

[sakabatou]

1. They've done this for a while

[arcadian]

2. For the 6th time. Yes

:D

[bigwillq]

3. Santa is real.

He has already arrived at my house and I am opening gifts soon!!! YAY! :bounce:

[kayakjohnny]

4. Sorry, it was meant as a joke.

Didn't quite get it over the plate I guess.

[havocmom]

5. I got it, and was gonna add: NORAD is doing better now

that cheney doesn't have them standing down ;)

[Crazy Dave]

6. I used to love that stuff as a kid

And I love you all :loveya:

Happy Holidays!

[AllenVanAllen]

7. It actually started off as a mistake.

From Wiki:


NORAD Santa Tracking Program

In 1956, a Colorado Springs-based Sears store ran an advertisement encouraging people to call Santa Claus on a special kind of telephone hotline. Due to a printing error, the phone number that was printed was the hotline was actually for Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD). Then-Colonel Harry Shoup received the first call on Christmas Eve of 1955, from a six-year old boy who began reciting his Christmas list. Shoup then didn't find the call funny, but after asking the mother of the second caller what was happening, then realizing the mistake that had occurred, he told his staff to give Santa's position to any child who called in.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NORAD_Santa_tracking_program



Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everybody! :hi:

[quakerboy]

8. Its a setup to keep us passive

Everyone knows Santa's been dead for nigh on 6 years now. They cornered him in tora bora and dropped the hammer. Since then its just been a conspiracy to keep big toy in business.

[NoPasaran]

9. I remember this from back in 1963 or 64

Better Santa than the Russkies!