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Santa Sighting #2 Santa in disguise and $5 Amazon GC

Santa is a sneaky devil. Look at him here. I would ever recognize him.

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Santa asked me to give away a $5 Gift Certificate to Amazon. If you’d like to win, tell me about a funny Santa sighting or another funny holiday tale.

 

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