Ok since it is the season
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DrewPA @ Dec 23 2005, 09:33 AM) [snapback]16588[/snapback][/center]
ok
1. it was ME
2. my backyard
3. sillywalkers
4. no but shhhh dont tell everyone
5. it was all bananaman i swear !
good enough answers mark them out of 5 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
ok
1. it was ME
2. my backyard
3. sillywalkers
4. no but shhhh dont tell everyone
5. it was all bananaman i swear !
good enough answers mark them out of 5 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DrewPA @ Dec 23 2005, 12:33 AM) [snapback]16588[/snapback][/center]
He's based on a saint (St Nikolaus) who when he was alive (about 1600 years ago or so) lived in what is today Turkey (which was at that time populated by Greeks). So the basis is a religious symbol, but Coca Cola made Santa into a fat man dressed in red and trademarked him. Here in Norway he's merged with our mythology in a different way. He has been given a name that connects him with our old tales of small mischievous small "nisser" who lives outside. He's our "julenisse." "Jul" is what we call Christmas.
So to sum it up, not anymore, at least not here.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DrewPA @ Dec 23 2005, 12:33 AM) [snapback]16588[/snapback][/center]
It was this person who gave some presents to the poor that I mentioned above that was the start of it. And someone made a tradition out of it along the line, probably a toy or sweets company that wanted money at the end of the year.
(The last sentence is my assumption based on what Christmas has turned into)
Well...
He's based on a saint (St Nikolaus) who when he was alive (about 1600 years ago or so) lived in what is today Turkey (which was at that time populated by Greeks). So the basis is a religious symbol, but Coca Cola made Santa into a fat man dressed in red and trademarked him. Here in Norway he's merged with our mythology in a different way. He has been given a name that connects him with our old tales of small mischievous small "nisser" who lives outside. He's our "julenisse." "Jul" is what we call Christmas.
So to sum it up, not anymore, at least not here.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DrewPA @ Dec 23 2005, 12:33 AM) [snapback]16588[/snapback][/center]
It was this person who gave some presents to the poor that I mentioned above that was the start of it. And someone made a tradition out of it along the line, probably a toy or sweets company that wanted money at the end of the year.
(The last sentence is my assumption based on what Christmas has turned into)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(reek @ Dec 23 2005, 10:05 AM) [snapback]16749[/snapback][/center]
English is my second language (my excuse whenever I'm not able to express myself right in English)
He might not be a registred trademark, or even a trademark, but you can't deny that the Santa Claus that they market (or marketed) so heavily makes you draw a connection between the two, which is exactly why they have spent those millions or maybe even billions of dollars in worldwide advertising over the years.
Sorry, bad choice of words. :blush:
English is my second language (my excuse whenever I'm not able to express myself right in English)
He might not be a registred trademark, or even a trademark, but you can't deny that the Santa Claus that they market (or marketed) so heavily makes you draw a connection between the two, which is exactly why they have spent those millions or maybe even billions of dollars in worldwide advertising over the years.
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