Nothing quite sets the season like Christmas cards of Santa, or as he’s known in Japan “American Christmas Devil.” Brad McGinty received this unique card from his grandfather. “These aren’t personal Christmas cards, but rather leftover cards from my grandfather’s failed attempt at starting a greeting card company a few years after WWII,” claims McGinty.

A few years after my Grandfather returned from the war he decided to start a greeting card company. Armed with one terrible idea and no artistic ability whatsoever, he turned to someone he had met during the war for help, a young Japanese solider he had shot in the face named Haruo. My grandfather spoke no Japanese, and Haruo spoke no English, so how they actually got together is beyond me or anyone else in my family. The idea involved creating American-style greeting cards for both the Japanese and the American markets. It also required Haruo to create all the artwork and handle all of the printing. My grandfather would simply mail Haruo photos of what he wanted, and Haruo would see to the rest.

The dubious story isn’t the only clue that someone’s been naughty. Not only does McGinty bear an uncanny resemblance to his grandfather so does his portfolio, which includes a very similar Japanese illustration of Alien anatomy. But just because it’s all an elaborate hoax, doesn’t make the cards any less cool. And while the story behind them may be fake, the cards themselves are very real. They can be ordered for about $1 each @ Paper Pusher

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Parents may want to dress down when visiting Santa this year. The world famous Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School is teaching students to size up parents in order to scale back expectations.

Fred Honerkamp, a lecturer at the school, suggests that Santas blame mischievous elves for any possible shortcomings on Christmas day. “In the end, Santas have to be sure to never promise anything,” said Honerkamp.

Other Santas are more straightforward. “When kids start asking for the world now, I just say, ‘Hey, look, Johnny, you ain’t getting all that.’ ” explains former Alabama state trooper Rick Parris. “I just make sure to let them know that Santa seldom brings everything on a list.”

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Our prices aren't the only thing that's insane!

If little Ralphie lived in Arizona, A Christmas Story might have had a very different ending. At the Scottsdale Gun Club kids can get their picture taken with Santa and his little friends: AK-47, AR-15 with an attached grenade launcher, M60, M249, M240, and an $80,000 Garwood mini-gun mounted on a tripod.

Ron Kennedy, general manager of the Scottsdale Gun Club, says the event isn’t aimed at children but the club supports parents’ right to include their kids in photos. “Our customers have been looking for a fun and safe way to express their holiday spirit and passion for firearms,” said Kennedy.

Glamorizing guns in the backyard of the Tuscon Shooting might seem like a bad idea but remember: guns don’t kill people, they kill naughty people.

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The DC Universe has been rebooted and it all starts here: Action Comics #1. It takes place 5½ years before “The New 52″ line up, when Superman is just coming into his own.

I had joked that Superman was slowing down in his old age, when he shot himself out of cannon in Action Comics #903, but it seems that a weaker Superman is now canon.

No Tights No Flight

A cape does not a costume make. Worse when it’s worn with regular clothes it makes Superman look like a loon, particularly since he can’t fly instead he leaps onto blimps and hitches rides. He’s no longer faster than a speeding bullet, which we discover when cops shoot him in the back as he runs away but he is still bullet proof, at least to ordinary bullets. The military hires Lex Luthor to capture the alien invader by hitting him with “the world’s biggest bullet,” a bullet train. Superman does manage to stop a train… with his face!

Taking Superman down a notch is one thing but having him be defeated in the first issue is pretty weak. Despite what some might think, Superman was never invincible. He just had different weaknesses (Kryptonite, magic, friends and family, mind control). You had to beat him using your brain, which is why Lex Luthor has always been his deadliest enemy. If Superman can be beaten physically, Lex Luthor is obsolete.

One thing Superman’s not lacking in is attitude. He acts more like Batman than a boyscout. The jaded hero crashes a party and holds a corporate criminal over the edge of a building, threatening to drop him unless he makes a full confession: “To someone who still believes the law works the same for the rich and poor alike. Because that ain’t Superman.”

Others have more personal problems with the new Superman. The Comic Conspiracy, a comic book store in North Carolina, is banning the book because of a panel where Superman gets hit from behind by a tank and yells “GD,” which apparently is short for God Damn. The store owner calls it the latest in a line of attacks on Christianity in comics and writes on his Facebook page, “I’m sorry, Superman would NEVER take God’s name in vain. In the words of the late Jim Croce, ‘You don’t tug on Superman’s cape.’” Personally, I’m more offended by the use of abbreviations. What’s next? Superman foiling one of Lex Luthor’s schemes an gloating “LOL. Fail.”

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“The meek shall inherit the irradiated earth.”

The Air Force is experiencing legal fallout after the revelation that chaplains at Vandenberg Air Force Base were teaching a questionable ethics course, which included a PowerPoint presentation on St. Augustine’s “Christian Just War Theory” informally known as the “Jesus loves nukes speech.”

The mandatory course was intended to teach officers that the killing of innocents can be justifiable for the greater good, and that they should not hesitate to launch the nuclear-armed Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) “if lawfully ordered to do so by the President of the United States or his lawful successor.”

It had been taught for more than 20 years but was suspended after the watchdog group  Military Religious Freedom Foundation threatened to file a class-action lawsuit for violation of separation of church and state.

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Grammy-nominated gospel singer Peggy Scott Adams thinks funerals homes are too dark so she’s bringing them into the light. Adams took over the family business when husband passed away. The Robert L. Adams Mortuary has a 12-foot-wide drive-thru for easy access for the elderly, disabled, or just plain lazy visitors.

“You can come by after work, you don’t need to deal with parking, you can sign the book outside and the family knows that you paid your respects,” said Adams. “It’s a convenience thing.”

The funeral home, which is located in Compton, California, takes the sensible precaution of using bulletproof glass.

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Cartoon re-enactment

Like a modern-day Rosa Parks, Imane Boudlal is suing Disney after being told she had to work at the back of the castle because of her hajib, a traditional but not necessarily religious headscarf.

“They said, these are your options: either work in the back or go home,” alleges Boudlal. “I don’t want to be in the back. I’m a human being, I have feelings. Don’t put me in the back.”

But the company defends its actions, arguing that Boudlal’s job at Disney’s Storyteller Cafe, a themed restaurant, is an on-stage position and that the garment does not comply with the “Disney look.”

Disney head scarf

“It has to do with the costume, every role at Disneyland Resort has a specific costume,” said Disney spokeswoman Suzi Brown.

Disney says it is working to provide reasonable accommodations for Boudlal such as designing an appropriate headscarf, which may have her wishing she never brought it up.

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David Morales Colón wasn’t about to let a little thing like getting shot to death keep him from his favorite hobby.

Colón’s embalmed body was mounted on his Honda motorcycle and is currently being displayed at the Marin Funeral Home in Puerto Rico.

“He loved his motorcycle. It made him feel free from his worries,” said one mourner. “We all know he will be happy riding for eternity.”

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The Sentry may have more than just “godlike” powers. Dark Avengers #13 reveals the secret origin of the Sentry and MOSES!

In a flashback (circa 1600 BCE) we discover that the same dark entity which possesses Robert Reynolds possessed Moses. In fact, it was this “Void” that was responsible for the biblical plague that killed all the Egyptian firstborns, which means either Moses was a false prophet or God is a supervillain!

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It seems Muslims are always finding innovative new ways to blow themselves up: exploding toothpaste, exploding shoes, and now even exploding underwear. But just how might Muslims in the far-flung future blow themselves up?

Hopefully with funny robotic voices.

This rare political episode of Doctor Who shows that no amount of evolution will subside their thirst for blood (or oil).

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