“So do you know anything about this elf thing?”
“No, I never encountered anything like that growing up.”
“Me neither.”
“Oh, so it's not just me then.”
“Let's see … oh! There's a Wikipedia article about it.”
“What does it say?”
“It's based upon a book written in 2005 …”
“So it's after both our times.”
“Yup. It says, ‘The book tells a Christmas-themed story, written in rhyme,
that explains how Santa Claus knows who is naughty and nice. It describes
elves visiting children from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve, after which they
return to the North Pole until the next holiday season.’”
“So the elves spy on kids.”
“Yeah, it indoctrinates them into the 24-hour surveilliance society.”
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