Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for December 22, 2002

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TV: Oh, Lassie! You're the best dog in the whole world! CELEBRITY INTERVIEW! with: Biff Biffwell! BIFF: Friends, I'm chatting today with the big fella himself, Santa Claus! SANTA: Season's greetings, Biff! BIFF: Santa, I've often wondered, what's the most frustrating part of your job? SANTA: These letters, Biff! Take this one, for example: a boy named Nate Wright asked me to bring him a dog! BIFF: Sounds simple enough! SANTA: Not so fast, Biff! Nate's Dad doesn't want him to have a dog! ...And I'm not allowed to overrule a parent! BIFF: That does sound frustrating! SANTA: And unfair! Just another case of a parent being selfish! BIFF: So what do you do? Punish Nate's Dad? SANTA: Hey, I'm Santa Clause! It's not in my job description to punish parents! So instead I pick up the phone and call my friend Mother Nature! BIFF: Mother Nature? What can she do?