Santa and Lawyers

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apple_santa.jpg"For the longest time, it was just Marry Christmas, but now it's Happy Holidays. For Legal reasons. Santa got hit by a lawsuit. I got my ass handed to me. .... My name is S. Claus, and I am a switcher.". (local mirror)

I had to check twice that this really is hosted at Apple. Apple making a parody of their own Switch ads; who would have thought.

They also made one with Santa talking about his iPod, but it's not nearly as amusing.

Will Farrell previously "starred" in a Switch ad at NYC MacWorld Expo 2002 (local mirror). Find other switch ads and parodies.

Slightly related, Matt asks why Americans think Santa lives on the Northpole when everyone else knows that he lives in Greenland (so he's sorta a dane like yours truly). This is of course ignoring Jarkko's silly claim that Santa lives in Finland. Ha!

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Apple Parodies Their Own Switch Ads from Derek's Rantings and Musings on November 27, 2002 5:47 AM

Apparently, Apple have taken to self-parody, by having Will Farrell play "S. Claus", a "switcher" who talks about why he Read More

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Did you notice that even Illiad created a Switch parody? http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20021125

No, had not seen it.

But of course, having been properly brainwashed I can't find it all that funny. Who gave the cool Macs to the marketing people anyway? What a silly idea.

sorry but santa really lives in finland. ;P

sorry but santa really lives in finland. ;P

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