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A Tale of Kris Kringle and The Secret Santa Code of Conduct.

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A Tale of Kris Kringle and The Secret Santa Code of Conduct.

T’was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even your lovely co-workers, your parents, siblings or spouse, or that new group of friends from the gym that you just met three weeks ago … Big Yikes Pulp Fam! Gift-giving szn is upon us, but no drama. We have the goods to help you through it.  There are two versions of Secret Santa. The first is the Origin Story of the practice of ‘Secret Santa’ AKA Kris Kringle. And it is a chronicle of kindness. In the 1970s, an American philanthropist called Larry Dean...

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Wanna Hear a Joke About a Piece of Paper? Never Mind ... It’s Tearable …

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Wanna Hear a Joke About a Piece of Paper? Never Mind ... It’s Tearable …

Mmmhmm, Yup.  It’s Dad Joke Season, AKA Father’s Day. That’s September 3rd for y’all who didn’t know.  But before I launch into a full annotated list of cringe-worthy witticisms, let's take a closer look … The origins of this day to celebrate the big guy in your life actually come from a woman called Sonora Smart Dodd. Ms Dodd took inspo from the idea of Mother’s Day.  In 1910, while hearing a church sermon about the newly coined Day For Mothers, she felt strongly that Fathers - and her Father in particular!- needed recognition. You see, her Dad was a...

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