Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/12/09/we-need-to-close-the-north-pol.html
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Ever seen an elf in an unemployment line or hunched over in emergency room waiting because of a preventable condition? I think not. That’s because, like every other significant part of Lappland, the North Pole workshop is a highly successful commercial enterprise in a regulated, socialist system. Moreover, the workshop has no worker/management divide, since the position of Santa is always held by a (jolly, old) elf as well (Moore, 1823).
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Joulupukki (true name of Santa Clause) lives in Korvatunturi, Finland that North Pole guy is a fake.
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I’m not sure Hermey (elf and self-described misfit) would agree with you. His manager totally created a toxic workplace environment. Even Santa (as head elf) didn’t seem so jolly at first about anything that didn’t conform to traditional reindeer appearance & performance. 
[Goes back to watching Rudolf, the Red-Nosed Reindeer]
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So many issues with Hermey. He’s the only dental care provider in network and he doesn’t even have any formal medical training.
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Well, he’ll have to get in line…right after the coroners and medical examiners. They’ll probably have a lot of cases at the North Pole if this true crime special contains a grain of truth…
[Goes off to watch Raging Rudolf after Last Week Tonight]
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Lots of cold case files to be sure.
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On the plus side, he does dental work for barter at reasonable exchange.
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Not always with the consent of the patient, though.
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But it turned out Abominable’s lawsuit was toothless.
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Joulu sounds like Yule in English: related? Also, pukki brings to mind pooka.
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Bernie: “Elves, and – by the way, Oompa Loompas – control the means of production! Rise, little people!!”
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Joulu has the same root as yule come from invaders (Swedes) jul or jól. Pukki is billy (buck) goat.
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The guy who gives the speech does a magnificent Bernie impression. Thumbs up, way up!
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