From the UK comes word [1] that Santa has been ordered to slim down.
Santa is being told to shift the pounds before Christmas – because the obese saint is failing to set a “good example” for children.
The traditional children’s hero, best known for feasting on mince pies left out on Christmas eve, has always sported a bulging midriff.
But shopping centre bosses are giving the well-wisher his marching orders – to the nearest gym – to tackle the increasing problem of obesity.
The revelation comes after a medical report earlier this month stated that by 2050 more than 50 per cent of Brits will be obese.
This is how to deal with that problem? Oh, please.
I overheard a talkshow on this very subject from 900/CHML in nearby Hamilton Ontario, Canada, today, while eating my lunch, oddly enough, today. The reaction was incredulous, to say the least.